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Aurora Concert to feature Kei Ogla
at El Camino College, Oct. 30, 6:00PM
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| Japan's renowned singer and songwriter Kei
Ogla (Courtesy of Aurora Foundation) |
The
12th Anniversary Aurora Benefit Concert will feature legendary
singer and songwriter Kei Ogla (Ogura in the regular
Romanizedspelling) on Saturday, October 30, at 6:00 pm at the
Marsee Auditorium on the campus of El Camino College, 16007
Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90506.
Tickets
are $100, $75, $55, $35. Tickets is on sale at www.auroraevent.org.
Other
outlets for ticket sale are All American Tickets at (888) 507-3287
or visit www.allamerican-tkt.com, and Kinokuniya Bookstore Little
Tokyo and Costa Mesa locations.
The
Aurora Foundation is still looking for the event sponsors and
volunteers at the concert venue.
Kei
Ogla was one of the most popular singers and songwriters in all
genres of Japanese music during the 1970s and 80s. The very
uniqueness which separated him from other artists was his dual
careers during his peak of popularity: a banker at one of the most
prestigious financial institutions in Japan, and a songwriter for
some of themost famous Japanese singers such as Misora
Hibari.
Born
in Tokyo, Ogla graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1967 and
started working for Nihon Kangyo Bank (currently Mizuho Bank). In
his 25 years at the bank, he was assigned to
high-level management positions such as
a branch manager at Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture and
director of a financial service
department in the office of the headquarters.
When
Ogla retired
from the bank in 1993, he spent his time going
back to the University of Tokyo. He
received his master's degree in
Philosophy in 2000.
All
during his banking
and post graduate years, Ogla was very
active in the music
field.
His
first major LP album, "Seishun: Sabaku no Shonen" (Adolescence: A
Boy in
theDesert) was released in 1971. His third album, "Samayoi"
(Wandering) in 1972, has sold over a million copies.
Ogla
shares his compositions with top popular musicians in Japan, and
many of the songs he wrote have become truly iconic in Japanese
music history, including such songs as: "Shikuramen no Kaori" (A
fragrance of Cyclamen), "Oretachi no Tabi" (Our Journey), "Yume
Shibai" (Dream Theater), "Itoshiki Hibi" (Memorable Days), and "Ai
Sansanto" (Affectionate World).
He
continues his solo stage performance, "Kadan no Kai" (Song and Talk
Show) every year
at various locations in
Japan.
The
year 2010 marks the 40th
anniversary of Ogla's music activity, and Ogla is having a national
tour under the theme of "Kaiko, Uta-zukuri Yonjunen, Tabi Tojyo"
(Unexpected Encounter, Writing songs for 40 years, Still on the
Way).
For
more information about the
Ogla concert and the Aurora Foundation,
call (323) 882-6545, email AuroraFoundation@usa.net or
visit www.jlsf-aurora.org
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