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Kaigara Bushi

from Hazama by Mitsune

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about

This is originally a folk song from Hamamura Onsen, a seaside town in Tottori Prefecture. It was sung by fishermen to comfort themselves as they rowed laboriously, trawling the ocean floor for shellfish (‘Kaigara’ is the shell). We have always loved this song and wanted to create a unique arrangement of it, but had been stuck for months on where to take it. Around that time, we started listening to Tuareg desert blues and got into some Saharan bands – most notably, Les Filles de Illighadad and Tinariwen. We decided to develop the song in this direction, and although it would seem that a seaside fishing song couldn’t be further from the Sahara, we discovered a kindred heartbeat and injected it into this track. We had so much fun recording the vocals for this one.. perhaps we should have a whiskey sponsorship ;)

lyrics

何の因果で 貝殻漕ぎなろうた
〔カワイヤノー カワイヤノ〕
色は黒うなる 身はやせる
ヤサホーエヤ ホーエヤエー
ヨイヤサノ サッサ
ヤンサノエー ヨイヤサノ サッサ

押せよ押せ押せ 港が見える
〔カワイヤノー カワイヤノ〕
押せば港が 近くなる
ヤサホーエヤ ホーエヤエー
ヨイヤサノ サッサ
ヤンサノエー ヨイヤサノ サ
ヤサホーエヤ ホーエヤエー
ヨイヤサノ サッサ
ヤンサノエー ヨイヤサノ サッサ

ヤサホーエヤ ホーエヤエー
ヨイヤサノ サッサ
ヤンサノエー ヨイヤサノ サ
ヤサホーエヤ ホーエヤエー
ヨイヤサノ サッサ
ヤンサノエー ヨイヤサノ サッサ

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from Hazama, released February 18, 2022

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Mitsune Berlin, Germany

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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