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Tosa Tango

from Hazama by Mitsune

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This is a rearrangement of Tosa no Sunayama, a folk song about a tsunami in 1340 AD that destroyed parts of Aomori prefecture, killing over 100,000 people. Tosa no Sunayama means “The Sand Dunes of Tosa”. The tsunami created giant sand dunes and left villagers in crippling poverty, causing people to lament, “How we wish these mountains of sand were mountains of rice!” The idea was to translate this tragic traditional song though the dramatic and emotional character of a tango arrangement, with an instrumental lineup of guitar, violin and shamisen, and re-harmonising it with a completely new chord progression. We also experimented with sound design on this track, using percussion SFX and sampled field recordings to emulate ghostly echoes of the past.

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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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