This composition will be performed at the concert in Meguro, Tokyo on June 24, 2021. One of my personal favorite books is a translation of the 18th-century Chinese novel "A Dream of Red Mansions" into English. The translation is unique because the British and Chinese couple who translated it was aware of both the traditions in English literature from as far back as the Shakespearean period as well as the traditions in ancient Chinese poetry. Each Chinese character (known as Kanji in Japan) have their own historical background and hidden meanings which function similar to metaphors in the English language but cannot be translated to a different language. The English language also has meanings from its own tradition that sometimes seem superficial when it is translated into languages such as Japanese because it comes from a very different historical and traditional background. The farther apart the cultural backgrounds are, the more it is difficult to understand things in the same way.
I was raised in New York City in the English language. My first stepfather with whom I lived from my second year in primary school till the end of middle school was Persian and my second stepfather was British. Life experiences form the backbone of one's artistic creations, so I wound up writing music and poetry that is very personal and unique to my own life. This concert includes "They sat on two bamboo stools and gazed at the moon and its reflection in the lake", in a Japanese translation I made from the English translation of the Chinese traditional poetry section in an episode of "A Dream of Red Mansions". This is the English language version. -------------- The group Yumemakura brings together the different feelings behind traditions. They present the possibility of creating new styles and a new culture.
--------------------------------------- Performers:
Yumemakura:
Ayuo (Vocals, Guitar, Bouzouki, lyrics and music) Akikazu Nakamura (Shakuhachi, compositions) Junzo Tateiwa (Percussion) Mizuyo Komiya (25-string Koto)
Guests: Yoko Ueno(Vocals, Accordion, Bass) Amin (Vocalist, Persian Classical Singer) Morgan Fisher (Keyboards, Electronics)
Meguro Persimmon Hall's Small Hall https://www.persimmon.or.jp/en/
advanced booking: 3800 yen
4500 yen at the door
students: 2000 yen
A special advanced booking set featuring the 2019 CD "Outside Society" 5500 yen
For advance bookings, email: yumemakura2020@gmail.com For information telephone Office Sound Pot: 03-5374-8373