Obon Dance (San Jose-Summary, 2007-07-15)
On Sunday, the San Jose community danced Obon Odori to celebrate a Japanese festival called Obon Matsuri (odori=dance, matsuri=festival). Obon is a Japanese Buddhist festival to honor one's ancestors. The colorful clothing are mostly yukatas and happi coats (different from kimonos).
This summary reviews all of the 15 dances that were performed at the festival.
Number of dancers (announced over the speaker): 605
Start time: 6:00 pm
Music:
1. "Shinshu Ondo"
2. "Obon no Uta"
3. "Gassho Ondo"
4. "Sukiyaki"
5. "Wonderful Ondo"
6. "Sawayaka Ondo"
7. "Pokemon Ondo"
8. "Oyama Ondo"
9. "Janken Ondo"
10. "Nisen Nen Ondo"
11. "Shiawase Samba"
12. "Soran Bushi"
13. "Ei Ja Nai Ka"
14. "Tanko Bushi"
15. "Obon no Uta"
[1-11, 14, 15] performed live by San Jose Chidori Band
[12, 13] performed live by San Jose Taiko
(At Japantown, San Jose, CA on 2007-07-15)
Author: PanoramaSplash
Length: 05:47
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Tags: dance festival jose matsuri obon odori san
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