Yasukatsu Oshima solo concert in Okinawa (Japan)
Yasukatsu Oshima will give a solo concert in Naha City, Okinawa on November 22.
More detailed information is available on the "Schedule" page of this website.
Photo: Adan shoots (edible buds of Adan), the Yaeyama islands' food, called 'Andarufuki' in Shiraho, Ishigaki island. Adan (Pandanus odoratissimus, Pandanus fascicularis or Pandanus tectorius) is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) native to Okinawa. It is edible after boiling. We have to peel off the outside leaves which have saw-like margins. They are used in soups and stir-fried vegetable dishes.
December 12, 2009 Concerts
Yasukatsu Oshima concert in Hayama, Kanagawa (Japan)
Yasukatsu Oshima will give a concert in Hayama Town, Kanagawa on July 20 2009 ('Marine Day', Public Holiday).
The concert will be held in 'Blue Moon', a seaside clubhouse on the beach of Isshiki Kaigan (Isshiki Beach). Masahiro Takekawa will accompany Oshima on violin and mandolin.
More detailed information about the concert is available on the "Schedule" page of this website.
Isshiki Kaigan is a beautiful beach located on the south coast of the Miura Peninsula, about 50km south from the centre of Tokyo. (Hayama Town Office Homepage)
Yasukatsu Oshima has given a concert every year in 'Blue Moon' since its foundation in 1997 (Blue Moon Website , Blue Moon Staff Blog). It was Ms. Miwa Natori who invited Oshima to Blue Moon in 1997. In 1999, she became Director of Ban Rom Sai, a home for HIV positive orphans in Chiang Mai , Thailand . (Ban Rom Sai Website)
The Ban Rom Sai shop is open inside 'Blue Moon' (where Yasukatsu Oshima will perform) and Ban Rom Sai goods and crafts are available there. Purchasing these products will support Ban Rom Sai.
July 11, 2009 Concerts
Solo concert in Okinawa (Japan)
Yasukatsu Oshima will give a solo concert in Naha City, Okinawa in June.
More detailed information is available on the "Schedule" page of this website.
Photo: Keigo Saito
May 30, 2009 Concerts
Concert in Osaka (Japan)
Yasukatsu Oshima will give a concert in Osaka City after an interval of a year on April 11 2009.
The concert will be held at Yamamoto Nohgakudo (Yamamoto Noh Theater), the oldest Noh Theater in Osaka, which is authorized as a Japanese tangible heritage site.
Kanako Hatoma, the young female singer, also born in Yaeyama, will appear as a guest with Yasukatsu Oshima.
At this concert the musicians will perform without any Sound Reinforcement (SR) or Public Address (PA) systems, and they will sing without microphones.
"Kanako Hatoma is a young and brilliantly gifted singer with a strong personality. We have sung together many times since she was in her teens. I would like to sing many island songs with her, such as the duet songs of the Yaeyama Islands.
I hope you will enjoy our Shimauta concert at the Noh Theater".
Yasukatsu Oshima
Advance tickets are now on sale.
More detailed information is available on the 'Schedule' page of this website.
Photo: Keigo Saito (taken at Yamamoto Noh Theater)
February 02, 2009 Concerts
Guest appearance
Yasukatsu Oshima will appear as a guest at the concert of GONTITI "GONTITI 30th Anniversary TOUR 2008 -Very Special Ordinary Days- " in Naha city, Okinawa, on December 27.
Acoustic guitarists "GONZALEZ" Mikami and "TiTi"(pronounced Chi-Chi, as in the Charlie Parker masterpiece) Matsumura teamed up in Osaka in1978 to form "GONTITI".
This year is their 30th anniversary and they have released a new album "VSOD -Very Special Ordinary Days-" on August 6, 2008.
"GONTITI 30th Anniversary TOUR 2008 -Very Special Ordinary Days- Okinawa Ryubo Hall "
December 27, 2008
Opens 18:30, Starts 19:00
Advance ticket ￥4800
On the door ticket ￥5000
For inquiries please call 098-867-1171 (Ryubo Hall).
Ryubo Hall
Address: 7F Kumoji 1-1-1, Naha-shi, Okinawa, Japan
Phone: 098-867-1171
Fax: 098-867-1302
GONTITI's official website
This concert's page on the Harvest Farm Official Site (in Japanese only)
December 25, 2008 Concerts
Solo concert in Toyama (Japan)
Yasukatsu Oshima will give a solo concert in Toyama City, Toyama in December.
More detailed information is available on the "Schedule" page of this website.
October 31, 2008 Concerts
"Amami Okinawa Shimauta Festival Vol.6" in Yoron Island, Kagoshima (Japan)
Yasukatsu Oshima will appear in a festival concert in Yoron island, Kagoshima in November. More detailed information is available on the "Schedule" page of this website.
October 30, 2008 Concerts
Solo concert in Okinawa (Japan)
Yasukatsu Oshima will give a solo concert in Naha City, Okinawa in December.
More detailed information is available on the "Schedule" page of this website.
October 29, 2008 Concerts