Ume wa Saitaka (Have the Plum Flowers Bloomed?)

by Yukihiro Atsumi

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This is the second song in the series, “Hogaku 2.0 - Hauta (端唄) Edo Period Ballads Live”. “Hauta” is the name of the popular short ballads enjoyed in the Edo period in Japan, around the 17th century. Today, it is mostly performed by Geisha for entertainment purposes. The song is said to be written at the beginning of the Edo Geisha girls as though they are different types of flowers. Atsumi added his guitar arrangement to these songs while preserving the original form to convey the distinctive charms of "Hauta" to modern listeners. The special Ohayashi (the rhythm section) parts add vibrancy to the whole composition. This EP was recorded live at the Kyoto Prefectural Center for Arts and Culture in December 2021.

邦楽ニ.〇端唄ライブシリーズ第2段。端唄とは、17世紀頃に誕生したとされる江戸時代のポップスである。現在は芸妓(芸者)による宴席や舞踊で演奏される機会が多い。本曲は江戸初期より歌われたとされる芸妓を花に例えた春に合う遊び唄。渥美幸裕は端唄の持つ日本独特な唄の間合い、色気などの魅力を現代に伝えるべく、原曲そのままに合うようにギターアレンジを加えた。加えて、お囃子 (リズムパート)にも新しいアレンジが施された。2021年12月に行われた「邦楽ニ.〇」公演からのLIVEバージョンとしてリリース。

lyrics

梅は咲いたか桜はまだかいな
柳なよなよ風次第
山吹や浮気で色ばっかり
しょんがいな

梅にしようか桜にしよかいな
色は緑の松ヶ枝に
梅と桜を咲かせたい
しょんがいな

credits

released March 13, 2022
Credits:
Guitar and arrangement by: Yukihiro Atsumi
Vocals by: Yachiho
Shamisen by: Kosen
Tsuzumi drum by: Kiyotaka Tosha
Okawa drum by: Etsuho Tosha
Japanese flute by: Densho Tosha
Recording & Mixing - Takashi Mori (BOSCO MUSIC)
Filming & Editing - Makoto Fujiyama
Filming - Yohei Cogi (COGI FILM), Kenji Ushikubo
Sound engineers - Shigeki Matsumoto, Toshikuni Hashimoto
Lighting & Stage manager - Nobuharu Sawai (so:lid)
Set design - Tokutaro Yamauchi, Mitate
Stage production - NowWest1, Tomoko Miyata
Costume provided by TROVE
Sponsored by TsunaGod
Produced by NIPPON NOTE RECORDS
Atsumi's guitar is crafted by Ryosuke Kobayashi Guitars

クレジット：
渥美幸裕 (編曲・ギター)
弥千穂 (唄)
小扇 (三味線)
藤舎清鷹 (皷)
藤舎悦芳 (大皷)
藤舎伝生 (笛)
録音/編集：森崇 (BOSCO MUSIC)
撮影/編集：藤山誠
撮影：古木洋平 (COGIFILM) 、牛久保賢二
照明/舞台監督：沢井敦治 (so:lid)
音響：松本茂樹、橋本敏邦
舞台美術：山内徳太郎、みたて
制作：NowWest1、みやたともこ (Hogaku 2.0 OFFICE)
衣装協力：TROVE
神代木ギター製作：小林良輔

協賛： TsunaGod
主催： NIPPON NOTE RECORDS

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Yukihiro Atsumi Kyoto, Japan

Yukihiro Atsumi has had a rich and varied music career in which he has collaborated with a variety of well-known artists within and outside of Japan. In 2020, the third album "Kachofugetsu", was released worldwide and played on over 50 different radio stations across 17 different countries. Songs from the album were ranked #1 in the Itunes store "Instrumental" category in 10 different countries. ... more

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