When it comes to a song of dogwood, many people would think of a song by You Hitoto
-But today, I'd like to place this album. To get this album at a record shop, visit "New Age" or "Classical" section. This album is produced byIwao Furusawa, a leading classical violinist in Japan. Furusawa admiresYuu Hatakeyamaas a brightest hope opening the future in Japan while percussions tend to be seen as backseat musical instruments in the shadow
; Caravan
" and " Lupin the Third
", you can see her talent as an arranger and performance as if her musical instruments were singing. Reportedly, Hatakeyama performs various kinds of percussions on stage, large ones and small ones, even various ethnic musical instruments, not only Latin percussions. Her home town is Rikuzen-takata, one of the cities damaged badly by 3.11 earthquake and tsunamis.
From 2011, she visits her home town again and again for charities and free live performances and percussion lessons. The title tune of this album is a theme song of "dogwood road" project
: After Rikuzen-Takata was destroyed badly by tsunamis and many residents were perished, interested survivors decided to plant guide trees along evacuation route to the mountain, to prevent another tragedy in case tsunamis strike again.
The floral language of dogwood is said to be "return""Please receive my affections", so they selected dogwood to plant. In the past, cherry trees were sent to America as a token of friendship. As a return, dogwood trees were sent to Japan. In our country, after the season of cherry blossoms is the season of dogwood blossoms. Two songs with the names of two flowers "Sakura
(cherry)
and "Hanamizuki no negai" (prayer of dogwood)
- They are sung byChikuzen Satoufrom Sing Like Talking
With Chikuzen's warm and laith voice, these songs express determination to get over deep grief and make new steps toward the future -Like planted flowering trees coming into bloom.