Hey Jude and Yesterday with Japanese instrument

[lijey870804]

Hey Jude!!

[SuperErmine]

Whoo! He's GOOD!

[minnesodawalesjamesb]

Impressive, but the musical instrument is not really JAPANESE instrument. It's 篳篥，Chinese：bi li ；Korean：Piri；Japanese：hichi riki . Ancient Chinese borrowed this from Nomadic people in Middle Asia, then passed it to Japan through Korea.

[Leatootskirootsboot]

@minnesodawalesjamesb just because it didn't come from japan doesn't mean it's not japanese....since it's become part of their traditional culture, this instrument is still japanese regardless of where they came from.

[minnesodawalesjamesb]

@Leatootskirootsboot fine

[minnesodawalesjamesb]

@Leatootskirootsboot Fine, but I mean, you just can't say Saxophone is an American instrument or German instrument or belongs to any countries right? I don't think instrument really have a "nationality", the music styles have, players have, but instruments have not, eventhough it associated with certain cultures. Everybody can use any of them, they are for every body, especially the instrument originally from an extencted culture.

[Leatootskirootsboot]

@minnesodawalesjamesb so there you go, you just helped me prove my point. i'm glad we agree on this XD

[minnesodawalesjamesb]

@Leatootskirootsboot exactly, I am not oppose to anybody, just dont like the silly title of "Japanese Instrument". It's an instrument, no nationality. That's it

[webcamfan2569]

Could someone tell me what kind of Japanese instrument it is. THX :)

~webcamfan2569

[fannyprz]

@webcamfan2569 hichiriki  instrument

[thebroadarrow]

nice enjoyed that,,,TA,,,

[allabouttheimpulse]

sounds like its hard to keep it in tune! the guys good though.... too bad the arrangement is cheesy as hell

[WhiteAbenaki]

@allabouttheimpulse not only cheesy but kitschy in the highest degree.

[maxdiiwa]

@AmericanPowerBase

It is Japanese traditional recorder Hichiriki. We have used it over than 1000 years (probably 1300 years).

[shiyakuhatikozou]

最高です♪

[ImperialSorcerer]

洋楽と純邦楽の融合ですね。

[ElasticGiraffe]

Oh my gosh. It sounds so much like a soprano sax... but it looks so different. It's so tiny! o.O

[sheep1chaser]

トーギさん、STOP！！

[thegreatestbak]

i just gotta say, i dont like this. maybe if i heard what it sound slike with traditional music id change my mind...but honestly this awful.

[Rich7714]

Wow, this is amazing! Great performance!

[VIBEZ171]

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[444mariam]

brawoooooooo

[edmame]

tohgi hideki was just on Mr. Brain episode 4. very nice (relaxing) speaking voice!

[goldenfinger2000]

haha I want this instrument so bad..

sounds like a mini-saxophone and easier to learn perhaps...

[ayanuhito]

actually it's easier than saxophone and a bit harder than larger armenian turkish may(dudouk). it's too small so needing some breathing techniques. just as saxophone is too large requiring much breaths. middle is always the best.

[goldenfinger2000]

Yeah but all instruments have their own unique sounds that compensate for the requirements of little or large amounts of breaths required.

Anyway, this instrument sounds beautiful.

[143art]

at first when i heard it, it sound like a saxphone, i didnt realize it wasnt until i looked at the video...love to get it but i think these instrument take time to learn them...

[seanbone54]

a Japanese Kenny G!!!!!

[alkimaple]

The instument is called Hichiriki, and is one of the oldest reed instruments of the world. Analysis showed that the sound of Hichiriki is closer to the human voice than to that of the "intruments", but it has not been clearly understood why.

[randomgirl05]

Awesome as Hell

[suicuna18]

Wow. kool flute!

[ogurimushitaro]

He, Tohgi Hideki, was born in the family which has been serving Emperor for playing ancient Japanese music. The instruments he was trained to play and his ancestors themselves possibly came from central asia to Japan thousands years ago.

[InstrumentManiac]

it was like a sopranino saxophone but with more raw power. SO AWESOME!

[dbadagna]

Can you tell us more about this musician?

[comeXonXeileen]

beautiful