Shori no Gaika

[Machine Translation] TAEKO, a charismatic R&B singer with a huge following, is now on the major music scene with her 1000+ member female gospel band, Dialogue Choir! One of the reasons why they have begun to gain a huge following among the general public is because of their musical ideas. They have performed Elgar's march "Dignified", classics such as "Triumph of Victory" and "Jupiter", Japanese songs such as "Hamanabe" and "Furusato", Japanese and Western pop and rock songs such as Akiko Wada's hit song "Ano Kane wo Ringo wo Anata" and the hit song "Sakura", and have also sung original songs such as "Ano Kane wo Suru wa Anata" and the hit song "Sakura". While utilizing the original melodies, the call and response, which is a characteristic of gospel music, the interaction between the lead singer and choir, and the evocative choral subdued choruses, give the audience a sense of gospel music itself. TAEKO's powerful shouts are also included. It is a new song that is different from the original, and has its own charm. It is a moving work that combines the exuberance of gospel music with the original.

"カリスマR&Bシンガー"として絶大な支持を得るTAEKOが1000名を超える女性ゴスペル軍団、ダイアログ クワイヤーを率いてメジャーシーンに登場!! 彼女達が一般の人々から絶大な支持を集め始めた理由の一つは音楽的アイデアにある。エルガーの行進曲「威風堂々」を始め「勝利の凱歌」や「ジュピター」といったクラシックから「浜辺」「ふるさと」といった日本の唱歌、さらに和田アキ子のヒット曲「あの鐘を鳴らすのはあなた」や大ヒット曲「さくら」を始めとする邦・洋のポップス、ロックまでオリジナルのメロディを生かしつつ、ゴスペルの特徴ともいえるコール&レスポンス、つまりリード・シンガーとクワイヤー(合唱)のやりとり、そして喚起に満ちたコーラスの昴りはゴスペルそのものを感じさせる。さらにTAEKOのパワフルなシャウトがからむ。それももう、オリジナルとは違う、新たな楽曲としての魅力。ゴスペルが持つ昂揚感とオリジナルを融合した感動的作品に仕上がっている。