Tadamaru Sakuragawa
From Osaka came the 'musical anarchist' Tadamaru Sakuragawa, who sang in a style called Goshu ondo. Ullambana is a Sanskrit word that refers to a Buddhism sutra, and is the origin of the Japanese word Urabonne whose shortened form Bon or Obon is now widely used throughout Japan. Tadamaru's music is characterized as a radical new workout of summer festival music from Kansai area of Japan.
Tadamaru Sakuragawa
- Name
- Sakuragawa Tadamaru
- Birth Name
- Tadao Hirata
- Born
- 2 January 1938
- Birthplace
- Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Singer
- Nationality
- Japan
- Fields
- min'yō
- Languages
- Japanese
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From Osaka came the 'musical anarchist' Tadamaru Sakuragawa, who sang in a style called Goshu ondo. Ullambana is a Sanskrit word that refers to a Buddhism sutra, and is the origin of the Japanese word Urabonne whose shortened form Bon or Obon is now widely used throughout Japan. Tadamaru's music is characterized as a radical new workout of summer festival music from Kansai area of Japan.
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The song Yui Maru Bushi from the album can be found here: • http: www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/guidejapan2.shtml • https: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1W7EGULc6s Tadamaru retired in 1995 and passed his name to one of his pupils who now sings as Tadamaru Sakuragawa II (二代目 桜川唯丸). Music of Japan
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• Name — Sakuragawa Tadamaru • Birth Name — Tadao Hirata • Born — 2 January 1938 • Birthplace — Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, Japan • Years Active — 1947- • Occupation — Singer • Website — 初代桜川唯丸思い出ページ(Japanese)
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1938
Tadamaru Sakuragawa born at Neyagawa.
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• Ullambana (1990)
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