RESONANCES OF CHINDON-YA
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  • Home
  • About
  • Reviews
  • Media
    • Prologue
    • Introduction
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3
    • Chap 3 Map 1
    • Chap 3 Map 2
    • Chapter 4
    • Chapter 5
    • Epilogue
  • Links
  • Buy the book

Chapter 1

1) p.38   Genealogical Performance: Public "Listening Party" at Yōrōdō, Asakusa, Tokyo
Hayashi Kojiro and Takada Yosuke discuss an old recording at the microphones.
Chindon-ya gather to share field recordings and cassette tape collections, listening and discussing in front of an audience.
Chindon-ya from all around Japan have gathered to share their field recordings and cassette tape collections, listening and discussing older chindon-ya recordings in front of an audience. The event was organized in conjunction with the All Japan Chindon Expo. Left: Hayashi Kōjirō and Takada Yōsuke discussing an old recording. (August 31, 2007, Tokyo)

2) p.45   Jinta no Yūbe, Ishinomaki (Northeast Japan) 
The jinta band Ōsawa Gakutai performs a waltz and Takesu (see Prologue 1). See description of their distinct performance on p. 47. Field recordings by the author. 
The jinta band Osawa Gakutai performs a waltz and Takesu.

3) p. 50-55 Horyū (flow/art of walking) Workshop with Chindon Tsūshinsha, Osaka
An example of a workshop where Hayashi demonstrates and philosophizes embodied heterophony through careful attention to footwork.

HoryuWorkshop_Subtitled from marie on Vimeo.