THE WORLD OF SHINOBUE (JAPANESE BAMBOO FLUTE) THE SOUND OF SHINOBUE THAT NAOKA TAKEUCHI MAKES IS FILLED WITH TENDERNESS. IT TAKES US TO A GENTLE WORLD WHERE SHE MAKES US COMFORTABLE IN THE ATMOSPHERE SHE CREATES WITH HER FLUTE. SHINOBUE IS JUST A SIMPLE INSTRUMENT OF BAMBOO THAT HAS HOLES IN IT. HER MAGIC IS MAKING US HEAR THE EMOTIONS THAT SHE PLAYS ABOUT. SHE HAS BEEN A SHINOBUE PLAYER FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS WHILE ALSO PLAYING TAIKO (JAPANESE DRUMS), FOLK DANCE, AND SINGING SONGS OF THE COUNTRY. SHE TRAVELS THE JAPANESE COUNTRYSIDE TO LEARN FROM THE NATIVE SPIRITS. HACHIJOISLAND USED TO BE THE PLACE THEY SENT CONVICTED CRIMINALS. HER PRESENTATION OF ‘HACHIJO LOVE SONGS’ IS TELLING THESE PEOPLE’S STORIES WITH HE FLUTE, SINGING THEIR SONGS, DANCING THEIR TRADITIONAL DANCES AND PLAYING THE HACHIJO DAIKO TAIKO TUNE IN THIS OLD, AND INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL STYLE. SHE IS ALSO A RARE SHINOBUE ARTIST THAT RESPECTS THE TRADITION AND HISTORY OF THE ART IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ARTISTS. SHE WILL INVOKE IMAGES OF JAPANS LOVELY RURAL SCENERY AND WAY OF LIFE. YOU WILL WANT TO FOLLOW HER HOME WHEN THE EVENING IS OVER.
