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Totto Mesai

from DE​-​BAYASHI by Ten Ten

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My first visit to Okinawa came as a big surprise. It was so different from the rest of Japan. I wrote this song to capture the feeling of the local language and the culture. The words came from an Okinawan's children's song about conversing with the moon.

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from DE​-​BAYASHI, released June 11, 2007
music / lyrics: AKI TAKAHASHI
voice / sanshin: AKI TAKAHASHI
voice / taiko / whistle: HEIDI CHAN
narimono (small instruments): KIYOSHI NAGATA

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ten ten is an evolving art experiment with its roots in the Japanese folk tradition.

In the Japanese alphabet, “ten ten” refers to two dots used to change the sound of a syllable. In the same spirit, ten ten strives to create its own unique voice for Japanese folk music breathing new life into this traditional art form
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