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1Venezuela, Japan: Two Japanese Performers Master the Venezuelan HarpVenezoela, Japana: Mpitendry Japoney Roa Mahafehy Ny “Harpe” Venezoeliana
2This post, written in collaboration with Tomomi Sasaki, is part of a series on music as a bridge between Venezuela and Japan.Ity lahatsoratra ity, niarahana nanoratra tamin'i Tomomi Sasaki, dia ampahany amin'ny andian-dahatsoratra momba ny mozika amin'ny maha-tetezana azy mampifandray an'i Venezoela sy Japana.
3Read the first post here.Vakio ato ny lahatsoratra voalohany.
4The harp is one of the key instruments in Venezuelan music from the plains.Ny “harpe” dia iray amin'ireo zava-maneno manamarika ny mozika Venezoeliana avy amin'ny lemaka.
5Created in the west of the country and then taken to Colombia in the mid-20th century, the Venezuelan harp has 32 or 33 strings of different bores and it has no pedals.Noforonina tany amin'ny faritra andrefan'ny firenena ary avy eo netina tany Kolombia tany afovoan'ny taonjato faha-20, ny “harpe” Venezoeliana dia manana tady 32 na 33 samihafa ny savaivony ary tsy misy fanitsaka, na”pédales”.
6According to Gelimar Sanchez de Guerrero in Llanorecords [es], the origins of the harp are not clear due to a lack of historical documents.Araka i Gelimar Sanchez de Guerrero ao amin'ny Llanorecords [es], tsy mazava ny niavian'ny “harpe” noho ny tsy fahampian'ny rakitra ara-tantara.
7Nevertheless, the harp has been one of the bases of Venezuelan folklore music since the beginning of the country's history; years later, the interest for this instrument and its music has expanded beyond the continent, arriving to Japan.Na izany aza, ny “harpe” dia iray amin'ireo fototry ny hiran-drazana Venezoeliana hatramin'ny nanombohan'ny tantaran'ny firenena; taona maro taty aoriana, niparitaka nanerana ny kaontinanta ny fitiavana ity zava-maneno ity, ka tonga tany Japana.
8Among the Japanese musicians interested in traditional Venezuelan music, Yoko Yoshizawa and Mika Agematsu stand out in the interpretation of the Venezuelan harp.Amin'ireo mpanao mozika Japoney liana amin'ny mozika Venezoeliana, Yoko Yoshizawa sy Mika Agematsu dia miavaka amin'ny fitendrena ny “harpe” Venezoeliana.
9Yoko Yoshizawa, one the first Japanese harpists specialized in Venezuelan music, is said to be the “musical godmother” of the Estudiantina Komaba.Yoko Yoshizawa, iray amin'ireo Japoney mpitendry “harpe” voalohany nandalina manokana ny mozika Venezoeliana, dia lazaina fa “mpiahy ara-mozika” ao amin'ny Estudiantina Komaba.
10Members of the Komaba's Facebook group and other fans in Japan and Venezuela have shared and commented on many YouTube videos of Yoshizawa's performances.Nizara sy naneho hevitra tamin'ny lahatsary YouTube maro mampiseho ny fahaizan'i Yoshizawa ireo mpikambana ao amin'ny vondrona Facebook ho an'ny Komaba sy ireo mpankafy hafa any Japana.
11In this video, Yoshizawa plays a Quirpa, a traditional rhythm from the Venezuelan plains:Ato amin'ity lahatsary ity, mitendry ny Quirpa i Yoshizawa, mozikan-drazana avy amin'ny lemak'i Venezoela:
12The blog Diary Note [jp] reports on Yoko Yoshizawa's concert.Mitatitra ny fampisehoan'i Yoshizawa ny blaogy Diary Note, na Raki-diary [jp].
13This was an event for Venezuela buffs to enjoy the music of Yoko Yoshizawa, the only Venezuelan harp player in Japan [Sic].Ity dia hetsika ho an'ireo mpankafy an'i Venezoela hankafizan'izy ireo ny mozikan'i Yoko Yoshizawa, hany mpitendry “harpe” Venezoeliana any Japana [Sic].
14Held in Minami Aoyama in Tokyo, the event had a big lineup of performers and a full house!Natao tao Minami Aoyama tany Tokyo, nahitàna mpanakanto malaza maro ny hetsika ary feno hipoka ny trano!
15The quatro and maracas played a big role, and some songs had liberating melodies.Nitàna toerana lehibe ny “quatro” sy ny “maracas”, ary maivamaivana mampitony ny gadon'ny hira sasany.
16It seems that the most famous Venezuelan song in Japan is “Coffee Rumba”… I felt that there were many other songs with similar rhythms; just when you think the cadence would fall too quickly, the beat comes just in time.Toa “Coffee Rumba” no hira Venezoeliana malaza indrindra any Japana… Tsapako fa nisy hira maro hafa nitovitovy gadona taminy; rehefa mieritreritra ianao hoe miha-milantolanto loatra ilay hira dia tonga ara-potoana ny mihetsiketsika.
17José Francisco Romero [es] calls Mika Agematsu “La japonesa llanera” or the “Japanese girl from the plains”, as she excels in playing the rhythms from that part of the country.José Francisco Romero [es] dia miantso an'i Mika Agematsu hoe “La japonesa llanera” na “ilay tovovavy Japoney avy eny amin'ny lemaka”, noho izy manan-talenta amin'ny fitendrena ny gadona avy eny amin'iny faritry ny firenena iny.
18In this video, Agematsu plays the song “Moliendo Café” (Grounding coffee) a melancholic love song traditionally played in Venezuela, which was, according to Wikipedia, a hit in Japan during the 60'sAto amin'ity lahatsary ity, Agematsu dia mitendry ilay hira “Moliendo Café” (Mitoto kafe) hiram-pitiavana mampalahelo hiran-drazana avy any Venezoela, izay nalaza dia nalaza tany Japana nandritra ny taona 60, araka ny Wikipedia.