My Music Film Festival will have a one-week run in Osaka from November 24th. These are all really good films, which you probably won't get a chance to see other than here.

An Osaka concert for Salif Keita has been announced for September 26th at Namba Hatch.

Some years ago at a DJ event at Saijōji, a temple near Odawara, I was given a present of this tea made in Hakone, which was delicious. Yesterday I was DJing at the Minyō Crusaders gig in Yokosuka, and a lady from the temple gig brought a whole box!! Many many thanks from all of us!

This is streaming now, unfortunately not here in Japan, but if you can see it please do!

Next Friday (8/22) from 4pm at the Yokohama Bay Hotel, I'll be MCing a session at TICAD, featuring short performances of music from Zimbabwe (Japanese mbira player), Burkina Faso and Senegal. It's open to anyone, and free to get in, but you need to register in advance and bring photo ID.

What more can you say?