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東北弁の歌詞とドレミのわずか3つの音で構成されたシンプルなメロディの「牧歌」は、宮沢賢治が農学校教師時代、生徒のために書き下ろした劇「種山ヶ原の夜」で、森の木の精霊が唄う歌。
原曲の世界観をそのままに、自らの声4声で重ねた教会音楽風アレンジで歌う、近田ゆうきの新境地。
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music. In 2003, he encountered a CD by João Gilberto, the god of bossa nova, and in 2007, he first came to Japan, which led him to begin performing as a bossa nova performer. In 2011, he released his first album, "Samba Without a Name" (recorded in Rio de Janeiro), nationwide. In 2014, he made his major debut with his second album, "Light of May" (a collection of original Japanese songs). In 2020, he released his third album, "Ripples." In 2023, he released his fourth album, "Kazauta," nationwide. In 2024, he released his fifth album, "Singing Miyazawa Kenji." In September 2015, as part of the 120th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Brazil, he held a concert at the local IMA Hall (capacity 500 people) with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Brazilian Embassy in Japan, which was well received. In recent years, he has also been active as a singer-songwriter, expressing his own unique worldview with his roots in bossa nova. He performs in a variety of locations, including temples, old houses, galleries, art museums, and buildings designated as tangible cultural properties, and is also active in collaborating with yoga, recitation, dancers, and theater. He has performed live with James Onoda (Kome Kome Club), Kensaku Tanigawa, and many other artists, and has also written songs for them.
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