Yuki Makita
Yuki Makita
When you hear the term "Argentine music", you would probably think about the tango. There is, however, a very popular type of music called the "chamamé", where the accordion and/or the bandoneon play great roles. The chamamé rhythm is in 6/8 beat, and is highly syncopated. The music was born out of a fusion of European music (such as the polka, mazurka and waltz) with the indigenous rhythm of the indios in the past. Chamamé can be jolly, and sometimes very sentimental, reflecting the sour realities that people had to face in life in the olden days. Yuki Makita is the only chamamé accordion artist in Japan. She not only introduces traditional and modern chamamé music to the Japanese audience, but skillfully combines the Argentine elements with the Japanese soul and creates her own original pieces of music, rich in classical and pop essence. Yuki plays the accordion with great expression, and her sounds are warm, rich in overtones and at the same time persuasive and extremely crisp, as if her soul is directly connected to its accordion counterpart, namely the bellows. You are cordially invited to discover and experience the wonderful world of Yuki Makita!
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Graduated from Tokyo College of Music, Faculty of Instrumental Music (Oboe). Played the accordion ever since her childhood under influence of her father. Began composing theatrical music since 1983.
Was deeply moved upon hearing Raul Barboza, the great exponent of chamamé music, perform in Japan. Went to Paris to study with Maestro Raul Barboza. Acquired the spirit of chamamé playing from the Maestro.
Began her chamamé performance activities in 1999. Is currently performing at several live concert houses in Tokyo, and at the same time is introducing chamamé music to the Japanese public through television, radio and newspaper media.
Released her first original CD album "Kaze ga tadotta michi (El Camino del Viento; The Path left by the Wind; KICC-396)" from King Records on 26 Feb. 2003.
Is highly valued as an artist who heats up the hearts of many an audience.
Yuki Makita’s CD
First Album: “Kaze ga tadotta michi (El Camino del Viento; The Path left by the Wind)” (2003)
2. El paseo alegre
3. Los duendes del rio
4. Las flores florecen!
5. La Ciudad del anochecer(Autumn Sketch)
6. El Camino del Creador
7. La resonancia de la tierra(Argentina Corrientes)
8. Los habitantes traviesos del bosque
9. El baile de los indios
10. La rueda del baile
11. Gracias a todos los amigos del chamamé
12. Parado sobre la colina
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Second Album: “Koun Ryusui” (2009)
2. The tree goblin (people with pure souls can see it)
3. Path in Misiones
4. Diving into the water
5. The torrid sun
6. Two birds in Buenos Aires
7. La calandria
8. My favorite things
9. Jambaraya
10. Moonlit night in Brantôme, Paris
11 .Merceditas
12. Yagibushi
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13.Distant dawn