Japanese chansonniers

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Reply #1 - 2012 July 06, 5:23 am
cingo Member
From: germany Registered: 2007-10-03 Posts: 31

I have been looking for a while for Japanese chansonniers, but without any success so far, so I thought I might ask here. I am not thinking of someone like Edith Piaf (that would lead me to Misora Hibari I guess, or some other enka hero (please forgive me if you are French)), but rather of someone like the Japanese equivalent of Brassens, Gainsbourg, Nick Drake, Paolo Conte, Paco Ibanez, Bob Dylan or maybe even Tom Waits, Chet Baker (yes, my definition of chansonnier might be a little broad, I admit) or for something more contemporary Beirut or Bright Eyes.
Any suggestions you might have will be most welcome.
Many thanks! smile

Reply #3 - 2012 July 13, 2:01 am
cingo Member
From: germany Registered: 2007-10-03 Posts: 31

Many many thanks for these links!
A few of those are very similar to what I am looking for, the others also sound nice.
And I did not know a single one of them.

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Reply #4 - 2012 July 13, 2:36 am
Inny Jan Member
From: Cichy Kącik Registered: 2010-03-09 Posts: 720

Thanks to your post umetani666, I started and now can't stop listening to morita douji. I was trying to find something like this for quite some time. Big thanks.

Reply #5 - 2012 July 13, 1:21 pm
umetani666 Member
From: Tuvalu Registered: 2010-10-01 Posts: 138

glad you found something of interest there. i would really recommend kenichi fumoto's 美化, it's one of the best contemporary japanese albums.
and yeah, morita douji is awesome. smile

btw, i forgot to mention たま, a band that got me into this whole japanese folk scene. this is very cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNZ0dR98AC0

Reply #6 - 2012 July 13, 1:27 pm
ファブリス Administrator
From: Belgium Registered: 2006-06-14 Posts: 4021 Website

I used to really enjoy a radio stream from Amidara

http://amidara.com/

However I think they stopped doing the stream.

http://amidara.com/uploads/mp3/chan_blu … 11LIVE.mp3

Reply #7 - 2012 July 14, 8:09 am
Shinichirou Member
Registered: 2011-03-13 Posts: 98

Nice. I have enjoyed the links provided very much.

Thank you.

Reply #8 - 2012 July 14, 11:17 am
howtwosavealif3 Member
From: USA Registered: 2008-02-09 Posts: 889 Website

Me too. Thank you

Reply #9 - 2012 October 15, 2:01 am
Inny Jan Member
From: Cichy Kącik Registered: 2010-03-09 Posts: 720

Not exactly on the subject but I didn't think it was worth creating a new topic.

Anyway, I've just come across a site that has lyrics of japanese songs analysed. They say it's for the middle aged but hey, it's me smile

http://ongakukan.music.coocan.jp
http://ongakukan.music.coocan.jp/musics … ippai.html

Reply #10 - 2012 October 15, 8:43 am
delta Banned
Registered: 2012-09-15 Posts: 226

Is French folk music the same as a chansonnier?

Last edited by delta (2012 October 15, 8:43 am)

Reply #11 - 2012 October 15, 4:59 pm
Inny Jan Member
From: Cichy Kącik Registered: 2010-03-09 Posts: 720

I wouldn't say that Brassens or Brel were doing folk music but I find it difficult to precisely define what's still folk and what already not.

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