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Below you see a list of some videos of Junko Ueda, performing solo as well as in various combinations. This list is updated as new videos become available. To see a video, click on the related video image.

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Kujô-Shakujô, Shomyo chant by Junko Ueda
In April 2020, during the lockdown caused by the corona virus, Junko Ueda recorded a shomyo piece called ‘Kujô-Shakujô’. Ancient tradition says that Kujô-Shakujô Sutra has miraculous powers. We pray evil spirits will be driven away, the earth will be purified and the world will be the place of peace for all living things.

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Yoshitsune by Junko Ueda solo
Live recording of Junko Ueda performing Japanese traditional biwa music Yoshitsune at the 10th Festival of Arts & Poesie in Valleraugue (Gard) France.

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Dan-no-Ura by Junko Ueda solo
Live recording of Junko Ueda performing Japanese traditional biwa music Dan-no-Ura at the Abbey Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul in Caunes Minervois (Aude) France as part of the '6th Festival Troubadoures chantent l'Art Roman'


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Heike Monogatari, Duo Ueda Offermans (full version)
Live recording of a Heike Monogatari arrangement by the Duo Ueda Offermans at the Copis Miyoshi Concert Hall, Saitama, Japan. It includes the traditional pieces Dan-no-Ura and Gion-shoja. Ful version (26 min).

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Dan-no-Ura by PoiL Ueda
Live recording of Dan-no-Ura by PoiL Ueda at Théâtre de la Renaissance, Grenoble, France. A collaboration with French experimental rock band PoiL.

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Kokô (Ataka) by PoiL Ueda
Live recording of Kokô (Ataka) by PoiL Ueda at Théâtre de la Renaissance, Grenoble, France. A collaboration with French experimental rock band PoiL.

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Shomyo Chant by Junko Ueda solo
Junko Ueda performing Shomyo Chant ‘Kujô-Shakujô’ (九条錫杖)in the concert of "Ancestral Modernism Tri(o)logy" production, on 10 February, 2019 in Koncertkirken at Vinterjazz Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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How to Survive in Paradise II, Duo Ueda Offermans
Live-performance by the Japanese-Dutch duo Junko Ueda (voice) and Wil Offermans (flutes, live-electronics) of their classical "How to Survive in Paradise II" for the Màntica Festival at the Teatro Comandini in Cesena, Italy.

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Where Two Rivers Meet, Duo Ueda Offermans
Live recording of the Japanese-Dutch duo Junko Ueda (satsuma-biwa & voice) and Wil Offermans (flute & contrabass flute) of their work 'Where Two Rivers Meet' at the Abbey Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul in Caunes Minervois (Aude) France as part of the '6th Festival Troubadoures chantent l'Art Roman'

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Murasaki-no-Ue, Genji Monogatari, Duo Ueda Offermans
Live recording of the Japanese-Dutch duo Junko Ueda (satsuma-biwa, voice) and Wil Offermans (flute) of their work "Murasaki-no-Ue" from the famous Japanese story Genji Monogatari at the Abbey Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul in Caunes Minervois (Aude) France as part of the "6th Festival Troubadoures chantent l'Art Roman".

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Duo Ueda Offermans & Obakushu monks at Kofukuji
This video is a summary of the autumn concert by Duo Ueda Offermans with collaborations of four Obaku-shu monks at the Kofukuji temple, Nagasaki, Japan. The concert was held at the occasion of the 360th anniversary of the arrival of Zen master Ingen in Japan.

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Free Improvisation at Ancestral Modernism Tri(o)logy
in the concert of "Ancestral Modernism Tri(o)logy" production with Ying-Hsueh Chen, Lê Quan Ninh, (percussion) and Junko Ueda (voice), on 10 February, 2019 in Koncertkirken at Vinterjazz Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Ginyü with the Troubadours Caravane
Junko Ueda performing Ginyû (The Troubadour), a composition by Wil Offermans with the Troubadours Caravane in the Theatre Municipal, Narbonne, France.

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Announcement

  • CD Meditative Flowers:
    Junko Ueda performing repertoire from the 1200 year-old Japanese traditional Shomyo Buddhist chant.
    CD Meditative Flowers:
    Junko Ueda interpretando canciones budista tradicional japonés de Shomyo, un repertorio del siglo VIII.
    CD Meditative Flowers:
    上田純子の新しいソロCD1200年の歴史を持つ天台声明の中から4曲を収録。

  • CD Satsuma-Biwa:
    solo CD by Junko Ueda performing traditional biwa music as well as a modern-style composition by Toru Takemitsu.
    CD Satsuma-Biwa:
    CD solo de Junko Ueda interpretando música biwa tradicional así como una composición moderno de Toru Takemitsu.
    CD 薩摩琵琶:
    上田純子のソロCD。薩摩琵琶古典弾き語りと武満徹の作品。

  • CD Japon - L'épopé des Heike:
    Junko Ueda with traditional satsuma-biwa repertoire from the Hieke Monogatari, recorded at Hiei-zan Temple, Japan.
    CD Japon - L'épopé des Heike:
    Junko Ueda interpretando canciones budista tradicional japonés de Shomyo, un repertorio del siglo VIII.
    CD Japon - L'épopé des Heike:
    上田純子によるソロCD。平家物語の中から3曲を収録。比叡山延暦寺にて録音。

  • The Biwa Vocab is a vocabulary catalogue and sound library of the satsuma-biwa by Junko Ueda.