Kitahachi Hizakurige Kowakare Osuwadon

[Machine Translation] Kitahachi Yanagiya is a popular rakugo performer who has won over a wide range of rakugo fans, not only by his popularity with the more demanding rakugo experts, but also by the younger rakugo fans who have recently become interested in the art of rakugo. After graduating from Gakushuin University, he became a student of Yanagiya Kozoji, and while inheriting his master's aloofness, he added his own unique sense of goofiness, creating the comedic style that has become his current form. He is affectionately known by his fellow rakugo performers as "His Highness," a reference to the university he attended. The popularity of "Rakugo Education Committee," performed by Utamusashi Sanyutei and Kyotaro Yanagiya, is also tremendous, and one of its attractions is the comedy at the beginning, which allows the audience to enjoy the charm of Kitahachi in a different way and has become a platinum ticket. The popularity of "Rakugo Education Committee" has been growing steadily, and a book titled "Rakugo Education Committee" was released this year. This is the fourth CD version of "Kitahachi Hizakurige," a solo Rakugo performance at the Ginza Hakuhinkan Theater that he started in 2006 and continues to give about four times a year. This CD includes "Kosowareta" and "Osuwadon".

柳家喜多八は、落語についてはうるさ型の玄人筋の人気はもちろんのこと、近頃落語に目覚めた若い落語ファンからもその苦みばしった風貌とは似つかわしくないけだるそうな登場姿で笑いをとり、幅広い落語ファンを獲得している人気者。学習院大学を卒業後、柳家小三治に入門、師匠の飄々とした味わいを受け継ぎつつ、さらに喜多八独自のとぼけ具合を積み重ね、おかしみ溢れる現在の芸風を築き上げた。出身大学にもちなんだ「殿下」というあだ名で落語家仲間から親しまれている。三遊亭歌武蔵と柳家喬太郎の3名で行う「落語教育委員会」の人気もすさまじく、その魅力のひとつである冒頭のコントでは喜多八の魅力がまた違った形で楽しむことが出来、プラチナチケット化している。また遂に今年「落語教育委員会」の書籍も発売となるなど、その勢いは止まることを知らない! 今作品は、2006年からスタートさせた銀座博品館劇場における独演会で現在も年4回ほどのペースで行っている「喜多八膝栗毛」のCD化第4弾! 「子別れ」、「おすわどん」を収録。