Fujii Kaze: Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN
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Published 2024-04-12
In the corner of a busy office at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya, Tokyo, a staffer rearranged books, vinyl records and tchotchkes on a bright red shelving unit. The production crew double-checked equipment settings and made small adjustments to the lighting. Another worker added a few more posters to the tall white file cabinets. Cameras were set and microphones were ready because Fujii Kaze and his band had just rehearsed the night before. Everyone in the room — including a few of us from NPR that were there to help — was eager and excited because the very first performance for Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN was about to start.
Popular around the world, the talented Fujii Kaze is a Japanese singer and pianist known for his sultry R&B grooves and catchy songwriting. His adventurous spirit was strong as he settled into the Tiny Desk way — a concert that's intimate, mostly acoustic and recorded without reverb, effects, in-ear monitors or wedges. During the rehearsal, the band quickly acclimated to the environment and adjusted instrument volumes to hear each other better. The end result was a beautiful 30 minute set, captured without pause and with no stops, restarts or retakes.
This video is part of the second international version of Tiny Desk, a joint venture between NPR and The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) — the sole public media organization in Japan that is operated with the purpose of providing the latest news, education and culture both domestically and internationally. This new series will spotlight emerging and established Japanese artists with the same engaged performances, look and feel of the original Tiny Desk Concerts series.
SET LIST
"Matsuri"
"Garden"
"damn"
"Kirari"
"Michi Teyu Ku (Overflowing)"
"Shinunoga E-Wa"
MUSICIANS
Fujii Kaze: lead vocals, keys
Yaffle: keys
DURAN: guitar
Katsuya Takumi: bass
Kudo Seiya: drums
Yo-Sea: vocals
nishina: vocals
CREDITS
NHK / NHK ENTERPRISES:
Executive Producer: Shibasaki Tetsuya, Kamano Mizuho
Producer: Ozawa Hiroshi
Director: Ito Misato, Kikuchi Minako
Camera: Ishigaki Motomu
Lighting: Ichikawa Takaho
Sound: Sato Yosuke
Designer: Yamaguchi Takashi
Editor: Morozumi Yuka
NPR Music:
Audio Technical Director: Neil Tevault
Lead Video Producer: Maia Stern
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Tiny Desk Team: Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Ashley Pointer, Hazel Cills
Senior Director of Partnership Development: Gordon Synn
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
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All Comments (21)
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truly incredible, love u
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His voice is so beautiful-it's actually taught me more about wavelengths and frequencies than my physics teacher ever did.
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Although I know tiny desk viewers are cultured bunch, I would like to thank NPR for giving the world a perspective of Japan by featuring an artist not related to anime, samurai or godzilla.
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i fckng love japan cause literally every musician is a jazz nerd
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clicked out of curiousity and i dont regret it at all
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I have never heard of these people before and I didn't have a clue why YT kept pushing this video on my recommended for weeks. Bro... I've finally gave it a shot and now I know, this is heavenly! Props to the singer and the band, they're all amazing
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The talent of everyone in this video is immense. International Fujii Kaze fans have been very blessed and fed well today~
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he makes me want to learn Japanese just to understand his lyrics as he is singing
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I just discover my favorite new artist
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❤Fujii kaze said❤”Please never buy ridiculously expensive tickets. Please save your precious money or use it for other useful things. PEACE🙏🙏🙏“ Lets respect his feelings!!
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Matsuri is just a perfect feel-good song
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Fujii Kaze creative potential seems limitless ㅠㅡㅠ
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The only Tiny Desk performance I’ve watched repeatedly. Thank you, YouTube algorithm for suggesting something that blew us away to the point that my husband and I would fly to another country to watch Kaze perform live! 🤯 To think I only discovered Kaze 5 days ago! Thank you for your incredible music and your message of love, Kaze! Blessings! 🙏❤️👏
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This is a no.1 masterpiece in the world 😭🤍
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I've never experienced such a heartwarming live performance like this！The more I listen to Kaze's singing voice, the more happy I feel！Love and happiness are overflowing！
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WHAT IS THISSS??? THIS IS SO FREAKING GOOODDD😭❤❤ I LOVE THIS VERSION EVEN MOREEE, I WILL COME BACK AND HEAR IT ON REPEAT☝
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Guys it's never too late to start listening to Fujii Kaze (typing error before)
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His performance comes out naturally. Like he didn't try to impress the audience. He's just having fun with his friends. And then it is unexpectedly amazing!
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His voice is amazing, his atylebis amazing, his music is amazing, and he's so joyful! AND he composes/plays an instrument for his music too?! I'm more obsessed
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I feel so much joy and peace inside of me when I listen to Kaze's music. Love everything about this human being, literally, everything😍
