Kan Mikami
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese folk
singer-songwriter
. His music, heavily influenced by American blues, was popular in Japan in the 1970s. He re-wrote the lyric of the song "Yume wa Yoru Hiraku
" for his cover version in 1972. Mikami also acted in cinema and is notable for collaborations with Shūji Terayama
and his avant-garde
theater Tenjō Sajiki
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. His music, heavily influenced by American blues, was popular in Japan in the 1970s. He re-wrote the lyric of the song "Yume wa Yoru Hiraku
Yume wa Yoru Hiraku
is a Japanese song. The song was composed by Komei Sone. The song was originally noted down in a juvenile classification home.The lyric of the song was re-written by various lyricists. Mari Sono's cover version of this song was released in 1966. However, the song is best known for being sung by...
" for his cover version in 1972. Mikami also acted in cinema and is notable for collaborations with Shūji Terayama
Shuji Terayama
was an avant-garde Japanese poet, dramatist, writer, film director, and photographer. According to many critics and supporters, he was one of the most productive and provocative creative artists to come out of Japan. He was born December 10, 1935, the only son of Hachiro and Hatsu Terayama in...
and his avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
theater Tenjō Sajiki
Tenjo Sajiki
was a Japanese independent theater troupe led by Shūji Terayama and active between 1967 and 1983 . A major phenomenon on the Japanese underground scene, the group has produced a number of stage works marked by experimentalism, folklore influences, social provocation, grotesque eroticism and the...
.
Discography
- Mikami Kan no Sekai (三上寛の世界) (1971)
- '71 Nakatsukawa Zen Nippon Foku Janborī Jikkyō('71中津川全日本フォークジャンボリー実況) (1971)
- Mikami Kan no Hitori Goto (三上寛のひとりごと) (1972)
- Hiraku Yume Nado Aru Ja Nashi (ひらく夢などあるじゃなし / 三上寛怨歌集) (1972)
- Mikami Kan 1972 Konsāto Raivu "Rekōdo" (三上寛1972コンサートライヴ“零孤徒”) (1972)
- Sentōkouta / Mikami Kan EnkaEnkais a popular Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern enka, however, is a relatively recent musical form which arose in the context of such postwar expressions of modern Japanese nonmaterial nationalism as nihonjinron, while adopting a more...
no Sekai (船頭小唄 / 三上寛えん歌の世界) (1973) - Bang! (1974)
- Aoi Honō (青い炎) (1975)
- Kan (寛) (1975)
- Yūyake no Kioku kara / Mikami Kan Aomori Raivu (夕焼けの記憶から / 三上寛・青森ライヴ) (1977)
- Makeru Toki mo Aru Darō (負けるときもあるだろう) (1978)
- Mikami Kan Raivu Nakatsukawa Zen Nippon Fōku Janborī '71 (三上寛ライヴ・中津川全日本フォークジャンボリー'71) (1979)
- Baby (1981)
- Kono Rekōdo wo Nusume!! Hatsu Mikami Kan Besuto Arubamu (このレコードを盗め!! 初三上寛ベストアルバム) (1982)
- Heisei Gannen Raivu (Kami Shimo) (平成元年ライヴ（上・下）) (1990)
- Ore ga Iru. (俺が居る。) (1991)
- Joyū (女優) (1992)
- U.S.E. (1993)
- Shichi Gatsu no Eiketsu(七月の英傑)(1994)
- Gofuchi (御縁) (1994)
- Jazz Sono Ta (Jazz・その他) (1995)
- Sunayama 963 (砂山９６３) (1996)
- Tōge no Shōnin (峠の商人) (1997)
- Arashi Ame Arashi(アラシ・雨・アラシ) (1997)
- Nanbu Shiki (南部式) (1999)
- 13/4,900,089,658(四拾九億八万九千六百五拾八分の拾参)(2000)
- Resubosu(レスボス)(2002)
- 1979 (2003)
- 1973 ~ 1992 Hoi(一九七三～一九九二 補遺)(2005)
- Kanryū Hatsu no Kankoku Raivu 2006(寛流・初の韓国ライブ２００６) (2006)
- Hoeru Renshū // Hakusen (吠える練習//白線) (2007)
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