Masahiro Bessho

Masahiro Bessho Official Artist Channel. Musician, composer, Sakhalin Ainu folk instrument Tonkori player and percussionist. He is also active in a wide range of activities such as collaboration with butoh artists, improvisation workshops, yoga sound navigation, music provision, composition, and production. He has been active in various units including the Tenku Orchestra and has participated in 20 albums.
In 2016, he released his solo album "Heart of the Water" and was given the name Ramat Tuntek (meaning soul sound) by the Ainu elder, and started a new activity as a tonkori player. In October 2017, he released his 2nd solo album "Solo LIVE", which made full use of Tonkori and percussion. September 2019 Released the third solo album "At the shore ~ ​​Akibe", which sings Ainu and Ryukyu folk songs with a single Tonkori song. 2021 Conducted an experiment "Tonkori Sound Sketch" to compose one song every day in Corona. Currently working on his fourth new album.