Violin Enka

[Machine Translation] Nippon no Hibiki " Series - The hearts of the people on the melancholy violin. The first three titles of the "Nippon no Hibiki" series, which conveys Japanese folk arts and culture, are now on sale. At the time of the civilization's opening to the outside world, the "Souji-bushi" was sung on the streets instead of speeches by the samurai to show off their liberal and civil rights ideology. Since the songs were sung in the style of speeches, they were also called "enka" ("enka"). It is different from today's enka (amorous songs). Eventually, he began to sing about the world with the accompaniment of violin and other musical instruments, and Toshio Sakurai (1909-1996) was called the "last enka master. This album is a coupling of a live performance at Asakusa Kibatei in 1983 (first time on CD) and a studio recording made in 1992 (both recordings include Kenichi Nagira). Please enjoy the origin of Japanese popular songs. Includes 50 songs, including some never before released on CD.

"ニッポンの響き"シリーズ 民衆の心を哀愁のヴァイオリンにのせて。日本の民俗芸能・文化を伝える"ニッポンの響き"シリーズ第一弾3タイトル発売。文明開化の頃、自由民権思想を誇示するために、壮士が演説の代わりに街頭で唄い始めたのが壮士節。演説調の歌であるため「演歌」とも呼ばれました。今日の演歌(艶歌)とは違います。やがてヴァイオリン等の楽器を自身の伴奏に、世相を唄うようになりますが、その "最後の演歌師" と呼ばれたのが、桜井敏雄 (1909-1996)。このアルバムは、1983年仲間とともに開催した浅草木馬亭でのLIVE (初CD化)と1992年のスタジオ録音をカップリングしたもの (いずれにもなぎら健壱参加)。日本のはやり歌の原点をお楽しみください。初CD化音源含む全50曲収録。