Soran Bushi: Compare renditions of this classic folk song by various artists!

Puppet Theater Musubi-za 50th Anniversary Pre-Event: Soran Bushi with Manmaru Folk Performing Arts ProjectNingyou Gekidan Musubiza

Puppet Theater Company Musubiza 50th Anniversary Pre-Event: Soran Bushi with Manmaru Project of Folk Performing Arts

This is a video of Musubi-za, a Nagoya-based puppet theater company that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017.

Under the guidance of Chihiro Yamamoto from the Folkloric Performing Arts Manmaru Project, they dance the Soran Bushi to the beat of Japanese taiko drums together with puppets.

Many people perform the dance themselves, but dancing together with puppets feels fresh and is a wonderful idea.

Soran-bushi / Hokkaido folk song, performed by the Hokkaido Police BandHokkaidō Keisatsu Ongakutai

Soran Bushi / Hokkaido folk song — Performance by the Hokkaido Prefectural Police Band

This is a video of the 104th Red Brick Concert held on June 21, 2016.

The Hokkaido Prefectural Police Band performs the Hokkaido folk song “Soran Bushi.” The main theme shifting from trumpets to woodwinds to trombones after the tempo picks up captivates the audience.

The drum solo was great as well.

[Yoshi Ikuzo] IKZO × Soran BushiYoshi Ikuzo, hoka

[Yoshi Ikuzo] IKZO × Soran Bushi

Just from looking at the title, you might think it’s Yoshikazu Mera singing Soran Bushi, but this video is actually a remix on Nico Nico Douga of Yoshikazu Mera’s “Ora Tōkyō sa Iguda” and “Soran Bushi,” and it’s put together in a very entertaining way.

Wind Ensemble Kazuno Oshima: Soran Bushi for BandOshima Kazuno

Wind Band Kazuno Oshima: Soran Bushi for Band

This is “Soran Bushi for Band,” arranged by Kazuno Ohno.

It opens with a calm atmosphere—suggestive of dawn over the sea—conveyed by the flute, clarinet, and other instruments.

It then shifts into an energetic section that evokes the lively scene of fishermen at work, praying for a big catch.

Soran Bushi JAZZ / Ayaka KinoshitaKinoshita Ayaka

Ayaka Kinoshita_Yoyogi Park SPORTS of HEART 2016.10.15

This is a rendition of the Soran Bushi sung by Ayaka Kinoshita.

It features instruments typical of Japanese folk music, such as the shamisen, koto, shakuhachi, taiko, and fue, but when you listen to the English opening, it transforms into something completely different, which I find cleverly done.

Once it switches to Japanese, the jazz elements disappear, so it might have been even better if we could have enjoyed the jazz vibe all the way through.

[4K] The venue is in an uproar!? Astonishing Nanchū Sōran performance—Kushigata FiresKushigata Faiyāzu

The venue was in an uproar!? Astonishingly powerful Nanchu Soran—Kushigata Fires

This is a video of the Kushigata Fires performing at the Inuyama Odogeisai 2015, held on June 7, 2015, at the Ishizukuri Park Yosakoi main stage.

Their powerful rendition of the Nanchu Soran is overwhelming.

They look truly cool dancing while carrying the great fishing flags.

Minyo Girls ‘Soran Bushi’ “Soran Bushi” by Minyo Girlsmin’yō gāruzu

Minyo Girls “Soran Bushi”

This is the Soran Bushi performed by Minyo Girls at the Furusato Matsuri Tokyo held at Tokyo Dome on January 11, 2016.

The opening shout of “Hai!” is super cute.

Their original choreography is adorable, and they play the shamisen very well.