Phoenix-based musician Ken Koshio talks about his music journey in the U.S. with Cultural News Editor Shige Higashi
Cultural News Benefit Concert
Celebrating Over 25th Anniversary of Cultural News
Ken Koshio Sings Songs of Showa Era (1926-1989)
• Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025
• Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Location: Zenshuji Soto Mission, 123 South Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 https://www.zenshuji.org
• Tickets/Donation: $80 per person
• To reserve your seats and support Cultural News, please send your money via the donation link: https://culturalnews.com/donation
This concert is a personal milestone for Ken Koshio, who moved to Los Angeles from Japan in November 1996 seeking personal transformation.
Despite language barriers and unfamiliar surroundings, he pursued his artistic journey.
Now, 29 years later, he marks 25 years since he began performing on the streets of Japanese Village Plaza in Little Tokyo with this special performance, “Ken Koshio Sings Songs of Showa Era.”
Koshio’s performance will feature songs from and inspired by the Showa era (1926-1989), a time of significant change and resilience for Japanese people.
He aims to recapture the raw energy and deep sense of life that he feels has been lost in modern society. The concert will include a mix of his past and present songs, performed with taiko drums, acoustic guitar, sanshin, harmonica, and Native American flute.