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

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27 thoughts on “Fujii Kaze: Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN”

  2. 最後のシーンを見て子どもが、「おじいちゃんがいなくなってる。車いすが無くても歩けるようになったんだね。良かったね」と言っていた。

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  10. 風君のファン歴はまだ浅いのですが、子供の頃から今までの動画は全て見てしまいました。
    まさに中毒で見だしたら止まりませんでした。
    本当に魅力的な人。
    こちらも毎日何回も見てしまいます。
    風君が楽しそうに歌ってるの見るだけで幸せです。
    このメンバーも最高です♡

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  12. おはようございます。

    音楽に国 性別 年齢
    などなど
    関係ごさいません。

    リズムを刻み
    アーティストさんと
    一緒に
    それぞれのカタチで
    セッションしましょうね

    心あるままに♬.*ﾟ

    どこまでも♬.*ﾟ

    どこまでも♬.*ﾟ

    NO MUSIC NO LIFE
    音ばかより。

    ただ平和を望む🕊

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  13. 「tiny desk concerts」で初めて藤井風さんを知った人に、ぜひ「Fujii Kaze Free Live 2021 at Nissan Stadium」を聴いてほしい🎹🏟
    もっともっと藤井風さんを好きになるよ😊

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  19. Did you know that Kaze-kun's sunglasses for this performance sent to the world belonged to Oton-sama (his father)?

    Kaze-kun is a really loving and stylish person. There are a lot of new fans of Fujii style here. I'm happy.

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