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Video by the Duo Ueda Offermans in Japan

• Video | Concert | Duo Ueda Offermans | Japan

Here are two new YouTube videos of the Duo Ueda Offermans with Dutch flutist Wil Offermans, from their Oct. 2024 Japan-tour. The first video is of their work Murasaki-no-Ue from the famous Japanese 11th century literature Genji Monogatari (The tale of Genji) recorded live at the Buddhist temple Kôjuku-ji, Nagasaki, Japan on October 25th. The lyric is based on the Genji-Monogatari describing about aristocrat Hikaru Genji’s romantic love stories. The second video is Heike Monogatari (The battle of Dan-no-Ura), a composition-arrangement by the duo, recorded live at the Heishin-do (the former Kazama family residence), Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata, Japan on October 18th.

Video of Yoshitsune by Junko Ueda in Tsuruoka, Japan

• Biwa | Solo | Video | Concert | Japan

A new YouTube video of Junko Ueda performing traditional biwa music Yoshitsune during the concert with the Duo Ueda Offermans at Heishin-do (the former Kazama family residence and a cultural property of Japan) in Tsuruoka-city, Yamagata, Japan on 18 October 2024. In the relaxed atmosphere of this beautiful cultural property of Japan you hear in the recording even the crickets chirping from the garden. Production was done by Tsuruoka Research Centre of Sustainable Society.

YouTube ビデオ「義経」
上田純子：薩摩琵琶弾き語り
録音：2024年10月18日、丙申堂 - 旧風間家住宅 （国指定重要文化財）山形県鶴岡市
企画制作：鶴岡持続可能社会研究所

'PoiL Ueda' new live video on YouTube

• PoiL | Video

Project ‘PoiL Ueda’ - PoiL (Lyonnaise contemporary rock band) and Junko Ueda (biwa/voice) - has another new live video of ‘Kokô - Final scene of Ataka’ from their concert at Théâtre de la Renaissance in Oullins in October 14th 2021.

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'PoiL Ueda' new live video on YouTube

• PoiL | Video | France

Project ‘PoiL Ueda’ - PoiL (Lyonnaise contemporary rock band) and Junko Ueda (biwa/voice) - has a new live video of 'Dan no Ura' of their concert at Théâtre de la Renaissance in Oullins in October 14th 2021.

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PoiL Ueda demo music on YouTube

• PoiL | Video

Project ‘PoiL Ueda’ - Poil (Lyonnaise contemporary rock band) and Junko Ueda (biwa/voice) - demo music can be listed on YouTube.

  • Antoine Arnera - keyboard
  • Boris Cassone - guitar
  • Benoit Lecomte - accoustic bass, composition
  • Guilhem Meier - drums
  • Junko Ueda - satsuma biwa, voice

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Ancestral Modernism Tri(o)logy concert Youtube Video

• Contemporary | Denmark | Video

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Musicians:

  • Ying-Hsueh Chen (TW/DK), percussion/concept
  • Lê Quan Ninh (FR), percussion
  • Junko Ueda (JP), shomyo chant

Program:

  • 00:30: Karlheinz Stockhausen: Wave (from “For Times to Come”)
  • 08:00: Traditional Japanese Shomyo Chant
  • 19:55: John Cage: Composed improvisation for snare drum alone
  • 28:17: Karlheinz Stockhausen: Japan (from “For Times to Come”)
  • 33:10: Toshi Ichiyanagi: The Source for solo marimba
  • 42:25: John Cage: Ryôanji for voice and percussion (selected movements)
  • 1:03:05: Free Improvisation

Shomyo Chant New Youtube Video

• Shomyo | Video

In April 2020, during the lockdown caused by the corona virus, Junko Ueda recorded a shomyo piece called Kujô-Shakujô. Ancient tradition says that Kujô-Shakujô Sutra has miraculous powers. We pray evil spirits will be driven away, the earth will be purified and the world will be the place of peace for all living things.

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New Videos

• Video | Youtube

There are two new videos uploaded from the performances in VinterJazz Festival Copenhagen.

  • Free improvisation by Lê Quan Ninh, Ying-Hsueh Chen (percussion) and Junko Ueda (voice), from "Ancestral Modernism Tri(o)logy" production, on 10 February, 2019 in Koncertkirken at Vinterjazz Festival in Copenhagen.
  • Shomyo Chant ‘Kujô-Shakujô’ (九条錫杖）by Junko Ueda (voice) at Vinterjazz Festival in Copenhagen.

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Kujô-Shakujô CD
Biwa Vocab

New solo CD by Junko Ueda, featuring rare recordings of all nine parts of the Shomyo Buddhist chant ‘Kujô-Shakujô’. Nuevo CD de Junko Ueda, con grabaciones excepcionales de las nueve partes del canto budista shomyo ‘Kujô-Shakujô’. 上田純子の新しいソロCD。天台声明の「九條錫杖」の全９條を収録した貴重な録音。

Available at Studio E Online

Meditative Flowers CD
Meditative Flowers CD

Junko Ueda performing repertoire from the 1200 year-old Japanese traditional Shomyo Buddhist chant. Junko Ueda interpretando canciones budista tradicional japonés de Shomyo, un repertorio del siglo VIII. 上田純子の新しいソロCD。1200年の歴史を持つ天台声明の中から４曲を収録。

Available at Studio E Online

Satsuma-Biwa CD Satsuma-Biwa CD CD 薩摩琵琶
Satsuma-Biwa CD

solo CD by Junko Ueda performing traditional biwa music as well as a modern-style composition by Toru Takemitsu. CD solo de Junko Ueda interpretando música biwa tradicional así como una composición moderno de Toru Takemitsu. 上田純子のソロCD。薩摩琵琶古典弾き語りと武満徹の作品。

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Japon: L'épopée des Heike CD
Japon: L'épopée des Heike CD

Junko Ueda with traditional satsuma-biwa repertoire from the Hieke Monogatari, recorded at Hiei-zan Temple, Japan. Junko Ueda interpretando canciones budista tradicional japonés de Shomyo, un repertorio del siglo VIII. 上田純子によるソロCD。平家物語の中から3曲を収録。比叡山延暦寺にて録音。

Available at Studio E Online