​FRANCK DESIRE

HAITI

​　VOICE, HAITIAN DRUM...​​

Franck Désiré is a Haitian musician and cultural practitioner, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

After leaving Haiti at the age of nineteen, he lived and worked in the United States while supporting Haitian immigrant communities and young people navigating life between cultures. He later returned to Haiti, where he founded ASAKIVLE, a community-based cultural initiative rooted in music, education, and collective life.

As a singer, drummer, and tradition bearer, Désiré performs Haitian roots (Rasin) music and shares knowledge of Haitian history, language, and Vodou traditions. Through performances, workshops, and cultural exchanges, he seeks to build understanding across cultures and challenge misconceptions about Haiti and Vodou.

Since his first visit to Japan in 2024, he has collaborated with musicians, students, and communities throughout the country, developing ongoing cultural projects between Haiti and Japan.

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フランク・デジレ（声、ハイチ太鼓）

ハイチ・ポルトープランス出身。音楽家、文化実践者。

19歳でアメリカへ渡り、ハイチ系移民の子どもや家族を支援する地域活動に携わる。その後、音楽、教育、共同体づくりを柱とする文化プロジェクト「ASAKIVLE」を設立。

歌手、太鼓奏者としてハイチのルーツ・ミュージック（Rasin）を演奏するとともに、ハイチの歴史、言語、ヴードゥー文化を伝える活動を続けている。

2024年に初来日。以来、日本各地で演奏会やワークショップ、文化交流事業を展開し、ハイチと日本を結ぶ文化的なつながりを育んでいる。

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MIHO WATANABE

JAPAN

​　ACCORDION, PIANO, HARMONICA, RECORDER...

Miho Watanabe is a Japanese musician, researcher, and cultural practitioner based in Osaka.

She studied musicology at Tokyo University of the Arts, where she completed her master's and doctoral studies. Her research focuses on the music and culture of the French-speaking Caribbean, particularly Haiti and the wider Black Atlantic world.

As a performer, she plays accordion, melodica, recorder, and other instruments. She is the founder and director of TI'PUNCH, a French Caribbean music ensemble established in Tokyo.

Watanabe is Associate Professor in the Department of Music Communication at Osaka College of Music and also teaches at Waseda University. Her work combines research, performance, education, and community-based cultural projects.​

​渡邊未帆（アコーディオン、鍵盤ハーモニカ、リコーダーほか）

ミュージシャン、音楽研究者。東京藝術大学楽理科、同大学院修士課程・博士課程修了。フランス語圏カリブ海地域の音楽と文化を中心に研究を行う。演奏家としてはアコーディオン、鍵盤ハーモニカ、リコーダーなどを演奏し、東京で結成したフレンチ・カリブ音楽バンドTI'PUNCHを主宰。現在、大阪音楽大学ミュージックコミュニケーション専攻准教授、早稲田大学非常勤講師。研究、演奏、教育、地域に根ざした文化実践を横断しながら活動している。

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