Fujii Kaze: Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN

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Suraya Mohamed | April 12, 2024
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

#nprmusic #tinydesk #fujiikaze

コメント (21)
  • @judeg6105
    Am I falling in love with him? How does one human being can be so SMOOTH ??!!
  • @liz-marie
    I can’t stop listening to this. Never thought that I would love so much an artist and his music this much… But it was just impossible for me not to fall in love with his voice, the rhythm, the lyrics, everything is just perfect. Thanks Fujii for this incredible joy and happiness that you gift me with all your songs, also thank you for your effort. Hope you do a world tour so I can listen to you closely, you are welcome in Panamá 🇵🇦
  • It goes without saying that Fujii Kaze and his whole team is so talented, but can we also talk about how amazing the audio team is for putting this together?
  • Shinunoga E-Wa at the end was the best version I`ve heard in a while. truly a masterpiece!!
  • @SL-er6ib
    聞き流せない。つい聴き入ってしまう。見てしまう。再生したらもう釘付け。この繰り返し。
  • I am so lost right now and have lost track of life so suddenly. It is a great surprise for me to know such a talented man with beautiful soul Fujii Kaze who brings me the back the joy of music and art. Thank you so much, Kaze
  • @kazepiki
    このバイブスを7万人で感じれたらFeelin' Goodこの上ないですね・・・
  • BGMがわりにつけてるつもりが結局30分TVの前に正座して観てる日々😂
  • I wish there was a SUPER LIKE button. I was recently in Japan, so my feed is full of japanese content, but this, this is by far the best recommendation youtube has made me :3... I love people that sing with their bodies too and feel the music to that level. すごい <3 He is a beautiful person, inside & out! what a blessing!
  • 風さんの音楽を聴いていると、ここには居ない大切な人が隣で聴いてくれている気がする。
  • самый гениальный музыкант нашего времени. Посланик мира
  • Never heard of this artist before- but wow! Lovely energy to this music
  • 毎日の様に5才の孫娘と朝晩見ています😊 彼女はどうやら真剣に風さんとの結婚を夢みているようです(風さんはとても可愛いそうです) ガーデンが大好きだと毎日言ってます😊
  • Officially in love. Refreshing. Makes me forget all my problems in life
  • He is the most down to earth musician that I ever seen. I'm sure he will even more successful. What an loving amazing man he is:)
  • こういうオーガニックな感じのドラムを今後もっと使ってほしい!! おさえめのなかにも、ドラマーの心の動きがちゃんと展開してくようなドラム。ほんと演奏もコーラスもぜんぶいい。 (全曲ちゃんと聴けてませんが、オリジナルだと「何なんw」と「花」のドラムが好きです)
  • このtiny deskと満ちてゆくのMVで遅まきながら藤井風を聞き始めたのですがこのライブは全ての曲のアレンジが素晴らしすぎる。 スタジオ盤も彼らの情熱が注ぎ込まれているのは重々承知ですがこの狭い空間で起きたグルーブには敵わないと思ってしまう。