("Oborozuki") Misty moon on a spring night. Katsushika Hokusai's tentacular "Dream of the fisherman's wife" and Afro Cuban drums are the protagonists of a syncretic ritual; music and dance lead this interesting cultural intermixing music ...See more("Oborozuki") Misty moon on a spring night. Katsushika Hokusai's tentacular "Dream of the fisherman's wife" and Afro Cuban drums are the protagonists of a syncretic ritual; music and dance lead this interesting cultural intermixing music video directed by Joseph Ros for Japanese artist Yuko Fong and Los Rumberos de Cuba. The strength of Rumba Columbia, permeated by Japanese poetic singing (Shigin), set as a Kabuki play or Butoh dance, achieve the narration of an interesting visual metaphor representing woman in both cultures. We are the omnipresent spectators of the birth of a cultural nexus between Japanese and Cuban traditions brewing for over 400 years. One of the most important scenes in this music video serves as talisman for the exchange between two nations, the symbolic offering of the katana as fetish object and guardian against evil and calamities. Written by
Joseph Ros
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