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Japanese Traditional Folk Song Concert
Tameshichiro Miura Jr.,
Japan’s Number One Minyo Performer
As a
commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the amity of
Japan-U.S., Sushi & Tofu is sponsoring the performance of Tameshichiro
Miura Jr., the Minyo Concert on the 13th of December at
Zenshuji Temple in Little Tokyo. Minyo (plural) are traditional
Japanese folk songs, which are normally played with four of the
primary traditional instruments: shamisen (lute-like
three-stringed instrument), shakuhachi (five-holed bamboo
flute), taiko (drums of various sizes) and the koto
(zither-like 13-stringed instrument). We are having three of
reputable performers at the event: Mr. Tameshichiro Miura Jr., Mr.
Michiyasu Mihashi, and Mr. Shuichi Maruyama. Mr. Miura Jr. will sing
not only minyo but also several beloved popular songs sung by Michiya
Mihashi. For more information about the event and performers, please
visit Sushi & Tofu website at
www.sushiandtofu.com
Tameshichiro
Miura Jr.
Born in Tokyo in 1941.He
studied several types of songs including Minyo, traditional Japanese
folk song with professional singers in his childhood. He participated
in many competitions of Minyo and got many high ranking prizes.
Especially he won 3rd prize at the 12th national competition held by
Nihon Minyo Association in 1961. He got married to a daughter of
Tameshichiro Miura in 1967. At that time the name of Tameshichiro
Miura was given to the great singer and Tsugaru Jamisen player,
Michiya Mihashi. Because Michiya Mihashi was a disciple and relatives
of Tameshichiro Miura. So Tameshichiro Miura Jr. studied Minyo,
especially Esashi oiwake for several years with Michiya Mihashi and
got back his name later. Tameshichiro Miura Jr. is teaching Minyo and
Minyo Shakuhachi in Tokyo for 33 years and he participates in several
concerts as a guest every year. He is also a composer of Minyo songs.
His father in law, Tameshichiro Miura was born in 1883. And he was
called the “God of Minyo” for his vocal renditions of the complex
Minyo “Esashi Oiwake” in Hokkaido. In this concert Tameshichiro Miura
Jr. will sing not only Minyo but also several beloved popular songs
sung by Michiya Mihashi.
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Tsugaru Jamisen
Michiyasu Mihashi
 Michiyasu
Mihashi learned Tsugaru Jamisen from the great singer and Tsugaru
Jamisen player, Michiya Mihashi. Michiyasu Mihashi has been
playing Tsugaru Jamisen for 30 years in Japan.
He also studied Esashi
Oiwake, the song of Minyo with Tameshichiro Miura Jr. At present,
Michiyasu Mihashi is teaching Minyo and Tsugaru Jamisen in Chiba
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Shakuhachi
Shuichi Maruyama
 Born
in Tottori prefecture in 1957. Shuichi Maruyama began playing
Shakuhachi at the University of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka prefecture.
He soon achieved mastery of Kinkoryu-one, a school of Traditional
Japanese music. He then studied Minyo and Minyo Shakuhachi with
Tameshichiro Miura Jr. in Tokyo. Maruyama is a teacher of
prestigious Japan Kyodo Minyo Association now. Last year he
released his first CD titled “Shakuhachi Minyo-The soul of Japan”.
he has been studying at UC riverside since this January and
performed 12 concerts, including the performance with the renowned
Tsugaru Jamisen player, Hiromitsu Agatsuma at the 63rd Nisei week
and the solo concert at the Japan American Cultural and Community
Center in August and the 17th Annual East West Orchid Show
sponsored by the New Otani Hotel in Little Tokyo in October. |
- INFORMATION -
MC: Bill Crowley
Saturday, December 13,
2003 2:00P.M.~4:30P.M.
Zenshiji (Temple)
123 S. Hewitt St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-624-8658
Ticket $20 (Person)
Sponsored by
Sushi&Tofu
Cooperated by
Southern California Japanese Folksong Society
Tickets for the concert are AVAILABLE NOW from Sushi &Tofu, All Japan News, Inc. and also at the door the day of the performance, beginning at 2:00p.m. To secure your seat, apply today! We will be accepting the applications till Friday, December 5th. To apply, please fill out the application form below and send it to the address below along with your payment.
Please make a check payable to Sushi & Tofu.
Address: 324 E. 1st Street, Suite# 324
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 213-680-0011
Fax: 213-680-0024
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