Tokyo Metropolitan PrefectureChuo-ku
Okinawa Sanshin (Three-string guitar) Cultural Succession Project Lecture Concert “Shimano Sound”
Exploring the future of Sanshin through research and performance
- Music
- Real-life event
Schedule
2026.03.28（土）
Open：13:30 Start：14:00 End：16:30
Charge
Admission fee 5000 yen (All seats reserved)
Contents
Cast: Aragaki Toshimichi (Ryukyuan classical music) /Oyakawa OYAKAWA Haruka (Ryukyuan classical music) /Nakasone NAKASONE Hajime (Okinawan folk music) /Maeda Hiromi (Okinoerabu folk song) /Toyosato Miho (Yaeyama old folk music song/old song) /Owatari Taikai (Yaeyama old folk music song/old song) /Yamazato Shizuka (dance)
Speaker: Nakamine Miki (Okinawa Prefecture Sanshin (Three-string guitar) Production Cooperative Association) /Endo Mina (Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts) /Yamada Noriko (University of the Ryukyus) /Mori Takashi (Yamaha Corporation) /Inaoka Ayako (Yamaha Corporation)
The “Okinawa Sanshin (Three-string guitar) Cultural Succession Project,” in which the Okinawa Prefecture Sanshin (Three-string guitar) Production Business Cooperative Association, Okinawa Prefectural University of Art, the Ryukyu University, the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum, and Yamaha participate, aims to solve social issues related to Sanshin (Three-string guitar) and its culture, such as material depletion and lack of successors, by scientifically researching Sanshin (Three-string guitar) materials, craftsmanship, sounds, expressions, etc. This time, a lecture concert will be held with an introduction to the joint research and expert explanations with performances by the performers who will lead the next generation. A research panel exhibition will also be held.
Part 1: Lectures
I will introduce the background of the beginning of the project, awareness of issues related to tradition succession, the roles of each, and joint research efforts so far.
Part 2: Explanation and demonstration by experts
Listen to songs representative of the region while focusing on the tone, tone, and differences in the sanshin used.
Ryukyuan classical music: dance “Inamazun Bushi”, solo song “Akada Wind Festival”, solo song “Nakakaze (Niyo)”
Okinawan folk music: “Samurai without Abandoned Domain,” “Nostalgic Hometown,” “Hiyakamichi Bushi,” and “Nakuni to Yamahara Bingan...”
Okinoerabu folk songs: “Lullaby,” “Ichikya Bushi,” “Saisai Bushi,” and “Earabu Lily Flower”
Yaeyama old folk music and old songs: “Red Horse Festival”, dances “Mafferati Bushi Tosui” and “Tubarama”
Capacity：333 people
Performers
Contact
Yamaha Corporation Research and Development Management Division
Inquiry form：https://inquiry.yamaha.com/contact/?act=56&lcl=ja_JP