7. コキリコ節 — Kokiriko bushi (Air des bâtons de bambou)

[misiekwaw]

It is fantastic, I have never been to Japan but it moves/stimulate my imagination so much, that i feels i already have my own traditional Japan inside my home:)

[NIGIRIYA96]

no! this song is 「こきりこ唄」（kokiriko uta).

[lovelymagiceyes012]

Part of creating the glory of ancient music is also to make the pop culture exclusive in its portrayal. Obviously there would have been a pop culture existing at the time, however, how do you effectively portray that? It is part of the challenge. Things like wisdom and etiquette, are portrayed, but if it were pop music of the time, the energy may have been enormous on such an occasion.

[LeixVonStewart]

Where is the kokiriko?

[Hikikomori013]

Apparently, it's the percussion instrument the standing woman is playing. A considerably different version than the one in your video, to be sure, but terminology in older folk instruments is a very flexible concept. Wildly different instruments sometimes have the same name, while identical instruments have completely different names in different locations.

Folk instruments are a fun but sometimes frustrating hobby.

[numofan]

@LeixVonStewart: it's simple clappers; not the "kokiriko" that's in your video.

[JunianoUY]

This takes you back into the ancient Asia.. I love it

[Makkaru111]

その調子

[loupywuff]

Very pretty melody.

[pro102]

zauroczony ;)

[makimakis41]

とてもよいです

[si6dayz]

Yes!

[bohemianxjoniixsophi]

i loved it! :)

[Eidola]

A lot of asian folk music sound the same.. whoa. Viet folk music sounds kinda like this. O_o

[dorvaria]

gorgeous. elegant. passionate. lovely.

[TheGardenGnome]

Really beautiful !

[DARUMAdoll]

Beautiful.

[namisan777]

Back in the day the japanese discriminated against people who played Taiko drum or made them. Anyone that actually that worked with leather. They were a lower class of people in Japan called the Burakumin. Read "The Japan we never knew" By David Suzuki & Ken Keibo

[ijillpoopoo]

korean traditional singing has a similar voice, if y'all didn't know

[Pochinu]

Uh.. Is this a Japanese Tradision Music?? O.o It sounded like that, If not sorry! But I just loved it xD

[itekisan]

I always find that in those old bushi songs there is a lot of similarities to Native American culture.

[spider5566]

Japan??

[artistesassocies2]

Japan in Paris...

[namidakeychi]

is this コキリコ節、right?

[artistesassocies2]

This is コキリコ節、you'right !

[Akemi510]

she duznt evn play the taiko (is it a taiko drum?) drum rite in front of her. no ofens, its just, y did they evn put the drum in front of her?

[Lostfaith1980]

For other songs obviously. You dont really think they performed just one song at the venue did you? Think before you speak next time.

[kurohune07]

Very nice. I learned folk art today.

[sublimityeternal]

i like the quavering quality in her lyrics..traditional japanese folk is really emotional.

[bringmeham]

um they have the same music as us to just in a different language smart ones

[HypnotistFox]

I can say one thing,try listening to japanese rap! its actually pretty good,you can easily compare it to early "gangster" rap and not to what we have today. *Sigh* Rap has really gone downhill. xD

[bintoooi]

as old as it gets??many asian,indian and african cultural groups have been playing musical instruments for more than 2 millenium...unfortunately country is not as old as it seems

[tkjones01]

We have folk songs?? with 200 yrs of history i think country music is as old as it gets

[HypnotistFox]

Lucky. :P Its Japanese folk music. You'd probably see Japanese people looking at our folk rock and going..Wtf is this shit? XD

[Millard3]

ya, definitely bro. i could see some Japanese people tryin to figure our music out.

[Millard3]

wtf man. not cool

[si6dayz]

Very nice

[Millard3]

yes. someone who understands the lyrical value of contemporary Japanese folk songs. I'm glad you commented nicely. Most other people comment harshly out of their own ignorance.

[si6dayz]

I like most any asian music, just the sound of it is different