George Kamikawa

George hails from Japan and has spent the last 10 years honing his skills to become an exemplary country blues artist. His playing is typified by its raw energy and broad tonal range-from delicate harmonics to searing rips and slides on guitar, soulful singing and driving rythms on harmonica. With nearly 10 years of professional experience, George has fronted various rock and blues bands playing in pubs and restaurants in both Japan and New Zealand. In 2001 George moved to Australia and began busking and working in a blues duo performing at venues around Melbourne.In 2003 he recorded his debut solo CD ‘Blue to the Bone’ and toured extensively throughout Australia, New Zealand and Japan. In 2004 he won the Australian Country Music Busking Championship at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, receiving critical acclaim in the national print media. ............................................................ ............................................................ .................................... Just recently in February 2008 George playing with Noriko Tadano won the Australian Busking Championship in Mortlake, Victoria.