Aco Takenaka | Ancient Seeds EPK
Produced by
Aco Takenaka & Toshiyuki O’mori
Lyrics:
All text is Public Domain
Music & Arrangement:
- Aco Takenaka (composed on tracks 1, 7, 9, 10)
- Toshiyuki O’mori (composed on tracks 8, 11)
- Other tracks: Public Domain
Mastering
Bernie Grundman @ BGMastering
Key Musicians & Arrangements
- Arrangement & Programming: Toshiyuki O’mori
- Vocal, Chorus: Aco Takenaka
- Native American Flute: Hiroki Okano (tracks 2, 3)
- Percussions / Marimba / Djembe / Taiko / Shaker / Rattle: Tamao Fujii
- Sho (笙): Ko Ishikawa (tracks 1, 11)
- Bodhrán / Talking Drum: Joss Jaffe (tracks 1, 4, 9)
- Bansuri (バンスリ): Taro Terahara (track 9)
- Tabla: Joss Jaffe (track 9)
Recording & Mixing
Kenichiro Ueda
Detailed credits for each track are available upon request.
Aco Takenaka is a Tokyo-based ambient/New Age singer-songwriter known for her “7-colored” shamanic voice. She revives ancient mantras and chants from Japan and around the world with original lyrics and unique phrasing. Her English compositions like “Swimming” and “Beyond My Heart” earned her “American Songwriter 50,” and her recent track “Kamenozoki” is beloved by Kyoto fans globally. Following her Pandora-featured album Moon Chant and Grammy-first-round album Dear My Land, she returns with her third album Ancient Seeds, co-produced with anime music master Toshiyuki O’mori. Aco has also collaborated with dancers, filmmakers, and Shinto researchers, and her music video “Oyasumi” has won awards in 27 countries, including Cannes Shorts, International Music Awards in the UK, and the Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival.
Ancient Seeds is a layered chanting album drawing from ancient traditions around the world—Japan, Native America, Yoruba, Tibet, Africa, and India—reimagined with modern, ambient soundscapes. Each track carries deep wisdom and life force, blossoming like sacred seeds when sung, reminding us of our innate beauty and connection to all beings. Release: August 15 or early September 2025 (digital). This album is dedicated to all life on Mother Earth.