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New release by acoustic guitarist Masataka Umamichi!
"The Cherry Blossom Road" to be released on March 18th.

The theme of this song is "the ephemeral beauty of things" - the connections and love between people, life, and the cherry blossoms which also inspired the title.

The medium ballad expresses a bittersweet and beautiful melody with the gut guitar.

For this recording, instead of the usual steel-string acoustic guitar, He used a nylon-string guitar, represented by the classical guitar. Please enjoy the soft and unique tone of the nylon strings.

A live performance is also scheduled for March 26th in Tokyo!

"2023 SakuLive Vol.5"
3/26 (Sun) 17:26 Open / 18:00 Start
Venue: Soshigaya Live Cafe Ecclesia, Tokyo
Ticket: 3800JPY + 1 drink
Performers: Sayo Ono / Masahiro Takashiba / Sho Yamada / Masataka Umamichi / MC Kazuyoshi Nagashima

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For more details, please visit Masataka Umamichi's official website at https://umamichi.com.

Comment from Masataka Umamichi:

Cherry blossoms are really beautiful, but they only last for a moment.

In life, there are many things that are ephemeral and beautiful like cherry blossoms, and I composed this song while thinking about them.

For me, cherry blossoms are spending holidays with friends, seeing a gentleman give up his seat on a train, or a night of delivering music to everyone at a live performance.

What is "The Cherry Blossom Road" to you? Please listen to it while cherishing your thoughts and feelings.

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The Cherry Blossom Road

iTunes Store • Instrumental TOP SONGS • Japan • TOP 6 • 18 Mar 2023

Artist Profile

  • Masataka Umamichi

    An instrumental artist who paints vivid worlds with just one acoustic guitar. Gained attention through YouTube uploads, leading to appearances on media such as TV Asahi Street Fighters and TOKYO FM SCHOOL OF LOCK. Released debut album The Moment in 2013. Made a major label debut with YELL! under Sony Music in 2020. In 2019, performed at Taiwan Megaport Festival, earning high praise for captivating performances using only a guitar across borders. Known for catchy melodies and a unique playing style that incorporates percussive techniques. In recent years, in addition to performing live in Japan, the artist has gained increasing attention from international listeners. Major Highlights: 2017 Composed theme and jingle music for NHK Radio Everyday Spanish - Advanced Edition 2019 Performed at Taiwan music festival Megaport Festival 2020 Released YELL! under Sony Music 2024 4th single Horizon reached No.1 in the Instrumental Top Songs chart on iTunes Store Japan Runner-up in the professional category of the Solo Guitar Competition 2024

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