Coming to Fukuoka soon is the “Electromagnetic Bon Odori” dance, which combines old household electronic appliances with festival music to great effect. Those seeking to work up a good sweat, get into the fervent beat of the music, or just take a peep at the festivities are all welcome. 

Who are the “Electronicos Fantasticos!”?

The “Electronicos Fantasticos!” are an artist/musician collective with Wada Ei at the center of the group. Together with many and varied collaborators, they collect used electronic appliances and give them new life as musical instruments. As they gradually assembled pieces, eventually by 2015 they had enough instruments to begin their own orchestra. Nowadays their 70-member strong group play primarily in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Hitachi, where they combine their knowledge of music and engineering together with a participatory art model to turn these household items into musical machines.