Music Lab. ONE NATION [NEO-KABUKI]

HANAGUMI-Shibai

The group is famous for Neo-KABUKI style play. I wrote songs for their plays, "Tensyu-Monogatari", "Hanagumi-Wodori 97" and "Cleopatra". The songs are contemporary music like house, rap, techno, funk, etc., with some kinds of Japanese traditional taste.

Official www page of the group : http://www.copula.com/hanagumi/

hanagumi-LOGO The following sound files are typical samples for their plays.

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TENSYU-monogatari "Ghost in Castle" written by Kyoka Izumi
Title Comment Real Audio

Spear master Typical HEAVY-METAL ROCK!!
A consept of sound in this play was based on Rock with Japanese taste.

Ending theme Exotic atmosphere with Konchiki and Noh-kan
Guitar sound of the latter part was similiar to The Rolling Stones.

Spaceship Is all sound rock?
No. This is HOUSE

Samurai Complete parody of P*** F***d

Salon The former part is GAGAKU-like atmosphere
Character of Hichiriki's tone (Hichiriki is used in Japanese traditional music, GAGAKU) was similiar to that of muted trumpet.

Copyright: 1997 by Akira Sakamoto, Hanagumi-shibai & Grass Fruits All Rights reserved.

TENSYU-monogatari	"Ghost in Castle" written by Kyoka Izumi
Title	Comment	Real Audio
Spear master	Typical HEAVY-METAL ROCK!! A consept of sound in this play was based on Rock with Japanese taste.
Ending theme	Exotic atmosphere with Konchiki and Noh-kan Guitar sound of the latter part was similiar to The Rolling Stones.
Spaceship	Is all sound rock? No. This is HOUSE
Samurai	Complete parody of P* F*d
Salon	The former part is GAGAKU-like atmosphere Character of Hichiriki's tone (Hichiriki is used in Japanese traditional music, GAGAKU) was similiar to that of muted trumpet.
Copyright: 1997 by Akira Sakamoto, Hanagumi-shibai & Grass Fruits All Rights reserved.

	Title	Comment
Hanagumi-Wodori 97	Dance performance 97
	Trad. festival	Main theme of this performance. Songs were based on Bon-dance. Similiar relation of singing to Kechak in Bari.
	Woshichi	Groove with gamlan taste
	Yuki	'80th P-Funk like groove with Japanese traditional song, JIUTA
	Ryukyu dance	Shamisen & Tokiwazu (Japanese traditional story-telling song) with heavy groove
	Copyright: 1997 by Akira Sakamoto, Hanagumi-shibai & Grass Fruits All Rights reserved.

	Title	Comment
Cleopatra	Cleopatra
	Making Love	It consists of voices of a tribe in Africa with Kokyu and Futozao-Shamisen, Japanese traditional instruments, played by Yumi.
	Gone to heaven	The SKA! with melody of a famous Gidayu music, cho-no Michiyuki, Yumi played the Futozao.
	Lovers	A combination of Kabuki rhythm and Indian Tabla, Japanese taste mixed with Indian and mid-east atmosphere.
	Sketch01	Slow, silent and ambient
	Disco KAGEN-aikata	Kagen-aikata is a typical background song in Gidayu. Yumi played the Gidayu style Futozao, then it was arrenged to Disco sound with melancholic strings.
	Copyright: 1997 by Akira Sakamoto, Hanagumi-shibai & Grass Fruits All Rights reserved.

	Title	Comment
SHISHI(lion) dance	GEISHA-play
	SHISIH dance	SHISHI (lion) is an imaginery animal with holly power.His dance played by one or several persons is often seen at a lot of traditional festivals in Japan. A GEISHA play was held by HANAGUMI-Shibai and I wrote a song of SHISHI dance for the play.It was based on a traditional rhythm pattern with Japanese drums and Japanese flute.
	Copyright: 1998 by Hanagumi-shibai & Akira Sakamoto All Rights reserved.