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Honshirabe - shakuhachi

About Laonikos

Shakuhachi performer, composer, improviser, multi-instrumentalist. Can play Japanese music, jazz, classical.

Flautist

London

Public liability insurance of £1 million

Laonikos studied Composition at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2011 with a BMus Hons. He spent the next years working as a freelance music workshop leader and composer, including as part of Barbican Guildhall Creative Learning and Sibelius Academy. He went on to do a Masters in Global Music (MMus GLOMAS) in Sibelius Academy, graduating in 2016. Laonikos has been playing the shakuhachi since 2015, and is an experienced improviser and composer.

Laonikos

5 out of 5

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Laonikos' Reviews

5 out of 5

Laonikos performed a terrific set of traditional folk (min'yo) and monastic (honkyoku) pieces at a livestreamed concert as part of Making Tracks Digital Edition residency and tour in summer 2020.

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4th Anniversary

This act has been working with Encore for over 4 years

Laonikos' Song list

Itsuki no komoriuta

Nambu oshioiuta

Akita Obako

Sanshashigure

Kokiriko bushi

Komoro bushi

Hietsuki bushi

Sakura

Kojo no tsuki

Akatonbo

Hinomaru

Kutsu ga naru

Minato

Haruga kita

Fuji no yama

Tomoshibi

Araumi

Tsuki no sabaku

Kazoeuta

Yuki no furumachio

Yoyake koyake

Sunayama

Oumano oyako

Ozashiki no kouta

Tsugaru no yamauta

Esashi oiwake

Honshirabe

Yamato choshi

Hifumi hachigaeshi

Kumoijishi

Shika no tone

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Laonikos' Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£50
Up to 1 hour	£160
Up to 2 hours	£200
Up to 3 hours	£250

Workshop (2h)

A workshop on the basics of shakuhachi music and notation, can be delivered online with musical examples. Shorter workshops also possible, contact for details.

£200

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

Unique sounding instrument

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Melia Hotel, Making Tracks, Eden Project

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Riley Lee, Atsuya Okuda, Clive Bell

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

Making Tracks 2020 residency

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

I always try to be as flexible as possible but will need as much notice in order to accommodate any requests to change details in order to guarantee availability.