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[Interview]
Meet Utako Toyama
CANVAS REBEL
"at SkyBridge concerts, we’ve had diverse audiences, ranging from wealthy individuals to those who have recently escaped homelessness, representing various cultural, racial, and religious backgrounds. The situations where people with vastly different life experiences, who might never have spoken otherwise, end up sitting next to each other, sharing smiles, shedding tears, singing together, and engaging in conversations afterward, represent the most rewarding moments for me as an artist."
[Interview]
Utako Toyama, peace award-winning songwriter :: Creative Humans
"I often wondered, "If we can become friends through music, why do wars and discrimination persist in a world where information from across the globe is just a click away?" Reflecting on this, I realized that fostering genuine empathy through personal experiences could be the key to a better world"
ひろしま平和の歌
「平和の象徴である広島」から平和へのメッセージを世界中に広げていくため、第1回ひろしま音楽アワード受賞者の遠山歌子氏が所属するSongs for World Peace、バークリー音楽大学、平和首長会議の役員都市、広島広域都市圏の自治体及び文化芸術団体の皆様に出演・協力をしていただき、広島市が今日の平和記念式典まで大切に歌い継いでいる「ひろしま平和の歌」の英語版の動画を制作・公開しました。

Utako Toyama – Darling
“Darling” is a song about breaking up when you don’t want to hurt the person you care about. You feel they don’t deserve to get hurt but they should be the ones to leave instead of being left. By featuring Lisa Oduor-Noah (from Kenya), her soulful voice brought the song to a life.