Wadaiko (Japanese Drum) Ensemble “Abe-Ya” Performances in India
The Japan Foundation sends the Wadaiko (Japanese Drum) ensemble “Abe-Ya” to three cities in India (New Delhi, Calcutta and Chennai) to introduce Japanese traditional music.
Tour Schedule
New Delhi
Friday, March 13
Start at 18:30
Venue: LTG Auditorium
Address: Copernicus Marg, New Delhi, 110001
New Delhi
Saturday, March 14
Start at 18:30
Venue: NOIDA Authority Hall
Address: Sector 6, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Calcutta
Tuesday March 17
Start at 18:30
Venue: Satyajit Ray Auditorium, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR
Address: 9A, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata 700 071
Chennai
Thursday, March 19
Start at 18:30
Venue: Narada Gana Sabha
Address: 314 T.T.K Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 600018
Performers Information
¦ Wadaiko (Japanese Drum) Ensemble “Abe-Ya”
“Abe-Ya” is a group of musicians who play Japanese folk music led by Hidesaburo Abe, Tsugaru Shamisen player. The group consists of young talented musicians including Abe’s pupils as well as professional drummers, Shakuhachi (bamboo flute) and other flute players, and Minyou (Japanese folk music) singers.
The name of the group “Abe-Ya” derives from the leader’s family name, “Abe”. Also, there is a word in old dialect of Tohoku, Northeastern Region of Japan, which sounds similar to “Abe-Ya” and it means “Let’s go!”. “Abe-Ya” has been delivering the sounds of Japanese traditional music to people at home and abroad, flexibly combining a variety of members of the group into a unit for each event.
Hidesaburo Abe
(Tsugaru shamisen)
Takayuki Hashiguchi
(Japanese drum)
Ryota Kanazashi
(Japanese drum)
Makoto Sekine
(Japanese drum)
Yuta Kanazashi
(Japanese drum)
Contact
Performing Arts Division, Arts Department, The Japan Foundation
Contact: Ms. Hotta
Tel: +81-(0)3-5369-6063 / Fax: +81-(0)3-5369-6038
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