Shizuoka PrefectureNaka-ku, Hamamatsu

Lecture & concert that connects Amami's Shima-uta and Shimauta (Okinawan music)

~Connecting thoughts and traditions to the future~

  • Music
  • Real-life event

Schedule

2022.03.05(土)

Open:14:00 Start:15:00

Venue

Shizuoka University of Art and Culture 〒430-0929 2-1-1 Chuo Shizuoka Prefecture Naka-ku, Hamamatsu-shi

Charge

Admission fee free

Contents

Cast: Kazumon Niigento/Kengo Roku/Ken Muramatsu

We will play from traditional sima uta to new island songs, and think about the future of Amami Oshima through music, together with a talk about the cultural inheritance of Amami Oshima, which was designated as a World Natural Heritage Site in 2021.

NIIMOTO Kazufumi
Born in Amami Oshima Island. After working at the city hall, “Let's learn the old wisdom of Amami Oshima and make a living today!” Opened a hands-on Murufiel Seminar school with the theme of He also formed a music unit A-pulse with Ken Muramatsu in order to regain the original playful spirit of Shima-uta. Representative of Meguru Meguru (one company)

Fumotokengo
Born in Naze, Amami Oshima Island. Operates a live house and a radio station in Amami Oshima Island. Acting as an air shop on the island, transmitting sound waves and radio waves under the theme of “Island Identity,” which I can be proud of being born and raised on the island. ARMINER PROJECT/ROADHOUSE ASIVI Representative Director NPO DI! Representative Director (Amami FM Broadcasting Director) Cabinet Office Regional Revitalization Missionary

Muramatsu Takeshi
Pianist, composer, and shamisen player. Born in Tokyo. Guided by butterflies, songs, and the spiritual world, he moved the base of music production to Amami and established the Keen Moon Label. It constantly transmits new music from the island to the world, including the expression of shamisen as a solo instrument. He works as an essayist in commercials and anime music productions, personalities for Amami FM and K-mix, and monthly piano.

Advance applications are required

Contact

Regional Cooperation Office, Shizuoka University of Art and Culture

TEL:053-457-6105