The Japan Foundation will dispatch a traditional Japanese music group, Wasan Bom, to Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey; Rabat, Morocco; and Algiers, Algeria. The tour is part of the Japanese government programs of concentrated cultural exchange with Middle East and Africa.

"Wasan Bom Middle East, Africa Concert Tour" uploaded to JF Video Square

Dates	March 2, 2007 to 12, 2007
Members	Toen Hibiki (Wadaiko drum) Dai Yamamoto (Tsugaru shamisen) Akihito Obama (shakuhachi) Terutoshi Takaku (stage director)
In Turkey	Fri, March 2 14:00 to 15:00 Workshop in Ankara Sat, March 3 19:30 to 21:30 Concert at Turkish Japanese Foundation Culture Center, Ankara Mon, March 5 20:00 Concert at Ataturk Cultural Canter, Istanbul Tue, March 6 19:00 to 21:00 Concert at the Istanbul University
In Morocco	Thu, March 8 20:00 Concert at the Theatre National Mohammed V Fri, March 9 16:00 Workshop in Rabat
In Algeria	Sun, March 11 Concert at the Ibn Zeidoun Theater, Algiers Mon, March 12 Workshop in Algiers
Conctact	The Japan Foundation Performing Arts Div. tel. +81-3-5369-6063 fax. +81-3-5369-6038