Japan and Ethiopia Folk Song Exchange Project Ethiopia Performance

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Folk Song Koderanni ~

subsidy category

start-up subsidy

Grant Type

single year

The 3rd Startup Subsidy in FY 2023

a performance at the National Theater

a performance at the National Theater

At the MOSEB MUSIC CENTER outdoor stage

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Business Overview

This folk song exchange project was born in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic between musicians from Japan and Ethiopia. In 2024, the long-awaited folk song unit Koderanni moved to Ethiopia and collaborated with their local partner Moseb Band to perform. Under the theme of "Conversational folk songs: Interactive communication through music that evokes sympathy," bands from two different countries formed a single unit to perform music from both countries, challenging two-way artistic exchange through music. < Performers > Folk Song Koderanni ~, Katsumi Tanaka (Japan) MOSEB MUSIC BAND, Asrat Bosena, Seble Worku, Azeb Dagnaw, Fikr Alemu, etc. (Ethiopia) < Program > Part 1: Performance of Ethiopian folk songs by Moseb Band (folk songs from the Oromo region, etc.) Part 2: Performance appointed by Japan by Folk Song Koderanni ~ (Somabonta, Mt. Aizu Bandai, Sumiko-bushi, Tsugaru-jongara-bushi, etc.) Part 3: Session performance by the Folk Song Exchange Project (Tairyo Singing, Kaigarabushi, Isoharabushi, Gondar region folk songs, Gurage region folk songs, Japanwan Wodije, Ethiopia, etc.)

implementation period

Saturday, February 10, 2024, 11th (Sun), 14th (Wed)

Place of implementation

Ethiopian National Theatre (Addis Ababa/Ethiopia) Moseb Music Centre (Addis Ababa/Ethiopia)

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Profile

[Folk Song Koderanni ~]
Folk song unit consisting of Freddy Tsukamoto (folk song singer), Kazuhisa Akiyama (Tsugaru-jamisen), Mikado Kanako (shinobue), and Chan Yuka (ohayashi and taiko). During the COVID-19 pandemic in the summer of 2021, he launched the Folk Song Exchange Project, which led to full-scale activities. Based on the motto of folk songs that anyone can sing and want to start dancing without thinking, she is active in a wide range of activities including live performances, festivals and sessions with foreign artists.