Profile of Kai's official Web Site(English)

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Kaichiro Kitamura is famous as a singer and vocal percussionist in Japan. Born in 1974 and a former member of TRY-TONE, he started doing vocal percussion as a child. He can make sounds that sound just like real drumming while breathing in and out. This kind of sound is unique and can accompany both instrumental as well as choral groups. He held a vocal drumming workshop for singers at the Taiwan Choral ensemble Festival, 2007 / 2008, and in South Korea he has held numerous workshops for students during over 30 visits. He is also invited as a guest performer for recordings and at concerts. Now, as a member of 'Azoo', he works with some great musicians such as Yoshihiko Naya, Masayuki Tawarayama, Hironobu Saito and Yonwoo Kim (a South Korean folk singer). He is also now trying out vocal percussion in jazz.
And this year he is invited to 'Hong Kong A cappella festival' as the master and the guest performer(Mar).