Reiwa LOGICS

[Machine Translation] This is the first and long-awaited full-length album by BABU, a singer-songwriter of 202 Japanese traditional songs. From enka and songs to light pops and ballads, you can fully enjoy the richly varied world of BABU, in other words, the world of "Reiwa Uta-you". The arrangements by some of Kansai's most skilled musicians are also worth a listen. The sound of the shamisen piercing through the cold air is reminiscent of Tsugaru enka, but it is actually an outlandish local number about BABU's home town, Yodogawa River in Osaka. The song is a boldly daring take on the compliance era, and once you hear it, you will never forget it. Koji Yamazaki/Piano&Key/Arrangement Takao Yokoyama/Sax&Flute Tsuneji Fujino/Guitar Takehiro Kita/Bass Keisuke Umemoto/DrumsLENA Noriko Miyazaki/Chorus Emi Tokuda/Shamisen<profile>Since childhood, he has been familiar with local folk songs, enka, and songs sung at Bon dances. She grew up with and excelled at local folk songs and enka (traditional Japanese folk songs) sung at Bon dances. She aspired to become a Japanese language teacher when she was in junior high and high school, and even went on to university to obtain a certificate. However, when she was about to graduate from junior high and high school, she participated in a major label's singing audition with a friend for fun. Although they were not selected, they made it to the regional qualifying rounds (semi-finalists), and their confidence and expectations for singing moved them to change their career path. She decided to pursue a career in singing, which had been a special skill of hers since childhood. While gradually gaining experience through live performances and other activities, she also learned to compose her own original works. In recent years, she has taken on the sub-name "Yodogawa Kikuko" (Yodogawa noble child) and has developed her own unique world of songs based on her hometown and neighboring areas. She has attracted a lot of attention, and after 2019, when the new year begins, she will name her own genre ("Reiwa uta yo") and work hard to further explore and pioneer her own world of songs. His goal is to contribute to his hometown Nishiyodogawa Ward.

令和歌謡シンガーソングライター・BABUの、初にして待望のフルアルバム。演歌、歌謡曲から軽快なポップス、バラードまで、振り幅豊かなBABUワールド、即ち「令和歌謡」の世界を存分に堪能できる一枚。関西屈指の熟練ミュージシャン達の手による、多彩且つ重厚な楽曲アレンジも一聴の価値あり。 ◆「西の小津軽」:寒空を劈くような三味の音は津軽演歌を彷彿とさせるが、その実はBABUのホーム・大阪の淀川を歌った突飛なるご当地ナンバー。◆「円満破局～愛の一言～」:「死んでください」・・・コンプライアンス時代に大胆に打って出た必殺のワードは、一度聴いたら忘れられない。 山崎幸次/Piano&Key/Arrangement横山貴生/Sax&Flute藤野恒二/Guitar喜多健博/Bass梅本啓介/DrumsLENA 宮崎記子/Chorus徳田恵美/三味線<プロフィール>幼少期より盆踊りで歌われる地域民謡や演歌、歌謡曲に親しみを覚え、得意として育つ。中高生時代に国語科の教師になることを志し大学まで進んで資格も取得するが、卒業間近の時期に、友人と共に遊び半分で大手レーベルの歌手オーディションに参加。結果落選するも、地方予選(準最終選考)まで勝ち進んだことから、歌への自信と期待に心が動き、進路を一転。幼少期からの特技でもあった「歌」で道を拓こうと決意。そこから、同オーディション会場で偶然縁を得た音楽スクールに通って勉強を始める。LIVE活動など徐々に経験を積みながら、作曲も覚えてオリジナル作品を増やす。近年では「淀川貴公子」のサブネームを持ち、地元や近隣地域に題材を得た独自の歌世界を展開。注目を集め、元号が変わった2019年以降は、自身のジャンルを「令和歌謡」と名付けて、更なる歌世界の探求・開拓に励む。目標は、地元西淀川区への地域貢献。