Tomonori “Chappy” Ueno
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Village Music Circle Training
2007 Japan Basic FAC Training
2008 Japan RAP
2009 Japan Playshop Level 2
2010 Hawaii Playshop Level 1
2013 Hawaii Mentor Training
2017 Japan FAC Challenge
VMC-Certified Facilitators
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- Alan Bruni
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- Ashley Spain
- Augie Peltonen
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- Bill Knutson
- Cameron Tummel
- Eunmi “Emily” Kwak
- Gail Jackson
- Harshil Filippo Chiostri
- Heather Hodorowski
- Helga Reihl
- Jane Bentley
- Jeni Swerdlow
- Jim Boneau
- John Fitzgerald
- John Hagedorn
- John Hayden
- John Yost
- Jú Linares
- Jung-jin (Jun-Jun) Lee
- Karou Sasaki
- Katy Gaughan
- Kumi Masunaga
- Lars Kolstad
- Louis-Daniel Joly
- Lucas Coffey
- Lulu Leathley
- Mary Tolena
- Mathias Reuter
- Myounghun “Song”
- Nancy Brauhn-Curnes
- Nellie Hill
- Nu Zhang
- Pau Gimeno
- Peta Minter
- Rhonwyn Hagedorn
- Roberto Narain
- Sarah Bussell
- Simon Faulkner
- Steve Hill
- Steve Turner
- Syed Ibrahim
- Tomoko Yokota
- Tomonori “Chappy” Ueno
- Vasundhara Das
I am a drummer, drum teacher and drum circle facilitator active around Hiroshima, Japan.
I have been a drummer and drum teacher for a long time, seeking ways of artistic expression through drumming. I visited Mali and Senegal, in West Africa, and played djembe, doundoun, and other kinds of the drums with African people.
I first encountered a drum circle after I came back to Japan from Africa, and I was excited by this new and artistic way of making music. I love the children, adults and elderly people who join the events and play the drums, and I love the creative process and the pure music these participants make.
I want to make artistic music while building a community through rhythm.
