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Embassy of Japan in the Sultanate of Oman
在オマーン日本国大使館
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“WadaikOman”
an emsemble of
Wadaiko (traditional Japanese drum)
and Western
percussions
The
joint home concert “WadaikOman”, an ensemble of Wadaiko (traditional
Japanese drum) and Western percussions, was held on January 27th at the
Residence of H.E. Seiji MORIMOTO, Ambassador of Japan to the Sultanate of Oman.
The
concert started with a welcoming greeting by the Ambassador. The total of seven
musicians performed a fusion between the Japanese traditional drum and Western
harmonic tunes. Mr. Wataru TAKEDA, teacher at
Japanese
Supplemental
School
in
Oman
, performed Wadaiko, while six talented musicians, all dressed up in Japanese
Happi (casual wear for festival) with Hachimaki (head band), played western
instruments including percussions, violins, flute and harp. They played a total
of 11 songs for more than one hour. The last piece of "Blue Samba", a
Latin Tune, was played as finale by all the musicians. A big applause by
the audiences was given to the wonderful performance of the seven musicians.
At the
cocktail reception after the performance, the audiences enjoyed pleasant
conversation. They also enjoyed taking photos with each other and with the
musicians.
