Takeo Ishii
Born March 3, 1947, Germanized as Ischi, is a Japanese yodeler active in Germany.
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Takeo Ishii
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- Name
- Takeo Ischi
- Born
- 3 March 1947
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Yodeler
- Nationality
- Japan
- Fields
- yodeling
- Languages
- Japanese
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Born March 3, 1947, Germanized as Ischi, is a Japanese yodeler active in Germany.
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Takeo Ishii (born 1947) is a musician, singer and yodeler, of Japanese nationality. The musician was born in Tokyo.
The work spans yodeling. Languages used include Japanese.
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Biography
Biography
Ishii worked across musician, yodeler and singer. The registers place that work in yodeling. This article rests on 1 catalogued composition, 2 published texts and 7 issued recordings drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Takeo Ischi • Born — 3 March 1947 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Origin — Tokyo, Japan • Genre — * Yodelling • Volkstümliche Musik • Europop • Occupation — Yodeler • Label — Rubin Records • Years Active — 1986–2002, 2017–present
Biography
Biography
Ischi was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. In high school, he was a loner, but it was during this time that he first heard yodeling on the radio. Following his father, Ischi went to university for mechanical engineering. In his spare time he became engrossed with the zither and the hammered dulcimer, and learned to play these instruments. Using Franzl Lang's records, he taught himself to yodel, and began performing on Japanese television. During a six-month period where he studied abroad in Germany, Ischi went to Switzerland, where he sang at a beer hall in Zurich. He soon started earning money from this. From there he sang in front of Franzl Lang (The Jodlerkönig), his idol, and Lang took him under his wing. He performed on television with Maria Hellwig, and after that became known in German language circles as the "Japanese yodeler". Ischi met his wife Henriette in 1981 and proposed to her three years later at an onsen (hot spring) in Japan, where he yodeled his proposal to her. They married in 1985 and had five children, four sons named Maximilian, Michael, Andreas and Lukas, and one daughter named Julia. They settled in Reit am Winkl in Bavaria, Germany. A collaboration with The Gregory Brothers, "Chicken Attack", was released on January 25, 2017, and has received over 20 million views on YouTube. In 2019, a cover featuring the Taiwanese metal band Chthonic was released. Ischi collaborated with The Gregory Brothers again for a series that was released on January 17, 2020. The first song in their series is "Chicken Pig Attack", with more songs promised in the future. The next song in their series, "Rat Attack", was released on January 24, 2020, followed by "Cow Attack" on January 28, 2022. In 2021, he had a guest appearance in Belgian reality TV series The Mole.
Identity
Identity
Takeo Ishii is recorded with the occupation musician. Classed in the genre yodeling. Recorded as musician, yodeler and singer. Established in Discogs under 757592.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
1947
Takeo Ishii was born on 3 May 1947.
Discography
Der Jodelnde Japaner (1978) • De Bärge Zue • Mei Bibihenderl • Älpler-Jodel • Alphorn-Choral • Mei Vata Is A Appenzeller • Fahrt Ins Toggenburg • Jetz Wämmer Eis Jödele • Naturjodel • Ich Wünsch' Mir Eine Jodlerbraut • Es Glungnigs Manndli • Fifty-Fifty • Wenn Ich Auf Hohen Bergen Steh' • Chumm Mit I D'Bärge Ue • Auf Der Hirschweid Grüße Aus Den Bergen (1985) • Japaner-Jodler • Grüße Aus Den Bergen • Über Sanfte Hügel • Bipi-Hendi • Wenn Ich Verliebt Bin Muss Ich Jodeln • Die Sonn' Und Die Berg • Jodler-Braut • Mein Jodlergruß • Lieserl • Ski-Twist-Jodler • Steirerbua • Suki Yaki Der Japanische Jodler (1990) • Frau Vetterli, Frau Vetterli • I Bin A Kehlkopfakrobat • Im Stadl Ist Heut' Jodlerball • Haben Sie Schon Meinen Kleinen Moritz Geseh'n? • Der Schönste Bart • Der Japanische Jodler • Die Bayerische Gemütlichkeit • Ohne Musik Kann Der Mensch Nicht Leben • Hochzeitsnacht Im Hühnerstall • Sukiyaki Mit Knödel Und Kraut • Der König Vom Berchtesgad'ner Land • Nimm' Doch Dem Hund Seinen Knochen Nicht Weg! • Ein Jodler Fühlt Sich Wohl • Sayonara (Japanischer Abschiedsjodler) Der Jodelcasanova - Together with Das Salzburg Quintett • Klarinetten-Muckl Jodler • Der Jodelcasanova • Kufsteiner Lied • Der Brauttraum • Bei Der Wirtin Zum Stern • Im Wald Drauß Is Schön • Schützenliesl • Nachtigall Jodler • Zwei Spuren Im Schnee • Wenn I Von Der Alm Abergeh • Glockenspiel • Ein Fest Der Musikanten Kann Denn Jodeln Sünde Sein? • Sukiyaki Mit Knödel Und Kraut • Urlaub Auf Dem Bauernhof • Jodel Medley: Siebentausend Rinder + Auf Meiner Ranch Bin Ich König • Alm-Jodel-Boogie • Die Straße Nach St. Johann • Kann Denn Jodeln Sünde Sein? • Mir San O.k. Und Net O.k. • Im Bundestag Wird Heut' Gejodelt • Im Gasthaus Zum Hirschn • In Yokohama • Der Heuboden-Jodler • Das Muß Wohl Der Himmel Sein • Ich Such' Mir Eine Kuschelmaus, Die Jodeln Kann • In Reit Im Winkel, Da Bin Ich Zu Haus Der Küstenjodler • Der Küstenjodler • Wer hat nur Dir das Jodeln beigebracht • Bockwurst, Bier und Blasmusik New Bibi-Hendl • New Bibi-Hendl (Rap) • New Bibi-Hendl (Heimatsender-Mix) • New Appenzeller • New Bibi-Hendl (Extended Dance-Version) • New Bibi-Hendl (Karaoke-Version) Bockwurst, Bier und Blasmusik • Bockwurst, Bier und Blasmusik • Ich fang den Tag mit einem Jodler an Wer hat nur Dir das Jodeln beigebracht (1999) • Wer hat nur Dir das Jodeln beigebracht • Bockwurst, Bier und Blasmusik • Ich fang den Tag mit einem Jodler an Der Import-Hit aus Japan (2003) • Bibi-Hendl • Der Import-Hit aus Japan • Zwei Spuren im Schnee • Appenzeller • In jeder Sprache klingt es gleich • Wer hat nur Dir das Jodeln beigebracht • Der Liebes-Jodler • Bergvagabunden • Der Küsten-Jodler • Bockwurst, Bier und Blasmusik • Ich fang den Tag mit einem Jodler an • Jagertee im Pulverschnee - gemeinsam mit Maria & Margot Hellwig • Bibi-Hendl (Extended Dance-Version) (bonus track) Die hr4-Weihnachts-CD • Zwei Spuren im Schnee - Takeo Ischi Edelweiss der Volksmusik - Volume 1 • Wer hat nur Dir das Jodeln beigebracht - Takeo Ischi Festival der Volksmusik Volume 1 • Der Küstenjodler - Takeo Ischi Schlager & Gute Laune Festival Die Hits von CD 2 • Takeo Ischi * New Bibi-Hendl (Rap) Lieder die von Herzen kommen Volume 1 • Der Küsten-Jodler - Takeo Ischi Maria Hellwig - Ich möcht so gerne Urgroßmutter sein • Takeo Ischi - Der Küstenjodler
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- “Takeo Ischi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q321795: Takeo Ishii
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Hannah Cleaver. 特集 世界が尊敬する日本人 アルプスにこだまする歌声. Newsweek Japan. Hankyu Communications. 2006-10-18.
- 2.ドイツの日本人ヨーデル歌手.
- 3.ドイツでヨーデル歌手として活躍する日本人～アルプス山脈の麓で～.
- 4.Reit im Winkl: Was macht der jodelnde Japaner Takeo Ischi (75)?. bild.de. 2023-02-05.
- 5.(Video) 'Chicken Attack' takes on "Pineapple Pen".
- 6.Chicken Pig Attack - The Return of Takeo. YouTube cbignore.
- 7.Rat Attack - The Yodel of Justice. YouTube cbignore.
- 8.Cow Attack - The Yodel of Righteousness. 28 January 2022.
- 9.Takeo Ischi discography. Discogs.
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References
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q321795: Takeo IshiiWikimedia Foundation
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