Madi Sato and Kenny Endo to perform at the 100^th Annual National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC

Tuesday, April 10^th 4:30pm, Sylvan Theatre, Washington National Mall

http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/

To learn more about Kenny Endo go to: http://www.kennyendo.com/

Some youtube videos of Kenny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmrSlc33GcQ
PBS Hawaii Series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R7eqJjXYFY&feature=related

http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/

A video for my new cd, Return to the River (Songs for Sendai)

 ENJOY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHLVpyqX5PM

CONTACT

Madi Sato

505-660-2526, madisato@gmail.com

www.MadiSato.com

MADI SATO CD RELEASE

Return to the River

Official Release Date: August 26^th, 2011

Contact Madi Sato for an interview or to request a CD for review.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Two months prior to the devastating March 11^th earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Madi Sato recorded an album of Japanese music in a meditation temple at the Crestone Colorado Mountain Zen Center. Madi and a group of Japanese and American musicians engaged in a powerful journey of creating together in sacred space.

The album, Madi’s third, includes traditional music from her late father’s homeland of Sendai as well as her original compositions. It moves like a river through the turns and movements of Madi’s life, both in America and Japan, from childhood to motherhood and features voice, koto, shakuhachi, taiko drums, piano, bass and sounds of nature. (Produced by John Rangel.)

A portion of the proceeds from sales of Return to the River will go to the

non-profit organization, KASA: Kindness America – Sendai Alliance.

KASA aims to provide relief to smaller villages in the Sendai region and to facilitate meaningful exchanges of kindness between Japanese and Americans. www.kasacommunity.org

SPECIAL EVENTS IN MARCH

The 8th Annual Santa Fe Japanese Cultural Festival is happening this Saturday, March 31st 10am-5pm at the Santa Fe Convention Center (201 W. Marcy Street). I will be performing with Grammy Award Winner Taiko drummer, Koji Nakamura and koto player, Yukiko Matsuyama. Come out for the all-day festivities. The theme is Japan Pop!
For more information go to: http://www.santafejin.org/


I will also be offering a song for this benefit event for the Santa Fe Performing Arts Company! I was first introduced to this wonderful theater company when I was 17 years old. I have been in several shows with them since then.  I am grateful for keeping the theater arts alive. 
Love,
Madi


Santa Fe Performing Arts Presents: April Fools Eve Musical and
Theatrical Revue

Come join :
Stephanie Hatfield and Hot Mess, Madi Sato, Julie Trujillo Flamingo Pink! (Megan Burns), Joan
Kessler, David Trujillo, Cristina Vigil, and the students of Santa Fe Performing Arts Educational
Program for an evening of music and theater!

Featuring past and present members of Santa Fe Performing Arts Adult Company performing a
wide variety of music, as well as theatrical scenes by the students of Santa Fe Performing Arts Youth
Education Programs as they sing up a storm to benefit Santa Fe Performing Art at The Armory for
the Arts Theater on March 31st at 7pm.

When: Saturday, March 31st 7pm

Where: Then Armory for the Arts Theater, 1050 Old Pecos Trail

Tickets:  $25.00

Reservations: box-office 505-984-1370

Madi Sato: Return to the River Concert in Santa Fe, April 1st

• Return to the River Concert
  Sunday, April 1^st, 2012
  
  
  4:00pm
  
  
  St. Joseph’s Catholic Church  7 First Street Cerrillos, NM
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Japanese-American singer and songwriter Madi Sato will appear in concert to honor the one-year memorial of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, Japan. She will be accompanied by renowned taiko drummer Koji Nakamura, celebrated koto player Yukiko Matsuyama, and master pianist John Rangel. 
  
  
  
  
  Last winter, Madi recorded an album of Japanese music in a meditation temple at the Crestone Colorado Mountain Zen Center. The resulting album, Return to the River (Madi’s third), includes traditional music from her late father’s homeland of Sendai as well as her original compositions. It moves like a river through the turns and movements of Madi’s life, both in America and Japan, and features voice, koto, shakuhachi, taiko drums, piano, bass and sounds of nature.
  
  
  
  
  This concert will bring the musicians of the Return to the River album back together for a special one-time performance in an intimate and sacred setting. 
  
  
  
  
  A portion of the proceeds from CD sales will go to the non-profit organization, KASA: Kindness America – Sendai Alliance. KASA aims to provide relief to smaller villages in the Sendai region and to facilitate meaningful exchanges of kindness between Japanese and Americans. To make a donation to KASA, please go to www.kasacommunity.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Admission at the door is $10 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, and free for children 5 and under.
  
  
  Vanessie Santa Fe is a proud sponsor of this concert.
  A video about the new album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHLVpyqX5PM
  
  
  
  
  
  

Saying Yes: Poetry and Chant for Liberation on Saturday, March 24, 2012

My husband, Tim, and I are most delighted to announce that we will offer our first song and poetry workshop together. We feel increasingly guided in the direction of artistic and spiritual collaboration and sharing that collaboration with the community/world.

The workshop is titled, Saying Yes: Poetry and Chant for Liberation. It will be a one day intensive on Saturday, March 24th (9am-5pm), exploring and celebrating Spirit through prayer, ritual, song, and word. The venue is the lovely Sunrise Springs Inn and Spa in Santa Fe, which has incredible grounds and spaces that are perfect for this sort of work. Workshop and Meal are $120. Please see the poster below. 

To register (or for more info), email me at madisato@gmail.com or Tim at timgrandpa@hotmail.com. Please share news of this event with friends and colleagues who might enjoy it.

Best regards to all,

Madi and Tim McLaughlin