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Praise for Lisa Kori’s Daughter of the West :
“A daring act of cultural reclamation” - The Santa Fe Reporter
“The vision, the voice, the gift of Lisa Kori” - Alamosa Valley Courier

LUNAR YEAR BY LISA KORI
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American roots music is a mix of Western European and African traditions. As a musician of Japanese and Chinese descent with a love of folk music, I’ve been wondering what songs my Chinese ancestors brought to the U.S. when they emigrated during the gold rush, and what songs my Japanese ancestors sang while working the sugar plantations of Hawaii. I wonder about the arduous labor of the Chinese who built the railroads, and wish I could hear their work songs. Why didn’t their music become part of the landscape?
My music imagines what it would sound like if elements of Japanese and Chinese music had become a natural part of American roots music.
I am so excited to be working on my first album, Daughter of the West. Co-produced with Grammy-winning engineer Marc Whitmore, and multi-talented musician Matt Orenstein, the album features a country band layered with erhu, pipa, shamisen, guzheng and Chinese percussion. I also have a live album forthcoming on Howlin’ Dog Records, supported in part by Howlin’ Dog Music Group.
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DAUGHTER OF THE WEST
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