Comme ça du Japon

It’s the intention that really matters. If I can appreciate the intention of the person who gave me this CD, I can’t figure out the intention of the designer Nicolas Maternik. This CD produced by Vox Terrae is a compilation of japanese songs for children played by a group of japanese artists. The lyrics and […]

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This is your 16th french stereo trip for Japan ! Your destination is 佐原の大祭 (SaWara No TaiSai) “the Great Festival of Sawara”. The singularity of this festival lead to the attribution of the title of 国指定重要無形民俗文化財 (Kuni ShiTei JûYô MuKei MinZoku BunKaZai) “national important cultural heritage”. This podcast invites you […]

This is the 14th episode of Comme ça du Japan’s french podcast, your stereophonic trip for Japan. In this episode, I invite you to discover 三味線 (ShaMiSen) “Shamisen”, a traditional japanese instrument in-between a guitar and a lute. This episode contains 津軽三味線 (TsuGaru ShaMiSen) “Tsugaru Shamisen” performances, published with the authorization of brother and sisters […]

On April 1st, I said that this blog was over. For those who care, that was probably the longest april fool I have ever made. Anyway, I will try to continue updating the english version as well in the hope that english readers find it interesting. What I am trying to do is share some […]