Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2004

The Chrysanthemum and the Song: Music, Memory, and Identity in the South American Japanese Diaspora


Audio Examples to Accompany Book

01 - "El Cóndor Pasa".
Peruvian song. Performed by Dale A. Olsen (shakuhachi) and Sigiberto Velásquez (kena) in concert. Centro Cultural Peruano Japonés.
Lima, Peru. June 24, 1996.
02 - Sakura.
Japanese song. Performed by Dale A. Olsen (shakuhachi) and Sigiberto Velásquez (kena) in concert. Centro Cultural Peruano Japonés.
Lima, Peru. June 24, 1996.
03 - Tanko Bushi
Japanese min'yo. Performed by Akira Yamura (vocals), Dale A. Olsen (shakuhachi), live drummers providing the rhythmical accompaniment, and pre-recorded cassette tape that includes shamisen and guitar, during a Bon odori rehearsal with forty dancers.
Baurú, Brazil. August 10, 1993.
04 - "Etenraku Hyojo".
Japanese gagaku. Performed by the Tenri-kyo Gagaku Ensemble in concert at the Bunka Kyokai.
São Paulo, Brazil. July 17, 1981.
05 - "Haru no Umi".
Japanese shinkyoku composition by Michio Miyagi. Performed by Tomoi Inoki (Yamada-ryu koto) and Dale A. Olsen (Western Flute) in concert at the University of São Paulo.
August 20, 1981.
06 - Sagariha no Kyoku
Japanese shakuhachi honkyoku. Performed by Tsuna Iwami Baikyoku V (shakuhachi) and Julio Kobayashi (shakuhachi). Tsuna Iwami's home.
São Paulo. June 26, 1981.
07 - Shika no Tone
Japanese shakuhachi honkyoku. Performed by Tsuna Iwami Baikyoku V (shakuhachi) and Julio Kobayashi (shakuhachi). Tsuna Iwami's home.
São Paulo, Brazil. June 26, 1981.
08 - "Ariette,"
for flute and piano, by Tsuna Iwami. Performed by Dale A. Olsen (flute) and Leonidas Lipovetski (piano) in concert. Dohnanyi Recital Hall, Florida State University.
Tallahassee, Florida. November 7, 1984.
09 - "Itsuki no Komoriuta".
Performed by "Coral Ashibue," directed by Ken'ichi Yamakawa and accompanied by Tomoi Inoki and her koto ensemble, Tomoi-Kai (five koto), in concert (the rather somewhat disruptive intonation of one particular singer is caused by a Nikkei lady sitting next to me in the audience, who was constantly singing along to the music).
July 12, 1981.
10 - "Hokkaido Kogi Uta".
Japanese min'yo. Performed by Satoshi Ishikawa (vocal) and accompanied by other members of Kakkoku Nippon Min’yo Kyokai (shakuhachi, shamisen, taiko, and chorus) in concert at the Bunkyo Kyokai.
São Paulo, Brazil. June 21, 1981.
11 - "Kuroda Bushi".
Japanese min'yo. Performed by Ken'ichi Fukuda (vocal and shamisen) and Dale A. Olsen (shakuhachi) in rehearsal.
Londrina, Brazil. August 4, 1993.
12 - "Shitinen-Go-No".
Japanese Engeki. Performed by Teruo Koizumi (vocal) and other members of Seishi Engiki Kenkyu Kai (shamisen) in concert at the Bunkyo Kyokai.
São Paulo, Brazil. June 21, 1981.
13 - "Kagi-Ya-De-Fu Bushi," "Una Bushi," and “Nagariha Bushi".
Okinawan Nomura-ryu koten music. Performed by Nomura-ryu Ongaku Kyokai, Argentine Shibu (eight sanshin, fue, kucho, taiko, and shime-daiko), directed by Eiguchi Choko, in concert at the Salón de Té, Jardín Japonés.
Buenos Aires, Argentina. June 26, 1993.
14 - El Cóndor Pasa.
Peruvian song. Performed by Toshiko Nezu (Paraguayan harp) and Dale A. Olsen (shakuhachi) in concert at the Salón Nikkei.
Asunción, Paraguay. July 23, 1993.
15 - Pájaro Choqüi.
Paraguayan song. Performed by Toshiko Nezu (Paraguayan harp) and Dale A. Olsen (shakuhachi) in concert at the Salón Nikkei.
Asunción, Paraguay. July 23, 1993.
16 - Sakura.
Japanese popular song. Performed my Madre Magdalena Kanno (taishogoto) in rehearsal.
Santa Cruz, Bolivia. March 29, 2001.
17 - Shakuhachi improvisation on "Summertime"
by George Gershwin. Performed by Dale A. Olsen (shakuhachi) in concert. Centro Social Japonés.
Santa Cruz, Bolivia. March 29, 2001.
18 - Shika no Tone.
Japanese shakuhachi honkyoku. Performed by Dale A. Olsen in concert. Centro Social Japonés.
Santa Cruz, Bolivia. March 29, 2001.
19 - Sokaku-reibo
Japanese shakuhachi honkyoku. Performed by Dale A. Olsen in concert. Centro Social Japonés.
Santa Cruz, Bolivia. March 29, 2001.
20 - Akatombo.
Japanese song. Performed by Hitoshi Imaizumi (voice), Chisato Makita (violin), Dale A. Olsen (shakuhachi), and Ikuko Tanaka (piano) in concert. Centro Social Japonés.
Santa Cruz, Bolivia. March 29, 2001.

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