Tell Me Your Story, I’ll Tell You Mine: Bloodlines Interwoven with Larry Blumenfeld & Kaoru Watanabe

With both disarming tenderness and impressive force, on drums and flutes, Kaoru Watanabe forges singular blends of Eastern and Western musical influences. His Bloodlines Interwoven project unfolds at this year’s festival through multiple performances, gathering world-class musicians to explore family histories and personal narratives through collaborative creation. Culture reporter and music critic Larry Blumenfeld explores this process with Watanabe, drummer Kweku Sumbry and vocalist Fay Victor.