SunEye (Hashim & Akiko Bharoocha) curated and produced the “KUMOKO” compilation released on January 17, 2016. “KUMOKO” is a compilation of 27 songs inspired by KUMOKO, an imaginary spirit of the clouds created by Akiko & Hashim Bharoocha.

The release will be sold digitally on bandcamp.com and iTunes.
https://kumoko.bandcamp.com/releases

KUMOKO was born in the clouds over the sky of Hawai’i on January 17, 2011.
KUMOKO is a spirit child and artist of the sky, and spontaneously creates art using clouds, and paints the sky in vibrant colors.
25 artists from the US, Japan, and Europe ranging from electronic, folk, classical, R&B, and pops created songs inspired by KUMOKO , and each song is a sonic interpretation of the character.
Just as the sky connects all parts of the world, music brings all the genre and boundary hopping musicians together on this compilation.

From Los Angeles, artists such as Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Carlos Niño, Dexter Story, Gaby Hernandez, Dntel, Mia Doi Todd & Jesse Peterson (The Magic Wanderers), The Long Lost (Daedelus & Laura Darlington), expressed the ethereal side of the character. From Brooklyn, artists such as Soft Circle (Hisham Bharoocha), and Oval from Berlin made unique contributions, and pop stars such as ACO and Chocolat & Akito, Yoshimio from Boredoms and OOIOO, producers such as AZZURRO, Inner Science, and Natural Calamity, as well as leading R&B producer Shinichiro Murayama from Japan expressed the character in their own unique ways. The compilation was mastered by producer/engineer AZZURRO in Tokyo.

Listening to the album is like being taken on a journey into a mystical animation film that does not exist yet, and will take the listener into unexplored realms.

The proceeds from the music compilation will be donated to efforts in Nepal by International Disaster Volunteers (http://www.idvolunteers.org/) using the www.globalgiving.org website to give the gift of education to kids who suffered from the earthquake that struck the country in April/May 2015.

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/give-the-gift-of-education-in-nepal/

1. “Cloud Child” The Magic Wanderers

2. “Red Star Blue Moon Pink Clouds And The Golden Sun” There Is A Fox

3. “Hidamari” the firefly clan

4. “Kumoko” The Long Lost

5. “One Thousand Times A Charm” Jaiko & Benoit

6. “Victoria” Languis

7. “Bass, Toms, Blast Off” Carlos Niño & Friends

8. “kumoko” ACO

9. “IIIE” Yoshimio

10. “Pearl Cumuli” (Same)

11. “Cloud Festival” Soft Circle x SunEye

12. “Fancy Dancer” Inner Science

13. “Silverlining” Shinichiro Murayama

14. “kmk” Oval

15. “Speaking Star” DNTEL

16. “Untitled (Cover with Kei)” AZZURRO

17. “Mountaintop Rejoicement” Dexter Story

18. “This Is Who I Am” SunEye ft. Krystal Xiques

19. “Have You Seen The Sun Today” Natural Calamity

20. “Don’t Loose Your Heart” Chocolat & Akito

21. “Sophrosyne” Miguel Atwood-Ferguson

22. “Kumoko Bells” Carlos Y Gaby

23. “Kumoko Is Here” SunEye

24. “Go To Bed Kumoko” The Magic Wanderers