This&That CaféThis&That Café Vol.11

TnT Café Vol. 11 welcomes an eclectic array of artists who have literally traveled “Over Land & Sea” to join this cross-cultural art
and music collage. Gifted globetrotters include include Ken Shima, who is in from California, N’Toko from the rolling hills of Slovenia, and
some super top-secret special guests! You will not want to miss this one.

Live:
Medicine Bone
N’toko
Tama Tsuboi
Ryan Mizuno

Art:

Yoriko Youda

Video:
Eric Alvin Wangel
DJ:
James Hadfield
and more!

##Medicine Bone
Medicine Bone is the duo project of singer/drummer Samm Bennett andsinger/guitarist Ken Shima. Drawn together by a mutual interest in Mississippi hill country blues (and other roots/Americana styles) as well as a mutual desire to move that inspiration into new areas of personal expression, they formed the group in 2009 and performed frequently around Tokyo until 2011, when Ken returned to the US,putting the band on hold for a while. Now Ken is back for a two-month stay in Japan, and he and Samm are rekindling the band: picking up where they left off, and as always moving it forward. Please check their web page to learn more about them, see videos, etc.
[Medicine Bone Homepage](http://www.polarityrecords.com/medicine-bone.html)

##N’toko
N’toko is an experimental hiphop artist from Slovenia. He first made aname for himself as frontman of a local funk/hiphop collective called
Moveknowledgement and later became well known for his technical skills and speed as a rapper, winning two national freestyle championships in a row. Competitions scored him his first record deal as a solo artist,the result being his Slovenian language albums ‘Cesarjeva nova podoba’, ‘Dobrodelni koncert ob koncu sveta,’ and ‘Parada Ljubezni’,which brought him mainstream success in 2010. N’toko also released three EPs (‘Where’s Waldo’, ‘Elixiryproslam’ and ‘Fight Like A Girl’).These records gained cult status among underground hiphop fans and alternative music lovers for their open aproach to rap and spoken word, blending influences from rock, free-jazz, electro, noise and psychadelia to name a few. Currently he is moving between Slovenia and Japan, where he has played over 40 concerts and worked with many artists in the Tokyo music scene.

##Tama Tsuboi
Born on March 6, 1991, in the North Island of New Zealand (Auckland City), Tama was raised in Pohkara, Nepal until he was 4 years of age.By the time he was 9 years old, his family moved into the South Island Motueka where he attended a freedom school near the mountains of Kahurangi National Park, a school with only 20 students. During this time, his parents rented an old house that had an up-right piano came in Motueka, a small town in the South Island of New Zealand. The piano was the first instrument that he played. His passion grew when he started listening to music his parents listened to such as Kieth Jarret, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Mozart, Paco De Lucia, Sting, Sade…. In 2002, he and his family moved to Nelson Bays where he attended the Golden Bay Intermediate School. He moved back to Japan in 2005, and by the age of 16 with a dream of becoming a musician, he left home to live in Tokyo. By 2010, he met Sean Harada from the band, “The Stone Sun” where he took the offer of becoming the guitarist. He reunited with percussionist Naoki Kawashima, and in June of 2011, the three started an acoustic, latin, alternative, reggae band called “SHAMANZ”.That same year he traveled to Souma, Fukushima with the SHAMANZ and played at the “Smile Note” charity concert for the earthquake victims.

##Ryan Mizuno
Ryan was born in Seattle, Washington in 1978. He began playing trumpet at 10 years old. In High School, he was a soloist in an orchestra that won many awards and toured Russia and Canada. In 1999, he moved to New York City to pursue a professional career in music, where he produced music for artists like Elisha Laverne, Black Buddafly, Raekwon (Wu Tang Clan), Mobb Deep and Fat Joe. In 2010, Ryan moved to Tokyo, Japan performing as a trumpet player and singer. His music is a blend of R&B/Soul, Hip Hop, Funk, Electronica and Jazz.

##Yoriko Youda
Youda Yoriko is a graphic artist who works with both digital, analog,and 3D media. Currently she has been working under the theme “medetai”meaning auspicious and “komainu”, which refers to a pair of stone guardian dog talisman from the world of Japanese mythology. She holds a solo exhibition a few time a year and she has a name for herself overseas as well. Her next solo exhibition is coming up in 2013 in the U.S.
[Youda Yoriko Homepage](http://www.behance.net/YorikoYoshida)

##Eric Alvin Wangel
Eric Alvin Wangel is a visual and performance artist. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Grew up in Norway. Currently based in Tokyo. His work consists mainly of video installations and sound exploring such themes as alienation, melancholia, the struggle and duality of the mind. Most of his video works are endless loops without a clear beginning or end, which he calls “video paintings”. The work is never accompanied with any kinds of descriptions of what the viewer is watching, following his idea that artists create art for the audience to interpret. He hopes to create a unique association, not influenced by what he himself puts into his works. In 2009, he directed, produced and edited the music video for award winning Norwegian artist Susanne Sundfør’s single “The Brothel” from the album of the same name.

##James Hadfield
Writer, editor, dreamer, James plays saxophone and other things with Ecchi Shoushin, Shit!, The HNK Experience, Jahilyyah and Human Wife, and co-organizes the monthly Fashion Crisis party in Koenji.
Twitter: @JamesHadfield

This&That Cafe is a free event open to the public in which artists from all genres and backgrounds donate their time and talents in the spirt of sharing. It is a place where music and visual arts meld in unexpected collaborations. A forum for artists from afar to meet with local luminaries amidst the dense and eclectic pool of talent in Tokyo. A venue to gather, exchange ideas, share artistic inclinations and wax poetic in a causal community of old friends and new acquaintances. Come early to get a seat and take advantage of the fetching fare on the SuperDeluxe menu, or just pop in for a drink on your way home from work. All are welcome. If you have an idea for a future This & That Cafe event, please drop a line to <[thisnthat@tokyodex.com](mailto:thisnthat@tokyodex.com)>. We look forward to hearing from musicians, DJ, visual artists et al looking for a new and exciting venue for their expressions.

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