Katie Yap is a Japanophile and one of Australia’s most in-demand viola players. Her work spans classical, baroque, and experimental music, encompassing performance, composition, and arrangement. Recently, she also began learning the sanshin as a refreshing counterbalance to the formality of professional music life.

Together, Yyan and Katie sing island songs from Okinawa to the Yaeyama archipelago—as a form of musical therapy.