Rimi Natsukawa’s concert | Tour to find songs 2018

I went to Rimi Natsukawa’s concert held in Heartpia Harue, Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture.

 

 

It was my fourth time to see her concert.
But actually, it was my first time in doors as I only had seen her in open air festivals until now. The theme of the tour is ‘find songs’, which means Ms. Natsukawa composes her concert with songs she really wants to sing now.

 

The concert started with the song “Bashofu”, which is one of famous Okinawan songs.
I like the song very much, too. She sang her big hit “Nadasoso”, and other good songs
including folk songs of Ishigaki Island, where she was born and raised, and ones in Mandarin and in English. She said that occasionally her concert has been held in Taiwan as well these days. She sings any songs perfectly. I don’t think that there are many singers as well as her.

 

Also, she talked that she had sung since she was very young even at mealtimes, so her
family was angry “Are you singing or are you eating? Choose one.” and she went all the way to the main land of Okinawa to enter singing contests because she was not satisfied with ones in Ishigaki Island.

 

She is open-minded, her pleasant talk with Okinawan dialect and dance time were fun.
Until the last song, her transparent high voice echoed around, and it cleared my mind.

 

Of course, she sang this song!
BEGIN, who wrote the song, is also from Ishigaki Island and the song is about the island.
The video was taken in Musikfest Nara in 2016. She sang with Yukito Ara, who is also from Ishigaki Island. （H.S）