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[Live] Rimi Natsukawa Concert Tour "Tabigukuru" 2025: The Power of Music with Unexpected Gravity is Immense

2026年4月27日 22:47

The Meguro Persimmon Hall venue was filled with a good atmosphere. An atmosphere that seemed to invite good fortune.

There are so many songs I don't know, and so many charming ones. Okinawa is deep. Its music is deep, too. No matter how far you dig, branches and leaves keep spreading out one after another. The leaves of this unimaginably large tree expand to fill your entire field of vision.

She mentioned that when her child was a baby, singing "Warabigami" would put them to sleep. It is a lullaby that women on the island would sing to babies, wishing for them to "become big-hearted people." Being big-hearted is important, isn't it?

There is a large tree, and under its shade, women are soothing their babies. Talking in loud voices, laughing, and singing. Such a scene comes to mind.

The lyrics were written by Misako Koja, the leader of the first Nenes, and the music was composed by Kazuya Sahara.

2025 marked her 25th anniversary. The album she released is titled "Uta." The lyrics to "Shi, Uta, Uta" on this album include the line, "Songs are friends that never betray you, anytime, anywhere," and I truly feel that is the case. She sang songs from this album such as "Kotoba," "Hikari to Kage," "Eien no Kokuin," and "Ikoro" (which apparently means treasure), and they really touched my heart.

It wasn't just the singing; her talk was also impressive.

She spoke about how she used to disrupt amateur singing contests as a child, how she sang songs like "Futari-zake," "Kyodai-bune," and "Ishikari Banka" back then, how she debuted as an enka singer under the stage name Misato Hoshi, but didn't have any hits and once gave up on singing. She stated clearly that if it weren't for "Nada Soso," she wouldn't be where she is today. She sang "Nada Soso" around the middle of the concert.

The last song before the encore was "Hana."

There were three encore songs. "Umi no Kanata" by Parsha Club, then "Warabigami," and the very last song was performed with her raw voice without a microphone, accompanied by her own sanshin playing: "Agaroza-bushi."

Even though she said her voice wasn't in the best condition due to a cold, the stage lasted well over two and a half hours. Apparently, the percussionist is her husband.

Her singing is like a great tree.

I never imagined that such a wave of emotion would wash over me. Music created by humans is unpredictable and always brings about unexpected developments.

After various singers and groups who debuted around the 1990s went through life events like marriage and childbirth, they are performing live again. Being able to hear their songs and performances live is a precious opportunity that brings happiness.