“Suzue” “TAKEDA's Lullaby” just dropped.
“Suzue”s “TAKEDA's Lullaby” just dropped. the music that has been digitally released will be all songs including“TAKEDA's Lullaby”
Rising Above Prejudice
Singer-songwriter Suzue presents a new interpretation of the classic Japanese folk song Takeda's Lullaby. As an actively practicing Shintō priestess, she has adapted this timeless fragment of Japanese musical history to encapsulate the spiritual themes of the modern era of Reiwa - a name chosen to represent a period of "beautiful harmony" among all living things.
Suppressed in popular media for several decades due to its controversial historical themes, Suzue has challenged herself to reveal the universal message of peace that she sees buried within the song's complex emotional tapestry.
The musical arrangement was meticulously constructed by Yoshihiro Tomonari, one of Japan's most talented and revered pianists. Tomonari's innovative arrangement assembles the melody note-by-note, gradually raising the key signature by two semitones, thereby laying the foundation required for Suzue to elevate her message "Rising Above Prejudice" to the listener.
Complementing Tomonari's vigorous piano performance, this work also features koto master Miho Yoshiba, who reveals her decades of mastery over the classic Japanese instrument with a captivating performance on a rare 25-string koto. Normally made with only 13 strings, this precious instrument was stretched to its limits to capture the emotional breadth and depth of the song while still respecting the parsimonious Japanese aesthetic of "wabisabi"- often translated as "subdued, austere beauty".
Also noteworthy are the lyrical verses chosen for this work. As with many folk songs across cultures, there is no single definitive version of Takeda's Lullaby - each interpretation must instead be woven as a historical composite, a conjugation of the artist with the era. In fact, it is said that fourteen distinct verses in total have been passed down over the course of the song's more than century-long history, and from these, six were chosen to represent the artists' vision.
In our modern interconnected world where cultural boundaries are increasingly blurred, this novel interpretation of Takeda's Lullaby was created to highlight our urgent need to recognize and rise above the innate fears and prejudices which lie dormant within all of us - and through its unique orchestration evoking both tenderness and brutality in tandem, the harmony of piano, koto, and vocals reveal the compacted cry for compassion hidden within this timeless masterpiece, as well as its underlying message of hope.
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TAKEDA's Lullaby
Suzue
Relase date：2024-09-09
Studio YUSHIRI
Genre：
New Age /
Folk /
J-POP
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Suzue
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Suzue
Singer/ Song writer, Shinto priestess
Shinto-Priestess (Ono Hachiman Shrine)
Rev.Suzue was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1978, and raised in Tokyo, Aomori and Kobe, Japan. In 2002, she released her first album,"Umashiashikabi", which received critical acclaim in the press. In January 2006, she moved to New York as a goodwill ambassador priestess to propagate Japanese Shinto culture. 2007, She held the recital in Carnegie Hall (NYC), The audience were standing ovation and admired. it proved that there is no border in her musicality. Her concert was successful also in Brazil, Russia, China and Thailand.
She collaborated as a singer on the new album of the Grammy-nominated world-music group 1 Giant Leap, entitled " What About Me? ", which released worldwide in the summer of 2008. She released her 2nd album,"Konohanasakuya", in 2009.
Inspired by her poetic interaction with mountains, rivers, flowers and trees, she sings about the relationship between nature and humans, as well as the inner dimensions of human nature, so as to kindle in the people of Japan and around the world a sense of awe and appreciation for life.
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