Fujii Kaze: Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN
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Published 2024-04-12
In the corner of a busy office at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya, Tokyo, a staffer rearranged books, vinyl records and tchotchkes on a bright red shelving unit. The production crew double-checked equipment settings and made small adjustments to the lighting. Another worker added a few more posters to the tall white file cabinets. Cameras were set and microphones were ready because Fujii Kaze and his band had just rehearsed the night before. Everyone in the room — including a few of us from NPR that were there to help — was eager and excited because the very first performance for Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN was about to start.
Popular around the world, the talented Fujii Kaze is a Japanese singer and pianist known for his sultry R&B grooves and catchy songwriting. His adventurous spirit was strong as he settled into the Tiny Desk way — a concert that's intimate, mostly acoustic and recorded without reverb, effects, in-ear monitors or wedges. During the rehearsal, the band quickly acclimated to the environment and adjusted instrument volumes to hear each other better. The end result was a beautiful 30 minute set, captured without pause and with no stops, restarts or retakes.
This video is part of the second international version of Tiny Desk, a joint venture between NPR and The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) — the sole public media organization in Japan that is operated with the purpose of providing the latest news, education and culture both domestically and internationally. This new series will spotlight emerging and established Japanese artists with the same engaged performances, look and feel of the original Tiny Desk Concerts series.
SET LIST
"Matsuri"
"Garden"
"damn"
"Kirari"
"Michi Teyu Ku (Overflowing)"
"Shinunoga E-Wa"
MUSICIANS
Fujii Kaze: lead vocals, keys
Yaffle: keys
DURAN: guitar
Katsuya Takumi: bass
Kudo Seiya: drums
Yo-Sea: vocals
nishina: vocals
CREDITS
NHK / NHK ENTERPRISES:
Executive Producer: Shibasaki Tetsuya, Kamano Mizuho
Producer: Ozawa Hiroshi
Director: Ito Misato, Kikuchi Minako
Camera: Ishigaki Motomu
Lighting: Ichikawa Takaho
Sound: Sato Yosuke
Designer: Yamaguchi Takashi
Editor: Morozumi Yuka
NPR Music:
Audio Technical Director: Neil Tevault
Lead Video Producer: Maia Stern
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Tiny Desk Team: Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Ashley Pointer, Hazel Cills
Senior Director of Partnership Development: Gordon Synn
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
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All Comments (21)
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This might be one of my favorite tiny desk concerts of all time. Just wow.
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A twitch streamer I follow streamed this on her channel a couple weeks ago and have been a fan of this guy's music ever since. Awesome performance
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He's drawing the notes in the air by his hands unconsciously, and playing the keyboard like it was nothing! Kinda of genius I am totally amazed
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隣の駅で降りるはずだったのに 2つ先で気がついた😅 何度も見て聴いているのに 良すぎるのよ❤
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なんだろう、風さんの曲聞くと浄化されるんだよね。 ずっと聴いていたい。
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Omg, their music feels just like a Japanese Bosa Nova. I'm Brazilian, and that's what I feel every time i hear this special, It's just so beautiful, even though I can't understand a Single word of what they're singing 😂❤❤❤
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This has to be one of the best tiny desks ever recorded, and I watched a LOT of them haha
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このtiny deskは、もっともっと世界の風さんを知らない人にも、届きますように。 そして、風さんの音楽で気持ち良く幸せに暮らせる人がもっともっと増えますように。
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Wow what an experience! I get to hear your fantastic music last week on a trip to Japan, and since then, I am hooked. just WOW. Cheers from Costa Rica.
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Guys it's never too late to start listening to Fujii Kaze (typing error before)
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He is the most down to earth musician that I ever seen. I'm sure he will even more successful. What an loving amazing man he is:)
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wow best tiny desk concert ever
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何これ最高すぎる ちゃんと藤井風を聴いてきたわけではなかったんだけど、何となく見始めたら 開始5秒で釘付けになった… 子供の看病で疲れて病みそうだったけど癒された（ ; ; ）特にGarden。 ありがとう、、、
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i love you, hay tuyệt cho những ai được nghe, thật vui, nghệ
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If America had John Lennon, Japan has Fuji Kaze. A wise man once said
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Never heard of this artist before- but wow! Lovely energy to this music
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Feeling I could live another day because of this video
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He needs to do a world tour 😭
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truly incredible, love u
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聞けば聞くほど藤井風に沼っていく… It’s awesome, I can't get enough of him.
