This is the result of me being taken care and carried by the local society who is supporting me tremendously in my wish to become a good performer. I am filled with gratitude. Jintoo! ("Really!")
The clothing and makeup was for the
kajadifuu, a traditional courtly dance which is danced at the beginning of any celebration, which three women in their seventies and me danced together synchronously, a bit earlier at this same event, which happened 23rd november 2024 and which was the
keirōkai (gathering to honour the elderly) of Shioya, Uruma-Shi, #
Okinawa.
You can hear me introducing myself and the songs I'm playing:
Haisai, chuuwo uganabira.
Wannee suisu kara chaabitaru ema yaaibiin.
Kamiya Kooichi shinshii kara minyoo naratooibiin.
Naratti kara gokagetsu* natooibiin.
Kuchoo kara tanomarete* chaabitan.
Ikkyokuya bachikwaibushi utudukisabira.
Tsugee gutushibi nu uta yaaibiin.
Saigo* munushiribushi yaaibiin.
Ippee nihwee deebiru.
*The words marked with a star are Japanese, the rest is Okinawan. I'm able to learn Okinawan gradually thanks to the many wonderful people who are taking care of me and who mostly are over 60 years old and thus speak Okinawan fluently. The lyrics of the
#minyō (folk songs) are in Okinawan, so this language is crucial to me.
Hello everybody, how are you.
I'm Ema who came from Switzerland.
I'm learning minyō from my teacher Kamiya Kōichi.
5 months passed since I started learning from him.
I was invited by the head of the neighbourhood self-governing body, so here I am.
I present you Bachikwaibushi as the first song.
The next song is Gutushibi nu uta.
The last song is Munushiribushi.
Thank you very much.
The video is a three minutes resumée of the fifteen minutes presentation.
The man climbing the stage towards the end grabbed a
#sanshin (which was not properly tuned for this song 😂) and accompanied me for the last minutes 🤗
#
utasanshin #
沖縄民謡 #
唄三線
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