Sado Okesa
佐渡おけさ
| [Genre] | Min'yo |
| [School] | Min'yo |
Sado Okesa appears on the following albums
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 | Flower Dance - Japanese Folk Melodies | |
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This piece stems from a folk song of Niigata. Its melody was probably brought from Kyushi, the southernmost island; many similar melodies were set to different words and are familiar to today's listeners. Sado kesa describes the small island of Sado where criminals were transported.
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| Folk Songs with Shakuhachi |
Shakuhachi : Kamiyama Tensui I | |
| Koto Melodies of Japan - Hogaku Yonin no Kai (The Four Players Group) |
Koto : Yazaki Akiko Koto : Gotō Sumiko Shakuhachi : Kitahara Kōzan II Koto : Kikuchi Teiko |
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Near the Japan Sea coast of the middle part of the Japanese mainland there is a small island called Sado Island. In the old days it was famous for being an exiles' island and for its gold mine. Sado-Okesa is the most popular song among the people of this island. In the Bon Festival in summer the islanders form a circle and sing this song, dancing elegantly. The Festival is a traditional Japanese event when the dead's souls were once believed to return to this world. In the present days the festival still exists as a kind of recreation. The above-mentioned Awa-Odori and Kiso-Bushi, too, are danced in this festival.
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| Melody of Japan - Brightness of Summer |
Koto : Pro Musica Nipponia | |
| Memories of My Home |
Shakuhachi : Riley Kōho Lee |
| Minyo Meijin Series Watanabe Kidō |
Shakuhachi : Watanabe Kidō | |
| Minyo Shakuhachi no Shirabe |
Shakuhachi : Kubota Yōhō | |
| Nihon Minyo - Shakuhachi Tokusen Shu - 2 |
Shakuhachi : Kamiyama Tensui I | |
| Shakuhachi Min'yo - Furusato no Uta - Vol 1 |
Shakuhachi : Yashita Isamu | |
| Shakuhachi no Shirabe - Hietsuki Bushi |
Shakuhachi : Miyata Kōhachirō | |
| Shakuhachi, Shamisen no Shirabe; Nihon no Minyo - 2 |
Shakuhachi : Yoneya Iwao | |
| Shakuhachi/ Kaze no Tabi - Volume 4 |
Shakuhachi : Suzuki Jofū Shakuhachi : Yamashita Mufū Shakuhachi : Saeki Shōfū | |
| Tokusen Shakuhachi Minyo |
Shakuhachi : Yoneya Iwao | |