| Item Number | 29011 |
| Item Name | [CD] Yoko Fujimoto x Kodo “Yume no Utsutsu-Tales from Sado Island” |
| Price in Japan | 3,000 YEN |
| Price Outside Japan | 2,727 YEN |
Vocalist Yoko Fujimoto is a founding member of Kodo who has told stories through song for 45 years to date. “Yume no Utsutsu” is her first vocal album collaboration with the Kodo ensemble. Throughout her daily life on Sado Island and her days at Kodo Village, Yoko has enjoyed moving encounters with people and folk tales. Set to music by Kodo and special guests Shunsuke Kimura and Shoko Kikutake, this eclectic collection of songs will share some of those treasured episodes with the world. The entire album was recorded at Kodo Village on Sado Island.
—Message from Yoko Fujimoto—
“Yume no Utsutsu means ‘dreamlike reality.’ The 45 years that I’ve lived on Sado Island along with Kodo has been just that, and that time has gone by in a flash. Each one of these songs is filled with my feelings of deep emotion and gratitude towards all the encounters I’ve been blessed with to date. I hope you enjoy them all.”
Listen to samples of all 15 tracks here: https://www.kodo.or.jp/discography/od023_ja.html (Japanese webpage)
Tracklist
- Kono Mine no
- Anju Zushio Monogatari
- Wasurena-gusa
- Nen Nen Neko no…
- Mukou no Yama e
- Sesui-ji Bata kara
- Shiiya no Kannon-sama
- Yasae-bushi
- Hito wa Koi Koi
- Manarah [Based on “Sinbad’s Adventures” Theme Song/Japan Colombia]
- Ondeko Wakashu
- Ogi Otsu-e
- Hana no Kotohogi
- Furyu Kudoki-bushi
- Kodo-mura Dondo-yaki no Uta
Featuring:
Kodo Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble (Yoko Fujimoto, Yoshikazu Fujimoto, Yoshie Abe, Kenta Nakagome, Yuta Sumiyoshi, Ryoma Tsurumi, Reo Kitabayashi)
Guest Artists: Shunsuke Kimura (bamboo flute, shamisen [Japanese lute]), Shoko Kikutake (koto [Japanese harp])
Recorded: At Kodo Village in March 2020