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Fusako no Hula

from Hazama by Mitsune

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Fusako no Hula or “Fusako’s Hula” is dedicated to band member Youka’s grandma, Fusako Yamaguchi, who passed away in 2020. Youka tells the story below:

“I started writing this song after attending her funeral in Japan, just before the pandemic kicked off. I’d spent a week in her apartment in Osaka, poring over her photo albums. Her travels to Hawaii took up a serious chunk of the photo albums – these were clearly some of her best memories. She loved Hawaiian culture and even joined a hula dancing club in her elderly years, performing in community venues around Osaka.

When I got back to Berlin I knew I had to write a song for her. She helped me to buy my very first shamisen, the instrument I learned on, so it felt like a full circle moment to be writing her a song on shamisen. Through this song, I honour my matriarchs and attempt to tell their stories, as well as my own.”

Fusako no Hula begins with a sunny, gentle, ukulele-style sway, then explodes into a Tarantino-esque Japanese surf rock odyssey. The lyrics at the end of the song belong to an old Japanese lullaby that Youka’s Mum would sing during childhood, a peaceful send-off to end the journey.

lyrics

ねんねんころりよ　おころりよ。
ぼうやはよい子だ　ねんねしな。
ぼうやのお守りは　どこへ行った。
あの山こえて　里へ行った。
里のみやげに　何もろうた。
でんでん太鼓に　笙の笛。

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from Hazama, released February 18, 2022

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Mitsune is an all-female shamisen trio based in Berlin, with members from Japan, Australia & Germany. Joined by a rhythm section of percussion and double bass, Mitsune mixes Japanese folk songs with eastern blues, jazz, rock and cinematic music influences. ... more

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