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MP3 Greg Irwin - Gentle Heart-Songs of Japan
14 MP3 Songs in this album (39:55) !
Related styles: WORLD: Japanese traditional, NEW AGE: Healing
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The much anticipated solo CD from Greg Irwin is finally available on CD Baby. Featuring traditional Japanese "Doyo" songs performed in English, this CD will warm your heart. Greg''s beautiful voice and his award-winning and sensitive interpretation of theses classic songs will make you want to hear more.
“Doyo” are traditional Japanese Children’s Songs that appeal to all age groups. It is believed in Japan that they represent the heart and soul of the Japanese people.
Greg Irwin, an American singer-songwriter, has translated and written English lyrics for over 100 of these classic Japanese songs. This is the original recording of Greg’s English translations of eleven of Japan’s most beloved and popular songs along with three original songs.
Greg Irwin received the first ever Doyo Culture Prize in Japan, along with the Popular Music Doyo Grande Prix. In the United States, he was a winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. He first performed these traditional Japanese songs at Lincoln Center in New York City and has performed “Doyo” in concerts all over Japan. The songs on this CD have been featured on several NHK Television and Radio Programs in Japan.
All Japanese are familiar with the songs today, and most people have a great affection for them. They are considered to be an important element of Japanese culture.
Greg Irwin’s superb English lyrics offer outsiders a rare glimpse into the sensitivity of the Japanese spirit which is in need of nourishing today.
CD comes with both beautiful lyric notes in English and the original Japanese.
Greg Irwin- Vocals and Lyrics
David Chester- Piano and Arrangements
Yoshi Kikkawa- Cello
ジェントル ハート グレッグ・アーウィン
英語で歌う日本の童謡
Greg Irwin（グレッグ・アーウィン）
テレビ、ラジオ、声優、司会など幅広く活動しているアメリカ出身のマルチタレント。
自ら童謡を英訳し歌っている童謡、唱歌は１００曲以上。
２００２年に、日本童謡協会から『童謡文化賞』を受賞。
数年前、友人に『童謡』と呼ばれる日本の子供の歌を何曲か英訳して欲しいと、
頼まれました。私はすぐに美しいメロディーと歌の持つ国境を越えたテーマに
魅了されました。私は日本の人々と同じ様にこれらの歌を愛する様になりました。
そして、みなさんにも同じ気持ちを抱いてほしいと願っています。
愛をこめて グレッグ・アーウィン
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