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伊丹の秋洗い唄

Japan / Folk song

Autumn Washing Song of Itami

A sake-brewing work song from Itami in Hyōgo, sung while the brewery's tubs and tools were scrubbed at the start of the autumn season. The Itami brewing songs are thought to date from the Genroku period. Sung by members of the Tamba Tōji Kumiai, the guild of brewmasters from Tamba, with shakuhachi by Inoue Yuizan of the Tozan school; recorded at the Itami municipal library on 5 October 2017.

Performer
Minato Hiroshi and Yabuta Mahito (Tamba Tōji Kumiai), voice; Inoue Yuizan, shakuhachi
Instruments
Voice 聲, Shakuhachi 尺八
Era
Genroku period (1688–1704), by tradition
Recorded
2017
Length
4:25
Licence
CC BY-SA · Recorded by みつよめ, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Source
Wikimedia Commons

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