Midori Takada

Midori Takada
Native name	高田みどり
Occupation(s)	Composer, percussionist

Midori Takada (Japanese: 高田みどり) is a Japanese composer and percussionist. She has been known to combine East Asian music and jazz.^[1] She performs solo as well as with groups, in particular, with Mkwaju Ensemble.^[2][3]

Takada played her first concert in 1978 in Berlin.^[4] She is a professor at the Kunitachi College of Music.^[5]

Discography

• Through the looking glass (1983)^[6]
• Tree of Life (1999)

Other notable records

• Musical performance in Electra directed by Tadashi Suzuki and Satoshi Miyagi, first performed in 1996, ACM Theatre, Art Tower Mito, Japan^[7][8][9]
• Musical performance in King Lear directed by Tadashi Suzuki.^[10]

References

1. Monson, Ingrid (2004). African Diaspora: A Musical Perspective. Routledge. pp. 113, 125. ISBN 1135885737.
2. Neville, Carl (2 December 2015). "Repeater playlist #4 – female Japanese artists of the 80s & 90s". Repeater Books. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
3. Kawabe, Maho. "The BeSeTo of three worlds". The Japan Times. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
4. "Мидори Такада" (in Russian). Taganka Theatre. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
5. "«Путешествие в ритм» на Малой сцене Театра на Таганке". Novye Izvestia (in Russian). 28 February 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
6. Bradley, Alexander. "Geisha Boogie: 10 essential Japanese records that no-one is looking for...". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
7. Šípová, Pavlína N.; Sarkissian, Alena (2009). Staging of Classical Drama around 2000. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 1443809276.
8. Barnett, Laura (13 August 2012). "Edinburgh International Festival: Waiting for Orestes: Electra, King’s Theatre, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
9. Gardner, Lyn (13 August 2012). "Waiting for Orestes: Electra – Edinburgh review". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
10. Журавлев, Вадим (15 June 2001). "Шекспир-сан" (in Russian). Vedomosti. Retrieved 30 January 2016.