At a remote temple in Japan cradled by a croissant-shaped mountain range, Akinobu Tatsumi leads a rare double life – as a Buddhist monk who preaches about DJing. After keeping his nocturnal hobby a secret from fellow priests for years, the 38-year-old Tatsumi now gives record-spinning tips to his ageing temple-goers. “When I first began playing the grannies music and showing them how to scratch, they did look a little bemused. Tatsumi isn’t your typical Buddhist monk. He has long hair, tied in a ponytail, and fancies himself as a human beatbox – a genre also steeped in hip-hop culture.

Source: The Nation Bangkok June 15, 2018 18:00 UTC