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01. SVEN KACIREK - Work Song (Unknown Title) (feat. Mr Tonohara)
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02. SVEN KACIREK - Hatoma Bushi 鳩間節 (feat. Tadashi Haraguchi)
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03. SVEN KACIREK - Tsundara Bushi つぃんだら節 (feat. Tetsuhiro Daiku)
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04. SVEN KACIREK - Yonaguni No Mayagwa 与那国の子猫 (feat. Mina Mermoud)
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05. SVEN KACIREK - Urafune Yunta 蔵船ユンタ (feat. Shigeo Arakaki)
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06. SVEN KACIREK - Nagareru Mamani 流れるままに (feat. Keiko Kina)
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07. SVEN KACIREK - Tsuku Nu Kaisha 月ぬ美しゃ(feat. Tetsuhiro Daiku)
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08. SVEN KACIREK - Uronsun No Jiraba うろんすんのジラバ (feat. Mr Tonohara)
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09. SVEN KACIREK - Koi No Hana 恋の花 (feat. Keiko Kina)
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10. SVEN KACIREK - Kun Nu Ura Bushi 古見ぬ浦節 (feat. Hiroji Yokome)
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11. SVEN KACIREK - Prayer Song (Unknown Title) (feat. Mrs. Uesedo)
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12. SVEN KACIREK - Densa Bushi でんさ節 (feat. Sadako Yokome)
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ARTIST
KACIREK, SVEN
TITLE
Songs from Okinawa
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
PINGIPUNG
CATALOG #
PING 048LP
PING 048LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
11/27/2015
LP version. On
Songs from Okinawa
,
Sven Kacirek
searches for traces of a unique, traditional music of the famous Pacific islands in the south of Japan. He has recorded various musicians -- amateurs as well as local celebrities -- and subsequently added his trademark instruments marimba, xylophone, and piano. The result is an incomparable album of timeless beauty and elegance. The South Japanese archipelago of Okinawa has seen quite a turbulent past. Anciently attached to the Chinese kingdom and then torn between Japan and America in the context of World War II, their complex history has resulted in an exceptionally rich musical tradition through the centuries. With the influence of American culture during the US army occupation of the islands, the Okinawans started mixing traditional songs with Western music styles. In Japan Okinawan music is now considered a genre of its own. "I'm fascinated by the sublime simplicity and precision of Okinawan Music, from the orchestration to the phrasing of the singing voice," says Kacirek. This album offers intimate insights into both Kacirek's art of composition and the outstanding sonic heritage of instrumental and vocal techniques in Okinawa. In its gentle style, with asymmetrical chord progressions and highly dynamic volume proportions,
Songs from Okinawa
challenges listening habits and develops its strength in the gaps and pauses. "My goal was to add something new to traditional Japanese music without banishing the ghosts of the old songs," says Kacirek. It is an artistic approach similar to his 2011 album
The Kenya Sessions
(PING 020CD), on which he juxtaposed musicians whom he had met and recorded in villages in Kenya with his own drumming and composition. The main difference is that this time Kacirek has completely maintained the basic arrangements of the recorded songs, which were performed by
Mr Tonohara
,
Tadashi Haraguchi
,
Tetsuhiro Daiku
,
Mina Mermoud
,
Shigeo Arakaki
,
Keiko Kina
,
Hiroji Yokome
,
Mrs. Uesedo
, and
Sadako Yokome
. With
Songs from Okinawa
Kacirek returns to the Pingipung label after releases on famous imprints like Honest Jon's, Bureau B, and Naïve. The comprehensive liner notes give further information about the musical culture of Okinawa, the recording sessions, and the lyrics of the songs. Kacirek's busy touring schedule has included performances with
Nils Frahm
,
Ogoya Nengo
, and
Hauschka
; this release comes in advance of concerts with musicians from Okinawa as well as an event with
Shabaka Hutchings
(
Sons of Kemet
) and a European tour with
John McEntire
(
Tortoise
) and
Stefan Schneider
.
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