今年の Felabration Tokyo も、世代やジャンルを超えて最高のゲストを迎えます！

ゲスト紹介・第1弾は…
Oki Dub Ainu Band から Oki ！

– Oki Kano –
@oki_dub
20代でアイヌカミングアウトを果たすも周囲から引かれ、1997年にNYに移住、映像のスペシャルエフェクト、モデルメイキングの仕事に就く。6年後のある日、東京から映画美術監督のオファーがあり帰国、しかし映画は頓挫、1993年、訪れた北海道で樺太アイヌの弦楽器トンコリと衝撃的な出会いを果たし演奏と楽器製作を独学で習得。同時に音楽制作レーベルChikar Studioを設立、安東ウメ子、Marewrew、Oki Dub Ainu Bandなど数多くのレコード、CDを世に放つ。日本での活動のほかWOMADなど海外音楽フェスにも多数出演している。初のドキュメンタリーフィルム監督作品「普段着のアイヌ」の上映が2025年4/26よりアイヌ民族博物館シアターにて通年で上映される。
遠い先祖の地はカムチャッカ半島。母方は愛媛。

Oki Kano
In his twenties, Oki came out about his Ainu heritage, only to face misunderstanding and isolation from those around him. In 1997, he moved to New York, working in special effects and model making. Six years later, he returned to Japan after receiving an offer to work as an art director for a film in Tokyo — but the project fell through.
What remained, however, was the life-changing encounter he had back in 1993 in Hokkaido with the traditional Sakhalin Ainu instrument, the tonkori. Teaching himself to both play and craft it, he went on to establish his own label, Chikar Studio, releasing works by Umeko Ando, Marewrew, and his own Oki Dub Ainu Band.
Performing at major festivals worldwide, including WOMAD, Oki has continued to share a sound that is truly one of a kind. In April 2025, his first documentary as a director, “Everyday Ainu”, began year-round screenings at the Ainu Museum Theater. His ancestral roots stretch to the Kamchatka Peninsula, while on his mother’s side they trace back to Ehime prefecture.