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Hanz Araki is an American musician from Seattle.

Hanzaburō Araki; a.k.a Hanz Araki; a.k.a. Kodō VI, musician

History
Hanzaburō Araki was born in Middletown, Connecticut on December 7th, 1970. He is the third son of Tatsuya Araki and Charlotte Araki (nee Campbell). Hanz, as he is commonly known, was raised in Seattle, Washington. Hanz is the sixth person and fifth member of his family lineage to receive the name Kodō, a name closely associated with the Kinkō-ryū or Kinkō-style of shakuhachi (an end-blown Japanese bamboo flute) playing.

Hanz made his professional shakuhachi debut in Shimonoseki, Japan in August, 1988 where he was given the professional name of Baikyoku IV.

Later in his career, Hanz explored the music of his mother's heritage of Ireland, learning first the penny whistle, and later the Irish flute. Hanz is also an accomplished vocalist.

In 1997 as a member of The Paperboys, Hanz won a Juno Award for Best Folk/Roots Album of the Year.

In 2016, Hanz Araki, bodhrán-player and vocalist Colleen Raney, fiddle-player and vocalist Erica Brown, and multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Matt Shipman formed Irish/Americana group Josephine County.

Hanz Araki is also a member of The Pogues tribute band called K.M.R.I.A. The full band is: Casey Neill, Scott McCaughey of REM and the Minus 5, Jesse Emerson, Jenny Conlee and Chris Funk of The Decemberists, Derek Brown, of Eels and Ezra Holbrook of Dr. Theopolis. They perform around St Patrick's Day and Christmas in Seattle and Portland and are "heartily endorsed" by James Fearnley of The Pogues.

In 2016, Hanz Araki performed a solo set at the Newport Folk Festival.

In 2005 and again in 2019, Hanz Araki was balloted for a GRAMMY Award for Best Traditional Folk Album of the Year.

In 2007 Hanz Araki was invited to perform for the 5th Annual Interdependence Day Celebration in Mexico City. and took part in the Future of Music Coalition Artist Meeting in Rio de Janeiro

In 2019, Hanz Araki released his 7th album 'At Our Next Meeting' produced by Donogh Hennessy, founding member of renown Irish band Lúnasa.

Discography

 * At Our Next Meeting - Little Sea Records - April 2019
 * The West East Road - Little Sea Records - 2018
 * Foreign Shore - Little Sea Records - 2014
 * Wind & Rain - Little Sea Records - 2011
 * Little Fires - Little Sea Records - 2008
 * 6 of One, 5 of the Other - Little Sea Records - 2005
 * Traditional Irish Music with Finn Mac Ginty - 1999 - out of print

with Josephine County
 * East to the West - Little Sea Records - December 2018

with Setanta (Dale Russ, fiddle; Finn Mac Ginty, guitar, vocals):
 * Early Rising - 2002
 *  Setanta - 2000

with The Casey Neill Trio:
 * Portland West - Appleseed Records - 2001