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JUNE 29-JULY 4; JULY 7-10, 2016
LOG SHEET #5

SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET 

LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: DAVID DISHNEAU / DELMA WEBB
MEMORY CARD NUMBER TASCAM: CFCH 
FILE NAME: SOCIAL1.0010.wav
MEMORY CARD NUMBER ZOOM H2: CFCH 
FILE NAME: .WAV
PRESENTER: DEB WONG DATE/TIME: 7/1/16 2pm
PROGRAM: JAPANESE AMERICAN BUDDHIST FESTIVAL STAGE: SOUNDS OF CALIF
GROUP NAME:
REGION/STYLE: JAPAN / CALIF.

[[2 columned table]]
| PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION |
| --- | --- |
| ♂ George Abe | gong, shakuhachi, conch shell, (bamboo flute) | 
| ♀ Nancy SEKIZAWA (bright clothes) | singer, bell |
| ♀ Nobuko Miyamoto | Vocalist | 
| ♀ Elaine Fukumoto |   | 
| ♂ Mark H. Rooney | Big Japanese drum (Taiko) | 

CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back):
1. Deb Wong - Introduces sounds - conch shell, drumbeats, bell, vocal chants
2. All performers from a radically egalitarian Temple in L.A.
3. George Abe - Temple name - Sen Chi (?) - means to wash your spirit
4. Abe - Buddhist chants are the origin of much Japanese music
5. Abe - Most men who played shakuhachi were Samurai in times of peace
6. Abe - says he epoxied a homemade mouthpiece on conch
7. Nancy says she started going to Temple because of Nobuko, and was invited to learn taiko drumming. She's now mainly a vocalist.
8. Nancy was the first singer for the band "Hiroshima", then ran the Atomic Cage, now sings w/ AME choir.
9. Nobuko - talks about importance of remembering ancestors. Obon incorporates circle dances. 
10. Nobuko - the dances are regional & simple