item Item : Ue Wo Muite Arukou: an Arrival Melody at Kawasaki Station 03_05

Title
Ue Wo Muite Arukou: an Arrival Melody at Kawasaki Station
Collector
Collection
Toward an Anthropology of Ambient Sound
Recording date
Jan. 1, 2017 - Dec. 31, 2017
Access type
full

Geographic and cultural informations

Location
Japon
Population / social group
Ethnographic context
“Ue Wo Muite Arukou: an Arrival Melody at Kawasaki Station” (2008). The song, translated “Sukiyaki” in the US, was major hit in Japan as well as American pop chart. Its author, artist Sakamoto Kyu, was born in Kawasaki. Source: Keikyu Eki Merodi Original (Japanese), 2009, USM Japan. CD 1, Track 6. ASIN: B001PBQLHY. EAN: 498805551146. An excerpt of a live recording can be found on Youtube.

Musical informations

Number Composition Vernacular name Interprets

Archiving data

Code
CNRSMH_E_2017_001_001_003_05
Item number
03_05
Published references
Enregistrement audio accompagnant le chapitre 5 " Melodic Refrains in Japanese Train Stations: The Management of Passenger Behavior through the Use of Electric Bells", par Pierre Manea.
Remarks
Last modification
Nov. 6, 2017, 3:01 p.m.

Technical data

Media type
Audio
Approximative duration
00:04:53