新生涯

Japan / Sung narrative (rōkyoku)

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Suehirotei Tatsumaru (c. 1877–1908) was a naniwabushi reciter, singing and narrating a story to shamisen accompaniment. Recorded around 1906, when the genre was at the height of its popularity. The transfer is from a worn single-sided disc, with strong crackle throughout.

Performer
Suehirotei Tatsumaru (末廣亭辰丸)
Instruments
Voice 聲, Shamisen 三味線
Era
Late Meiji period
Recorded
1906
Length
2:52
Licence
Public domainRecorded in Tokyo c. 1906 and published on Columbia 47621 (single-sided 10-inch disc); public domain in the US as a recording published before 1926. The uploader's CC BY-NC-ND tag is not relied on.
Source
Internet Archive

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