kuniburi-no-utamai:
accompanied vocal music and dance of indigenous
origin employed in Imperial and Shinto ceremony
DVD 2: Azuma-asobi (37min.), Kume-mai (20min.)
Video-recorded here in full form for the
first time are two important pieces
from the kuniburi-no-utamai repertoire. Both are reconstructed modern-day
descendants of songs and dances presented
to the anciant Imperial court
by inhabitants of outlying provinces, as
evidence of their loyalty to the
throne. Both are performed at Shinto ceremonies,
and only rarely in public
by the musicians of the Imperial Palace.
Azuma-asobi Kume-mai
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started 1999.12.25.
final update 2007.09.20.
wall paper courtesy of
Kiyodoh
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