“I lost everything, so it was time to rule my destiny” | OKI | Songlines
Sunday, May 1, 2022

“I lost everything, so it was time to rule my destiny” | OKI

By Charlie Cawood

Champion of an obscure Ainu lyre, Oki Kano talks to Charlie Cawood about the late-night encounter that launched his life’s passion

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