Akinomaki 34,911 Posted February 11, 2017 (edited) On 9.7.2016 at 14:19, Akinomaki said: A sumo history researcher collects song recordings of rikishi etc. that were on sale and held an event where he played them and told stories about the rikishi. Wakanohana II/Wakamisugi: Naki-bokuro (mole under the eye - from crying) 若三杉「泣きぼくろ」 Kotokaze (Oguruma-oyakata): Mawari-michi (detour): from sekiwake a drop to makushita and then to ozeki Tokoyama Tokoju: Hare-sugata furedaiko (sumo jinku) On 10.7.2016 at 12:36, Washuyama said: Jesse (Takamiyama) made a record (at least a single) back in the late-70s 1 hour ago, Akinomaki said: Masuiyama's song debut was in 1972. His 2nd song "Sonna Yuko ni horemashita" (1974) had at first sold 600 000 times - the record company then went bankrupt and at the new one he for the first time got a royalty contract. Afterwards another 650 000 records were sold. In 1978 he won a best hit award for 1.3 million sold records of his 1977 song "Sonna onna no hitori-goto" and also had a chance for the best record of the year award, but didn't get it. Looks like he also got an offer for the NHK year end kouhaku uta-gassen song festival, but apparently the NSK refused. Shukan post had a longer list recently of the principal records by rikishi, till song recordings were prohibited by the NSK. http://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20170204_488914.html ●Kitanofuji『ネオン無情』Neon mujou(heartlessness)（1967） sold 500 000 times. Later that year he published an LP『北の冨士“艶歌”をうたう』"Kitanofuji sings enka" ●Hanada (later Takanohana)『男なみだのブルース』Otoko-namida (tears of a man) no blues（1969） debut song the year after entering makuuchi the first time ●Masuiyama『そんな夕子にほれました』Sonna Yuko no horemashita（1974） ●Takanohana I『貴ノ花 男の花道』Takanohana - Otoko no hanamichi（1975） as ozeki, folk song style - the B side was sumo jinku ●Ryuko『沈丁花』Jinchouge - winter daphne（1977） debut song after intai, then left the NSK and turned TV talent ●Masuiyama『そんな女のひとりごと』Sonna Onna no hitori-goto（1977） ●Kaiketsu『男の旅愁』Otoko no ryoshu - a man's travel loneliness （1977） ●Takamiyama『ジェシー・ザ・スーパーマン』Jessie the superman（1979） disco sound and Jessie shouting "superman": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_m3EWdzEb8 ●Kotokaze『まわり道』Mawari-michi（1982） debut song ●Kotokaze『東京めぐり愛』Tokyo meguri-ai（1984） duett with Ishikawa Sayuri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZHL9jBA1V4 ●Asashio『ほたる川』Hotaru-gawa (river of fireflies)（1984） debut song released while kadoban after kyujo Edited February 11, 2017 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Washuyama 587 Posted February 12, 2017 16 hours ago, Akinomaki said: Takamiyama『ジェシー・ザ・スーパーマン』Jessie the superman（1979） disco sound and Jessie shouting "superman" I still have the record sleeve. Don't know what happened to the record itself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,911 Posted February 22, 2017 (edited) For some reason this news apparently hadn't made it to the forum - Nikkan reminds of an event from one year ago: Hakuho then became the first active yokozuna after 37 years ago Wajima to record a CD as a singer - and the only active rikishi to have one on sale http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1781143.html https://matome.naver.jp/odai/2145600233842936201http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2067195/full/ A duet with singer Kae - to support the 3/11 disaster relief Edited February 22, 2017 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,911 Posted April 1, 2017 On 23.12.2016 at 15:12, Akinomaki said: Sumire Uesaka had a concert in the kokugikan: Uesaka Sumire's hitori-zumo psychedelic jungyo. With a warning to fans from overseas: "This is not sumo, just a joke. If you saw this and got interested in sumo, please watch real torikumi." The first half of the show was in pro-wrestling fashion, the 2nd sumo styled - there she performed with the dosukoi dancers. A clip of the show - to be shown on a net TV channel for Japan only. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth Minami 60 Posted June 30, 2017 What are the names of the songs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,911 Posted July 1, 2017 (edited) 23 hours ago, Kenneth Minami said: What are the names of the songs? From https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ああ播磨灘#.E4.B8.BB.E9.A1.8C.E6.AD.8C Quote OP『絶対負けない』（作詞、作曲、歌：片山圭司／編曲：池田大介） ED『死ぬまで離さない』（作詞：長戸大幸／作曲：多々納好夫／編曲： 池田大介／歌：A-TLES） OP: Zettai makenai - No way I'll lose ED: Shinu made hanasanai - I will hold on to you till I die Edited July 1, 2017 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HYI 8 Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) What is the song at 25:11 and 26:11? Edited July 25, 2017 by HYI 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsuchinoninjin 998 Posted August 4, 2017 On 7/25/2017 at 06:40, HYI said: What is the song at 25:11 and 26:11? Youtube killed it! Anyway, this is an interesting song that came up in the background of the asahi sumo elections: There is some weird talking but it gets to a real song at some point. Most of the lyric is either Gotsan Desu or Dosukoi. Gotsan desu is what rikishi say when they mean arigtou gozaimasu (thank you) I guess. Dosukoi is kind of like unff or erghh when the rikishi puts his back into it. The rapping part is a bunch of kimarite. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HYI 8 Posted August 4, 2017 (edited) Thanks. Yes, Gottsuan desu means "Thank you" in sumo slang Edited August 4, 2017 by HYI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsuchinoninjin 998 Posted August 5, 2017 15 hours ago, HYI said: Thanks. Yes, Gottsuan desu means "Thank you" in sumo slang Was it the song you were looking for? Because I couldn't see your video as it was removed... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,911 Posted August 5, 2017 The song in the video sounded Mongolian. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benihana 1,719 Posted September 8, 2017 Old, but gold: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shimodahito 244 Posted September 10, 2017 (edited) this is an awesome thread! DOMO ARIGATO!!! Check out the track listing of this album... Edited September 10, 2017 by shimodahito Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,911 Posted March 12, 2018 (edited) This is the best Japanese parody song I ever heard - in the style of the Gegege no Kitaro anime OP song Instead of a demon ghost, a low ranked sumotori sings - and not of the good "life" of a demon, but the hard one of a rikishi - e.g. with "today beaten by a senior, one day it's my turn to beat" A must for any sumo fan who understands Japanese (and maybe I'll have the time some day to show more of the text) only audio though - just this pic the whole time: Edited March 12, 2018 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kawabata 270 Posted March 31, 2018 So hopefully this isn't too far off topic for this thread, I wanted to share it and this seemed the most appropriate place even though they aren't exactly songs... Anyway, for those out there interested in sumo related music - this has to be one of the well, most unlikely and unusual recordings ever. Basically, Japanese music producer Soichi Terada (he's made lots of interesting stuff in various genres - Disco, Rock, House music, Hip/Trip Hop etc) once decided to make an entire Sumo themed album, unusually the genre he chose was Drum N Bass. As a producer Soichi is extremely collectable and has a serious cult following, his most famous 12" currently goes for around £500-£700 if you can find a copy, and if you so decided you wanted a copy of "Sumo Jungle [Grandeur]", it would set you back about £100 or so on vinyl. He also released a couple of singles from the album (with some different mixes of tracks as well too) that have (I think) really cool artwork: Track titles include the likes of: "Yokozuna Beach Chillin'", "Hakeyoi Gyohji Referee" and "Grand Senshuuraku" and the album features a fair few samples of Israel Kamakawiwoʻole who has featured in this thread before So here is the one and only Japanese experimental Drum n Bass Sumo concept album ever recorded (at least to my knowledge...), its pretty niche, but hopefully of interest to some people out there: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,911 Posted July 2, 2018 I don't know if we had this on the forum yet - TRF's Ez do Dance dosukoi musical version the original for comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9xtp7HsQdM&t=28s 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,911 Posted October 4, 2018 Not a song, but I won't change the thread title Xe (Kise) is a piece by percussionist Yoshiko Kanda http://www.yoshiko-kanda.com/ She published it last year as "Sumo suite for 2 piano", and this March she performed for the first time "Xe II" with her percussion ensemble, 30 minutes with a play performance attached. Xe rehearsal excerpt for the percussion ensemble festival 2018 "Shin-gi-tai" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o224BMtxAtg For the main performance she had asked Takasago-beya's yobidashi Kunio for instructions in the proper sumo way to beat the taiko. o Xe II digest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJmr8TB3Kzo http://www.sankei.com/west/news/180928/wst1809280005-n1.html the piece "Sumo Taiko" at the percussion ensemble festival 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AYmcCTw374 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,911 Posted August 18, 2019 The next concert of Daishi, Song Cafe 13, on the 22nd, the evening before his 51st birthday. http://hochi.news/articles/20190817-OHT1T50309.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,911 Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) Ever heard of JACSHA? 日本相撲聞芸術作曲家協議会 - Japan Association of Composers for Sumo Hearing Arts http://jacsha.com/ - pronounced jakusha, which as an ordinary word means weak and vulnerable persons 弱者 I noticed them today when they posted a video on their YT channel, shiko 四股1000. Shiko Ichinoya style, who taught them - on the right with the 3 members: He, the heya manager, and Takasago-beya yobidashi Kunio took part singing and drumming in the JACSHA dohyo matsuri 3 years ago Vol. 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5FPw76knWM Vol. 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK6_4riWiyA&t=10m - including gonin-gakari bouts of the participants with Ichinoya at 40m Edited June 23, 2020 by Akinomaki 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,962 Posted June 23, 2020 According to a 2019 Nikkei article, this trio is writing an opera based on the career of Futabayama. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 34,911 Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) On 23/06/2020 at 17:32, Akinomaki said: Ever heard of JACSHA? 日本相撲聞芸術作曲家協議会 - Japan Association of Composers for Sumo Hearing Arts Ex-Ichinoya,Takasago-beya manager till the end of this year (when he reaches kanreki), did a lecture today with JACSHA composer Nomura at the Sumidagawa Sumi-yume art project symposium on Tanabata - https://sumiyume.jp/event/tanabata2020/, part of events to celebrate the birth of Hokusai 260 years ago - this part for sumo having its routs in Tanabata: the first bout of Nomino-Sukune with the tenno watching, in the Heian period, sumo events were held on Tanabata at the Imperial court: sumahi no sechie 相撲節会. Ichinoya talks about the first Takasago Uragoro (Takamiyama), who created the present Takasago-beya and reorganized the sumo organization close to the present form. Nomura talked about the creation of a new sumo-mono 30min. shamisen folk-ballad about the 1st Takasago - the performance of the work by the Hokusai band will be posted later on YT. Then it was time for Hokusai, Ichinoya presented the Hokusai manga related to sumo and did his specialty, explanations of sumo basic stances and movements. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_YnRkz9cP4&t=4m50s Ichinoya will go freelance next year. Edited August 9, 2020 by Akinomaki 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 4,906 Posted August 11, 2020 On 09/08/2020 at 15:22, Akinomaki said: Ex-Ichinoya,Takasago-beya manager till the end of this year (when he reaches kanreki)... Ichinoya turning 65? So that's the reason for Kintamayama's new avatar pic... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
