Taiko Okinawa (Eisa) at JAK-JAPAN MATSURI, MONAS
Posted by: u-maku in エイサー, tags: eisa performance, jak-japan matsuri
Haa~iyaa~hiyaa~saa~saa~!!! Omatsuri da~!!
It’s HIYAA~SAA~SAA’s time!
Free your spirit by chanting “hiyaa~saa~saa~” and doing “kachashi” (informal free flowing dance by upward twirling of the hands) TOGETHER, accompanied by the movements of eisa and the beating of taiko.
The ancestors of Okinawa believed that taiko was a way to connect people among nations. Up to now, it is a way to bring people together in a grand vision of harmony.
Time:
October 11, 2009 (sunday).
4.25 p.m – 5.55 p.m: Okinawa Eisa by U-maku Eisa Shinka Indonesia.
Get ready!! Prepare your “hiyaa~saa~saa~”!! Shake your body with J-Dangdut!!
7.30 p.m – 8.30 p.m: Sing Out Asia (N’Jami).
Sing Out Asia promotes the idea of united youth of Asia through the music. N’Jami as one of Sing Out Asia’s music group combines Eisa-drum, Sanshin, and music instruments from the Shells and Corals into a rumbling voice of the sea. N’Jami means God of Sea in Okinawa.
N’JAMI and U-MAKU EISA SHINKA INDONESIA will have an attractive COLLABORATION in the last part of N’Jami performance. So, puts your hands in the air!! And let’s do “kachashi”!!
Venue:
MONAS (National Monument),
Jl. Silang Monas, Jakarta
Occasion:
Closing of JAK-JAPAN MATSURI.
October 11, 2009. 1 p.m – 9.30 p.m
Oedo SukerokuTaiko Jakarta | Choir | Karaoke Competition | Cosplay | Mochi Tsuki | Ensemble Flute Music | Yosakoi Soran | Okinawa Eisa | Omikoshi | Galaxy Jazz Band | Hono-o Daiko | Sing Out Asia | Bon Odori | and many more..
Info:
Embassy of Japan in Indonesia
+62 21 31924308 (Mamiko)
jw-jakarta(a)hotmail.co.jp (a) = @
http://www.id.emb-japan.go.jp/matsuri2009
Our taiko drums send forth a wish and a feeling of peace to each individual with an echoing harmony of our sincere appreciation for each and every person.
Hibiku Taiko… Heiwa no Inori…
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