Umekichi traditional Japanese music SXSW

[@yoka955]

there gestures are so polite. the way they gracefully nod there heads to and fro.....

[@jiseri]

Voice of a Geisha Doll is the name of the album. There are a few more. You can download that one on amazon or itunes.

[@City-Hunter]

The best japanese song i ever heard, it just blows my mind...

[@yoka955]

japanese culture is so unique and mysterious at times.....i luv it!

[@vanillabeanbean]

I am Japanese and I was happy to see this on youtube I hope that you post more videos like this one

[@AvantiVideo]

it was SXSW Austin 2006, (South by Southwest) Japan nite.

[@redbloof]

I LOVE JAPANESE MUSIC!!!

[@olivernolte]

This is beautiful! This makes me want to go back to Japan

[@thephilosopherkartik]

Beautiful. The Gion Kouta (ballad of Gion) in the beginning was very beautifully performed.

[@olivernolte]

Beautiful...reminds me of when I went to Japan...

[@Emmanueldm]

I Love Japan, I love Japenese People, I love SUSHI, and I love their music :) Amazing Culture.

[@kjkj927]

So cute~ ^0^ I love Japanese culture, too!

[@bloodsucker969]

Very beautiful, wish I could have been there.

[@novozagorec]

Beautiful folklor !

[@alestane]

Umekichi is her name.

[@svartaard]

this is just damn fantastic..

[@Blackthorne369]

@AvantiVideo I accidently clinked the 'Thumbs Down' on this comment. Pay NO ATTENTION TO IT! I'm very glad you uploaded this! Sorry! Sumimasen!

[@xthia25]

I just love the eternal nippon's grance!

[@Rayossan]

They are very talented!

[@guyslade]

looked very authentic with the drumkit in the back ground

[@kikenna]

That was lovely. I love the dress on the girls dancing around the Geisha. She's lovely too, of course.

[@esteticaalema]

@truesouthcorn Actually Austin is an exception, it has this whole alternative vibe, hippie culture etc. Janis Joplin studied at UT Austin. And whole foods showed up @ Austin. That's why Austin is so cool: it combines Texas' hospitality with Austin's alternative culture :-)

[@xdrkcat916x]

I really like the traditional music.

[@realvegeta13]

yoooo :P they doing a lot of thing seriusly you got to see the movue ''memory of a geisha'' its so good bha i hope you'll like it

[@bghomedawg]

This is great. You should come sing and play for our Japanese Spring Festival too

[@orcaan]

Very beautifull play.

[@illmonk]

thanks, i was looking for this type of music. post some more if you have it please

[@hushicho]

The clothes are so short because it looks like the kind of attire one would wear and perform in at matsuri, or festival. These tops with shorts are traditionally worn on those occasions, and often there are group dances like this.

[@StarryKid06]

awesome, you should post some of these uncut

[@goddanmthis]

@truesouthcorn I live in Texas. (: The thing is it's so big that it really depends where you go. It's true that some parts are very conservative. Some are accepting and culturally diverse. Take me for example, I live in San Antonio and I LOVE this music.

[@remonvb]

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[@Calucifer13]

they are even more beautiful when they´re "beautyful" :-)

[@gacktlover23]

she is beautiful! i love japan

[@larry874]

these girls are very beautiful.. and there voice is very good....OHIO U.S.A.

[@pengyou1909]

정말 예쁘네요*^^*

[@Ronindennis]

These are not 'miniskirts', but happi, which are festive jackets worn at matsuri. Happi have been worn since the Tokugawa period, so it's quite traditional.

[@elshisu]

I guess for some japanese, as some japanese may like it as well. Japan is rich and diverse and new generations like funny things as everywhere else... maybe.

[@kobimog]

A short kimono is called HAPPI. It's a workman's livery.

[@HMidorikawa]

I love this song :)

[@jules10109]

I luv this! So cute! ^o^

[@paexou]

Great culture, so enjoy it!

[@ichigoandhiyono]

wow this is so cool i love this vid

[@StarSnowGhost]

@Samurai21041989 It's called a shamisen. It's a three-string lute that dates back to the Edo period.

[@AvantiVideo]

I'm no sure why they are short. I thought it was traditional . All the Japanese performers and management were very polite and easy going. They were a pleasure to work for. We had fun shooting them. See my website for more videos.

[@FancyShawl99]

Very pretty

[@ladyvanity]

very cool!!! :D

[@Namri]

@QwoPhasaArius Amen to that! ^-^ I

[@pincushionllama]

Well i knwo the first song was gion kobu. and she was performing it like what you see in pontocho. well miehina performed it that way ^^

[@clowntju]

beautifuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuul!

[@xoen6]

o.m.g. WOW!

[@starski1982]

good vid dunno bout the bass being a traditonal japanese instrument tho lol

[@ralitoiv]

Very beautiful *_^ !!!

[@getsomg]

this is cool

[@jlbo13]

does anybody know the name of the songs? :) very beautiful!

[@fritzpace]

ohh japanese is amazing

[@tlm2338]

@truesouthcorn Texas is, but Austin isn't! Austin is a VERRRRYYYY liberal town. I live there and it is so different from the rest of the state.

[@vanillabeanbean]

@Ebunnyluv So very true! My obasan wanted me to learn to play the shamisan, and I and learning slowly, the position is the reason I do not practice as much as I should.

[@RedeemingFeatures]

sxsw! 信じられない！！

[@SoraKairiNamineRoxas]

I have made plans when i get outta high school im moving to Japan with friends. Is Japan a good place to move?

[@kitty7701]

DELIZIOSA QUESTA GEISHA LA ADORO.

[@Alona86]

i envy her Komoto (spelled wrong)

[@yoka955]

may i ask, whats the name of the first song that is played along with the performance in this video?

[@larn555]

very cute >_^

[@onoffknapp]

Did you know that the electric bass guitar was invented in the 17th century Japan? (the guy on the left...)

[@Lord17Uchiha]

nice

[@Freccia6000]

Bravissimi

[@L3ssen]

the part where tha four women are dancing, is my favorite part. : )

[@sherminkiller]

Suteki! Kedo, onamae wa nan desu ka?

[@jiseri]

Does anyone know the lyrics for the song with the fan dance?

[@Fuzzycop]

@truesouthcorn Texas "IS" super-conservative, but Austin may as well be like San Francisco or Key West. It's a great city!

[@Reitoku]

Does anyone knows the title of song for the fan dance?

[@jraider2]

There are many different branches of the conservative tree. I am open to different cultures and new ideas, yet consider myself conservative because I believe in the merits of limited, constitutional government, fiscal responsibility, free markets, freedom of association and (whenever possible) empowering states and local communities.

[@jiseri]

Do you know where I could download her music?

[@PandaTail]

@truesouthcorn Texas is generally conservative. Austin, our capital, is the exception. XD Lol.

[@ElectricQualia]

@mrlolalo i know...one can't really dislike enything about Japan

[@ninja0317]

im not japanese im black but ilove japanese music japan rules 08 :)

[@Calucifer13]

What a cutie!

[@yoka955]

very true, Japanese music--even though it still sounds asian-- has a very distinct and unique sound that differs it from chinese or any other oriental music, and it's almost kind of....mysterious. Japan is probably one of the most unique cultures of this world...

[@doomood]

always add 5 years old to any asian, they always looks younger lol

[@FangzOfFire]

No, that was not a real geisha. And Memoirs is a really inaccurate movie, too...try looking through the bookstores of your local Japanese/Asian markets to see real geisha. They are very beautiful. :)

[@magicbunnygurl]

gieshas are beautyful

[@Jeanosan]

it is ,unless you don't have some one who can take care of you,its a little bit expansive...it is one of the most expensive country in the world,but its a paradise.i will marry whit a japanese girl,and i can say its the bestest things that happend to me since i was born :).bottom of line,you should go...and have fun

[@DanielAvelan]

muuuuuuch better than tokio hotel

[@JKRavenBlood]

@truesouthcorn well it is an traditional piece isn't it ;-)

[@twilightlover1587]

what is the song called? and does anybody know why it is traditional or the history of this song or anything about it?

[@alestane]

It also depends on you body shape, though, I don't think sumo wrestlers sit in seiza much... but otherwise, yes, mostly it's a question of practice.

[@00Hendrik00]

it is! XD

[@japicic]

@darominu are you polish???

[@syangjp]

よろしい歌な 日本古楽だのか。

[@Temari1414]

kawaiidesu

[@SweetGameGeekJr]

not a traditional japanese instrument. but it sounds good.

[@starski1982]

lol so true

[@kokofan50]

the young girls ware short ones yes but by about 15 or so they are wareing full leaght kimono the diference in age for women is in the arms from what i know

[@kobimog]

shorter kimonos is HAPPI

[@AeraLure]

[@Nenviir]

Lawlz.

[@TheKaprys]

shamisen.

[@1032974b]

isn't she a maiko? because her obi goes down.

[@oyamarovic]

you mean kimono i think

[@Moumou727]

better to search for ASIMO by HONDA