Kazuko Miyauchi & Vic Newberry - Koko Ni Sachi Ari

Details
Title | Kazuko Miyauchi & Vic Newberry - Koko Ni Sachi Ari |
Author | 9looneytunes |
Duration | 3:03 |
File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=JbYyNFafAnw |
Description
A chance meeting at a mutual friend's Summer barbeque in July 2010 between Kazuko (Visiting Kent, England from Japan) and Vic who didn't know each other previously led to this off the cuff, unreheased rendition of Koko Ni Satchi Ari (a traditional Japanese tune) incorporating Japanese and English lyrics both of which have entirely different and unrelated meanings. The English version Here is Happiness became popular at weddings in Hawaii. An extremely nervous Kazuko had never previously perfomed anything anywhere so it is quite amazing that they both knew their own language versions of this song which fitted together perfectly whithout rehearsal.
Whilst missing out on production and sound qualities (and some other anomilies lol) the video shows that this one song instantly connected two people from vastly differing cultures separated by thousands of miles allowing them to communicate through the universal language of music.