FIRST TIME HEARING Wagakki Band - 焔 (Homura) + 暁ノ糸 (Akatsuki no Ito) [DJ REACTS]
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Absolutely love Wagakki Band. About them:
- Shows and Music Videos are always extravagant, including the costumes.
- Very talented musicians, all 8 of them.
- Beni Ninagawa was the one playing the Shamisen (Japanese traditional guitar you saw in Megitsune).
- Wasabi (drums) and Kurona (wadaiko) are the percussionists, while Wasabi did more of time keeping, Kurona plays more like a "scream" part of Yui and Moa in Babymetal (minus the dancing).
- Yuko Suzuhana sings with shigin style (Japanese poetry chanting).
- They were suppose to perform for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- Yuko Suzuhana collaborated with Kami Band's drummer Hideki Aoyama and guitarist Leda Cygnus in 2016 for the song CRADDLE OF ETERNITY.
- Their most famous song is arguably SENBONZAKURA.
- Active since 2012, they've got a lot of songs in 6 albums. Many excellent tracks. Why not checking out SABAKU NO KOMORIUTA next czcams.com/video/BwERDZTkT1k/video.html .
Thank you...
Wagakki Band is one of the best Japanese groups out there. They combine traditional Japanese instruments and vocal styles with modern rock, metal, jazz, and more. All eight members are master level musicians, and their lead singer, the very elegant Yuko Suzuhana, may be the best female Japanese vocalist I have heard. Wagakki Band is the only other Japanese group that comes anywhere close to BabyMetal in international popularity. The video for their song Senbonzakura has more views than Gimme Chocolate. Wagakki Band is even better live, as their stage shows are musical extravaganzas that rival the very best BabyMetal concerts.
i agree in all ur word.... and Machiya is Greattttt
Is accurate, I found this group from listening to Beni Ninagawa the queen of the shamisen
Great reaction, I just recently found this group and I can't get enough of them
wagakki band heals your depressions.
Same here: For me, top 3 find of 2020. One is Leaves' Eyes, and the third...?!!?
i LOVE waggaki band
their music is ALWAYS like a journey of magic
the 2nd drummer is part of the traditional part of the band
Those "drums" are called Taiko
@@estebantedesco1348
Wadaiko actually.
This is so far the best react of the video, your comments and appreciation are so much better than others, nice job
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the reaction!
Echo Draconid, finally saw someone that can appreciate this song like you. You make very good observations.
This song are one the best songs that shows how WagakkiBand are mixing tradisional instruments and Music together with modern instruments and Music
Yuko Suzuhana's vocal on Akatsuki no Ito literally moves me to tears every time I hear it. And as for Beni's shamisen playing. Exceptional.
I was watching with my grandson the tube and he put this son and I told you I got hook with the band. BTW my grand son is 7 and I'm 51 so how he found them I do not know but I'm glad he did!
They look young but they play so skilled their own instruments. Traditional instruments andJapanese instruments together make amazing music.
When I watched first time I’ve got shocked and then enjoyed their music too. I’ve never thought about those instruments go well with rock
'Clearly I was wrong about a traditional piece.'
*Crosses legs, sipping green tea.*
Wagakki Band 💮 is amazing
🇧🇷❤️
that was a great reaction. so good to see how music connects people. thank you and greetings from germany.
Any group that has an electric bass and flute facing off against each other on stage is a win in my book.
RIGHT!?
I loved that moment too
Thanks Tyler, saw notification this morning but had to wait till afternoon😃 I love that you liked it and you had an astonished face here and there. For Bandmembers and general Information just read @Harden Crater and @Rudy Harfandi comments. They did a great job.👍
'Wagakki Band' is a Super-Band. All are master of their craft and they have more talents (like other instruments, teaching, ...) 5 of the members leading their own band/projects in which 4 do also vocals in those. Also Yuko Suzuhana teaches the Shigin singing (recite japanese poems). She won a national championship some years ago.
Tyler you told us you had Military History ->😉Funfact: The singer also does sword dance and back in the day Samurai had to learn those shigin (poem) It was part of their education.
Nice! I actually trained as a samurai for a few years back in my day. Definitely an interesting addition to know.
Great suggestion PENTA! I was loving this jam! I honestly love it when bands can just go nonstop with instrumentals...
Wagakki Band is just awesome! Love their sound and their look...also non-stop on the stage! Try looking at another Japanese band by the name of Ningen Isu when you get a chance...30 years playing with 21 albums...not known well outside of Japan.
Since you already covered both songs, here`s a little fun fact - the little funky guitar solo in Homura right after Asa ends his bass solo and before Beni joins on shamisen is the intro to Yoshiwara Lament.
hey Tex, I'm over in New Mexico on a ranch and I don't understand a lick either, but I like it!
Ooooh btw Kurona (wadaiko drum) and Wasabi (drums) are known for their drum battle section. Every concert they compete to see who gets the louder cheers.
You've got to check out "Synchronicity"
3:08 Oooooh he doesn't knooooooow :D I'll see your reaction in a few minutes, when shamisen enters the stage and later during the second song with koto and shakuhachi haha :D
Every member of WagakkiBand is a master-level pro at their instruments. The two drum sets are Wasabi on "normal" drums (well named for his spicy playing!) and Kurona on the traditional taiko (wadaiko) drums. The wadaiko provides extra oomph and off-beat sounds that aren't possible with just one drummer or a normal band drumset. There are whole competitions in Japan built around the traditional drumming techniques on all different sizes, including ones that are about three times as tall as you! Fun fact: Beni's showy tsugaru shamisen can only be played on the downstroke with her weighted plectrum (large fanlike pick) and the silk strings change pitch rapidly with changes in humidity, and it has no frets, so she has to play everything by ear and muscle memory! The costumes are themed around a colour scheme or style, but always personalized. Machiya on guitar rarely wears shoes, for example, and wears his traditional Noh mask for the songs he wrote before he was with WagakkiBand like Homura. Wasabi's not a fan of constrictive clothing because of his constant arm movements. Kaminaga Daisuke on the shakuhachi flute likes looking like a monk, with his bald head, so he prefers to wear more traditional robes. Suzuhana Yuko, the vocalist is a licensed Shigin (poetic recitation) performer and teacher, and can do sword and fan dances. She's almost always dressed like an anime princess in some way. It's a great look for her! As for the flat harp thing, that's a koto (long vowels, "koe-toe"). The lyrics are as follows:
Hana hirakeba chou eda ni mitsu | Flower bloom filling the butterfly branches
Warera utau sora no kanata he | To the sky that we sing
Haruka nagaru kumo no mukou he | Beyond the faraway clouds
Umi wo koete niji wo watatte | Cross the sea and cross the rainbow
Kimi ni todoku you ni | Like to reach you
Seki wo kitte afureru omoi | Thought to overflow the weir [a low type of dam meant to raise a river or catch fish]
Itsuka sameru yume no ibashou de | In the whereabouts of a dream, that will someday
Warai atte irareru you ni | Just like being laughing [as in the state of being that you feel when you're laughing]
Kasane tsumuide yuku | I am going to spin it
((Repeat from "Warera utau"))
At the end, the crowd is screaming for their favorite member: "Asa-san" for Asa on the bass, "Beni" for the shamisen player, etc.
Also! Check out Synchronicity by WagakkiBand for a crazy change of pace!
czcams.com/video/pLsAHrhCVEY/video.html
I may be late with this comment. But Wagakki Band has been and always be my go-to band to listen if I'm craving for good music.
The genius behind these guys is just amazing, imagine having to blend everything to the point where each instruments are not overwhelmed by the other.
Additionally, if you have noticed it - Kuronawho is playing Wadaiko drums (Traditional drums), is playing the off beat when they played Akatsuki no Ito while Wasabi (drums) is just casually playing like the off beat played by Kurona is part of his routines.
Amazing!!!!
The name Wagakkiband translates literally as ‘traditional instrument band.’ This pair of songs serves as a great introduction to the musicians and their instruments. ‘Homura’ always make me think of guitar-heavy instrumentals by Joe Satriani or Yngwie Malmsteen. ‘Akatsuki no Ito’ flips the whole mood with the koto and shakuhachi, but the world simply STOPS when Yuko starts singing. She is classically trained in Shigen, a Japanese form of chanted poetry, and is a national champion in the form. For older songs of theirs, look for ‘Tengaku’ or ‘Senbonzakura.’ Both are covers of songs performed by vocaloids; computer-generated vocalists, newer entries to check out are “Bring me to Life” and ‘Sakura Rising’ both featuring Amy Lee of Evanessence. Be careful, though, Wagakkiband is a rabbit hole you might never wish to leave.
12:05
That string instrument called "KOTO"...
It is derived from the Chinese zheng and se, and similar to the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and ajaeng, the Vietnamese đàn tranh
And Indonesian 'kecapi'
【 和楽器 】
和楽器 Kanji Details
(n) traditional Japanese musical instrument
This is where they get their name from the use of traditional Japanese instruments. WB's style is amazing and Suzhanna's vocals are fantastic. You want funky ? One of their tunes is borderline swing jazz LOL
Great reaction...
Their costume is just stylize/modernize traditional clothing.
There are 8 members for this group... 2 Women and 6 Men... 1 singer, 3 modern instrument and 4 traditional instrument...
Yuko Suzuhana: singer
Beni Ninagawa: shamisen (traditional guitar)
Daisuke: shakuhachi (traditional flute)
Kurona: taiko (traditional drum)
Kiyoshi: koto (table with snare...😆...)
Machiya: guitar
Asa: bass
Wasabi: drum
Their live concert always entertaining, filled with sword dancing (singer good at it), shigin (traditional poetry, which the singer is very good at it too) and some other traditional performance.
Wagaki Band and Maximum The Hormone in 2017 took me to Band Maid, ha.
Yes, when youtube's algorithm was still useful.
Ah the algorithm....
The first song is one of Machiya’s hits from before Wagakki band started.
It had no shamisen originally.
Haha I see you’re not hiding the RAS-47 anymore ;) be careful with those Magpul 40 round mags, they’ve been known to jam ;)
Great reaction though! I love this band so much and is one of my favorites. The group dresses in tradition clothing but with modern twists and that’s just part of the bands normal attire when performing. The guitarist/backing vocals doesn’t always wear that mask, though. Another fun fact “Wagakki” means “traditional Japanese instruments” combine that with “band” and you have the marriage between traditional and modern, like you noticed.
Anything else you watch is 100% worth it; however there are some acoustic versions of their songs that they do live where the guitarist sings and it’s just immaculate.
;)
Best react to this video!!!! 👍👍👍👍
BUT WAIT THERES MORE
U gotta find the lyrics dude they are just as gorgeous 🌸
融合です。東京に来たら納得します。最先端と伝統がマッチしてます。それを音楽で表現してるだけです。
If memory serves- the flat instrument is a Koto. The banjo-sounding one is a Shamisan.
🖤 wagakki band!
Everything is better with added shamisen. 😉👍
*You guys got to see Wagakki ft. Evanescence!!!!!!*
*BOTH female Lead vocals harmonize SO PERFECTLY!!!! ..& LIVE TOO!!!*
czcams.com/video/J_apMyiFzcU/video.html
次は wagakki band の 'strong fate' を聴いてみて下さい。
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気に入ると思いますよ。
This is the difference between real talented musicians and the rest .
Waggaki Band...they arent just musician but they are Gods and Goddess and engineers of their own musical instruments...
Suzuhana Yuko - Vocals
Machiya - Guitar
Asa - Bass
Wasabi - Drums
Beni Ninagawa - Tsugari Shamisen
(traditional 3 string guitar)
Kurona - Wadaiko ( traditional drums)
Kiyoshi - Koto ( traditional harp)
Daisuke - Sakuhachi ( traditional flute)
...sir i recommend to please do comment to their other songs..
-Ignite
-Sunwheel
-Valkyrie
-Okinotayuu
-Zenbonsakura
-Perfect Blue ( live )
-Subaku no Komoruita
-Tengaku
-Ame Nochi Kajouron
-Sasameyuki
-Yuki kage boushi
and still more..
I be following your reactions sir.....
im not a japanese.....I one of their Fans.... Im a Filipino...
Thank You and God bless..
Beni Ninagawa, nickname Benina, plays the Tsugaru Shamisen, Ibukuro Kiyoshi play the Koto, which is that kind of harp, while Daisuke Kaminaga plays the Shakuhachi, which would be the flute, the Shakuhachi is played by the Komuso monks of Zen Buddhism. If I can recommend your next reaction on this group it is in the link: czcams.com/video/Cs5SzT61nqo/video.html. I've seen them in Tokyo and Osaka and no video will ever give what it really feels like to be there to hear them live, it's a unique experience.
I can imagine!
Side note: I lived near Osaka for a short time. Beautiful place!
@@AlphaTylerContent Ok, so you have some experience on extraordinary Japanese people however the band Wagakki, along with a few other bands, are only a small part of what Japan can offer in terms of music, there are bands in Japan they never come to us and they make amazing music, if I can recommend an example, listen to "FERN PLANET" once called "RICK RACK", the band has now split up, but the music they made was amazing here is a example: czcams.com/video/EnZuLUHEpFs/video.html. Serina is an extraordinary singer and how she plays the guitar, very good and the lyrics of the song are beautiful!
listen more those songs.
🤗 Nice reaction! Try their video "Ikusa" it´s amazing 🤩
Wagakki some out of world band...you may try out thier other song like Synchronicity...that song not too streak with traditional instruments yet they could give it away
shamizen of @tami, makes me love @wagakki band
Note the homage to Ian Anderson!
Please react to Wagakki Band Ignite
From the same concert: Yoshiwara Lament , Hoshizukiyo , Iroha Uta , ikusa ...
and:
" Rokuchounen to Ichiya Monogatari " (6 billion year night history)
czcams.com/video/90QRPSZDzsA/video.html
please react to: wagakki - senbonzakura
or copy paste it for easier serching: 和楽器バンド / 千本桜
6:30 That is a shamisen(shah-mee-sehn). Beni plays the tsugaru type which has a faster, aggressive, & more powerful playing style than other shamisen. They originated from the Tsugaru area. They are three stringed. The mask the guitarist is wearing is a noh mask. These are used in Noh Theatre unlike Kabuki that uses makeup.
Flute is a shakuhachi(shah-koo-hah-chee). 12:03 The harp/zither you're asking about is a koto(koh-toe). Traditional drums are wadaiko/taiko(wah-dye-koh & tie-koh). 14:08 Suzuhana Yuko's performing shigin(reciting traditional Japanese & Chinese poetry). It's usually spiritual & full of gratitude or reverence towards nature. The lyrics of this song was inspired by traditional poetry. Yuko is a national shigin champion too. Both shigin & enka use this singing style.
Traditionally, enka is often called "Japanese blues ballads" since blues & enka subject matter is often melancholic. Both use melismatic(kobushi) singing("vibrato" isn't accurate, but is the closest word. R&B is probably the most familiar example of melismatic singing). Both started around the same time too; mid 1800s in the US by finally freed African Americans & Japan(Meji era). Originally, enka music also used a bluesy pentatonic scale. This is what she sang:
Flower bloom filling the butterfly branches
To the sky that we sing
Beyond the faraway clouds
Cross the sea and cross the rainbow
Like to reach you
Thought to overflow the weir
In the whereabouts of a dream, that will someday
Just like being laughing
I am going to spin it
To the sky that we sing
Beyond the faraway clouds
Cross the sea and cross the rainbow
Like to reach you
Thought to overflow the weir
In the whereabouts of a dream, that will someday
Just like being laughing
I am going to spin it
Can you react to the german band NULL POSITIV , the female singer have a great voice she sings german but metal and german sounds great, we know from Rammstein. Well try the song "Friss dich auf" visuals great or "Turm der angst" or "Freiheit" but "Friss dich auf " is hard and cool to watch. Greetings from germany
Is there a link to the original video, without comments?
Check the description.
watch SENBONZAKURA by Wagakki - ITS SICK
Do you listen Ningen Isu? Can you react to this band? Thanks. Good reaction. Good job. Greetings from Argentina
Never heard of them, but I’ll throw them on the list!
@@AlphaTylerContent if you want, do The reaction of Namahage (song of this band)
Fyi Akatsuki No Ito always be singing by fans from encore until encore start
Nice reaction!They uploaded a new fantas(t)ic song on youtube yesterday.月下美人- Queen of the Night-. Please react to it.
The first half sounds so much like Joe Satriani.
Wagakki just uploaded a song called "Sakura Rising" featuring Amy Lee from Evanescence. Go check it!
They also did Bring Me to Life with Amy. It was awesome!
That guitar not normal actually, not 24 frets but 29 frets.
Dope reaction man! WagakkiBand just dropped a song called “Sakura Rising” featuring Amy Lee of Evanescence. You should react to it! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
He did, just some hours before your post :) He got suprised by their upload during the night and just did it.
That song was great but it would've been better if Amy wasn't such a selfish bitch. Her vocal was way too overpowering and she's infamous for acting like a complete diva if her vocal isn't the center of attention. She's also infamous for treating her fans like shit, but that's a whole other story.
Anyone who listens to the serious shamisen for the first time will have such a face.
Wagakki band.....Wagakki mean japanese traditional musical instruments
Please react to Wagakki Band - 拍手喝采(Hakushu Kassai) >> czcams.com/video/5sJnveBvoLw/video.html
三味線 = shamisen
There are not two drummers, there is a drummer and there is a percussionist, in the case of the percussionist he uses instruments from his own culture, some of them used as a "war march" in the ancient Japanese dynastie
As a percussionist myself, I can tell you that it isn't as offensive as it may seem to call him a drummer ;)
@@AlphaTylerContent: And it's not offensive, just that musically they are two different things, change the two of places for you to see the difference it gives;)
Pls stop and appriciate the blond blond drummer looks like a villan strait out of a anime
Facts
Not gonna see another Japanese rock performance more impressive than this. There are other Jrock performances that are impressive, just not like this.
Soery man.. every time you pause i skiped lolz..
Thanks for the view! Not sure why you didn’t just support the artist and watch the original video instead, but cheers!
途中で止めるのは不快です。
Waggaki Band...they arent just musician but they are Gods and Goddess and engineers of their own musical instruments...
Suzuhana Yuko - Vocals
Machiya - Guitar
Asa - Bass
Wasabi - Drums
Beni Ninagawa - Tsugari Shamisen
(traditional 3 string guitar)
Kurona - Wadaiko ( traditional drums)
Kiyoshi - Koto ( traditional harp)
Daisuke - Sakuhachi ( traditional flute)
...sir i recommend to please do comment to their other songs..
-Ignite
-Sunwheel
-Valkyrie
-Okinotayuu
-Zenbonsakura
-Perfect Blue ( live )
-Subaku no Komoruita
-Tengaku
-Ame Nochi Kajouron
-Sasameyuki
-Yuki kage boushi
and still more..
I be following your reactions sir.....
im not a japanese.....I one of their Fans.... Im a Filipino...
Thank You and God bless..