Ms. Matsumoto is in full activity as a vocalist of a Band " swaraga ".

In addition her activities are singing on TV commercial songs, narration, writer and so on.

She says that she made consciously this song to be easily understanding of the feature and charm of Kokeshi. She selected words and made melody. To create the image and thought she made this splended song with Toshiaki Sudo who is an engineer from recording.

Her childhood was in temple with her grand father and grand mother, so she has been familiar to Japanese traditions and cultures naturally. Her style of making lyrics was spreading the image in her heart widely and using old words and Onomatobe, to immitate natural sound to words, and show her mind naturally. She cherishes writing and singing the pleasant streaming.

The " swaraga " is a rock band which is also alternative brock, rock without types, seaches for the sound of themselves.

We can feel her expression in an album of Kataka, which was sold in August 2012.

At first people who haven't the same passion of the streaming with past and nowdays might be confusing.

While listening the music on leaving their minds, enter in heart naturally, these songs might be made in the future.

■Reiko Matsumoto website http://www.reico.org
■swaraga http://swaraga.com/