Saiyuki is the Japanese name for the (Journey to the West), the renowned Chinese novel written in the 16th century by Wu Cheng’en.
Saiyuki is a musical landscape where three different identities have so much to share & to learn together.
Each Saiyuki musician is blessed with a double culture, representing both tradition and modernity. Each one is a maestro. The three artistes are also connoisseurs of styles & techniques of today’s music, curious about new meetings & open to the possibilities that the world of music can offer.
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