About me
Tomomi was born in a small fishing village in Numazu, near Mount Fuji. She spent her childhood in nature surrounded by orange tree hills and by the sea, as the traditional Japanese song “Child of the Sea” says. She grew up in a large family. Tomomi’s choral studies with her teacher Aoki Shinichiro at the age of eight have given her a lifetime of rich musical experiences; she has not only given recitals but also sung with the Vienna Boys’ Choir, the Prague Boys’ Choir, the Children’s Choir of the Czech Philharmonic Kühn and the Petits Chanteurs de la Croix de Bois.
It was during this period that she discovered the joy of music and the happiness of singing, directing a choir from her school. Under her direction, the choir often won first prize. Music introduced him to cultural diversity.
She went on to study other media, design, drawing and painting at the Bunka Gakuin School of Fine Arts in Ochanomizu, Tokyo.
It was at this time that I met the painter and scenographer Patrick Gerola. With him, we organised numerous cultural exchanges with painters, musicians, dancers and innovative artists, creating PAXO studio Art Production which was born in Rome with the artists Francesco Mancinelli, sculptor, composer, musician and Roberto Meta, painter.
Welcomes H.R.H. Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz and other personalities from the Belgian and international government to her home in Kamakura.
The song “KAMAKURA” is part of the album TOKAI. Released as a video on youtube, this film was directed by the young and talented Belgian filmmaker Nina Degraeve. A performance that captures the imagination with sight and sound.
Prochaines étapes
Retrospective
2023
Performance with the song “Shobenkozo” for the mobile exhibition through Tokyo in Japan.
2022
Recording of the songs “Lili Twill” by the Mégri brothers (Morocco), “Tah tel Yassmina” by Hédi Jouini (Tunisia), “Shobenkozo” at the Rivière studio in Belgium with the collaboration and arrangements of Philmarie.
2021
Wrote the lyrics of Shobenkozo (Manneken-pis) to the musical composition of Patrick Gerola.
2020
Release of a video made by the young Belgian filmmaker Nina Degraeve on the song Kamakura from the album “TOKAI”.
2015
From 2015 to 2020, numerous recitals in her home in Damme near Bruges, Belgium and in her studio in Tokyo, Japan, where she writes her new songs.
2014
Recital at the town hall of Damme, Bruges, Belgium.
Recital at the “Brussels Japan Night” at the Maison Philippe Lescrenier in the presence of HRH Prince Laurent of Belgium.
Cover of the magazine Paris Match, Belgium.
2012
Singing lessons and workshop at the International School of Ghent, Belgium
Recitals “Night of the Zoute” at the Monroe Beach Gallery, Knokke.
Exhibition recital Daniel Host at Roosenberg Abbey, Waasmunster, Belgium.
2011
Recital at the Carlton, Cannes, France
2010
Composes the lyrics and records a new album “TOKAI” in Brussels with Phimarie and Jérôme Munafo, with music by Gino MALISAN, Ruggero MUNAFO (Jerome), Philippe DEWEYS, and the song Nicotine with lyrics and music by Serge Gainsbourg (collaboration with Melody Nelson Publishing)
Pressing of a 12 song CD at SONY in Japan, following the recording in Brussels.
Recital at the International Tourism Fair at the Big sight in Tokyo (115 000 visitors in three days).
Representation at the European Commission for the vernissage of the painter Patrick GEROLA at the Berlaymont in Brussels, Belgium.
2009
Performance on the Catamaran boat “Le Douce France” in the presence of Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau.
2006
Guest on the TV show Coûte que Coûte on RTL, Belgium
2005
September Guest on the TV show “C’est du belge”, with Gerald Watelet, RTBF, Belgium
Guest on the TV show “Coûte que Coûte” on RTL, Belgium
Concert at the Aichi World Expo, Nagoya, Japan on the occasion of Belgium Day in the presence of HRH Prince Philippe of Belgium, now King of the Belgians.
Recital at the Residence of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Tokyo on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition Patrick GEROLA, Mercian Art Museum Karuizawa in Japan.
2004
Wrote the lyrics and recorded in Brussels to the musical compositions of Gino Malisan, programmed by the famous guitarist Jerome Munafo (conductor of Savatore Adamo), Gino Malisan and Antonio Baldassarre. Musicians: Jerome Munafo, Gino Malisan, Antonio Baltassarre, Aldo Martinig, Philippe de Cock, Philippe Mobers, Claude Podgornick.
Guest on the RTL Belgium television programme “Place Royale”, filmed in Japan by the journalist Anne Quevrin with HRH Prince Laurent.
Recital at Sombeke Castle in Waasmunster, Belgium.
Recital at the christening of the Belgian National Gazier (EXMAR) in Korea.
2003
Recital for the opening of the Patrick GEROLA exhibition in Forest, Brussels, Belgium
Singing at the medieval festivals in Forest, Belgium
Recital for the christening of the oil tanker “Venture Spirit” flying the Hong Kong flag; Hitachi Zosen, Kyushu, Japan
Recital in Kerala “Malappuram”, India.
2002
Recital for the christening of the gas tanker “Excalibur”, Exmar & Dsme, godmother Mrs Fatimé Hodza, wife of Mr Nicolas Saverys, President of Exmar.
Guest on the RTBF radio programme “Les Belges du bout du monde” and sings a capella.
2001
Guest of the television program “Yume Tanbo” broadcasted in all Japan.
Recital for the opening of the Patrick GEROLA exhibition at the Club Monnet, in Luxembourg.
2000
Writes lyrics, records a CD and sings for the show “Les yeux du Ciel” of the dance company of Helena Berthelius, disciple of Maurice Béjart, in the Canary Islands on the music of the composer and musician Francis Hernandez.
Guest on the TV programme “TEIDEVISION”, Canary Islands, Spain.
Recital with the guitarist Jerome Munafo at the TOKYO CAPITAL CLUB, Tokyo, Japan.
1999
Guest on the radio program “Voice Cue” in Mishima
Concert at the Belgian Fair ’99 in Numazu, Japan, with 20,000 visitors in three days.
Pressing of a single CD by Toshiba EMI, Japan, after recording in Brussels, Belgium.
Debut as a singer in the group “Japonida”.
1996
Collaboration with Gino Malisan (from the Esperanto group)
1990
Recording with Francesco Mancinelli (musician, composer and sculptor) in a studio in Rome, Italy.
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