Thanks to my friend Gordon:
Joozu da na, Jerome san. Natsukashii mo.
Umi Yuki - Jiro Music Fair (12 Apr 2008 )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w9t8TuF2Eo&feature=related
Jero - Echigojishino Uta
His story in the news.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/music_enka_star
Japanese enka star to perform at DC festival:
"Enka had an unwavering hook on White, and it has made him a superstar in Japan,
where he's known as Jero. Named best new artist last year by Japan Record Awards
— the Japanese version of the Grammys — White will make his first major U.S.
appearance Saturday during the opening ceremony of the National Cherry Blossom
Festival in Washington.White has helped reintroduce enka — long a favorite of older generations — to
the Japanese, breathing new life into its melodies by incorporating touches of
pop or rhythm and blues.Most striking is his wardrobe. Traditional enka crooners perform in a suit or
kimono, but White sings in masterful Japanese while dressed in baggy pants, a
do-rag and a cocked-to-the-side baseball cap.Seeing an African-American artist sing a "kind of perfect way of enka" in
hip-hop fashion — "that's totally sort of an amazing contrast to us," says Hideo
Fukushima, public affairs minister at the Embassy of Japan, which invited White
to perform at the festival."Subarashi. Erai na, Jero no styeru. Yoko wakaru yo. Ciao, ato de ne.
--gordon
Originally posted 2009-03-30 15:44:04.
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