Mayunkiki & Surge Orchestra Performance

Thinking back to the opening night of our Autumn exhibitions, local Birmingham musicians Surge Orchestra played a unique performance with Ainu artist Mayunkiki, following a week long residency and cultural exchange.

Artists included Artistic Director and guitarist Sid Peacock, trumpeter Aaron Diaz, clarinettist Katie Stevens and drummer Tymek Jozwiak.

Watch some of the performance below.

To watch all the performances visit the playlist.

1. Herekanho (Water bird song)
2. Kamuy Hopuni Na (A song for the bear festival)
3. Purupuruke (A song for round dance)
4. Konkon (Mouth harp song)
5. Hunpe pa wa (Kill the whale head first)
6. Hunpe Yan Na (Whale fishing song)
7. Kapiw Upopo (A song of two seagulls)
8. Tana Tana (Names of Kamuy’s ten dogs)
9. Kon Kon (Encore)