| Japanese Folk Music Festival to showcase people's songs in modern Japan, Nov 14  | | Mme. Matsutoyo Sato |
To celebrate its 45th anniversary, the Matsutoyo Kai, a leading Japanese folk music association in Los Angeles and San Francisco led by Mme. Matsutoyo Sato, will present Japanese Folk Music Festival with guest artist Kosugi Makiko of Japan on Sunday, November 14, at 1:00 pm at the James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503.
Tickets are $20. For tickets, call Matsutoyo Kai at (310) 538-0334 or the box office at (310) 781-7171 or email MarisaKosugi@hotmail.com.
Matsutoyo Sato studied European music and opera in Osaka for 10 years as a child. At 16 she was formally exposed to minyo (Japanese folk music), shigin (recitation of Chinese-style poem), and the biwa (four-stringed lute).
By age 20, her instructors strongly encouraged her to apprentice under Mme. Matsuko Sato in Tokyo, the late Iemoto, or Grand Master of the Sato School.
During this time, she embraced and excelled in a variety of traditional music genres such as minyo (folk song), minbu (dance), nagauta (Kabuki song), hauta (Short shong with shamisen), and zokkyoku (ballads).
Her skill and determination allowed her talents to be recognized with performances on both local and national NHK televisions and radio programs, and various stage performances throughout Japan.
Matsutoyo Sato came to San Francisco in 1966 and established the Matsutoyo Kai Minyo Group. She dedicated herself to teaching and promoting Japanese folk music culture to the Northern California area.
Within 10 years, she had taught and certified over 150 students to attain natori, or professional performer status.
In 1976, Matsutoyo Sato moved to Los Angeles in hopes of grasping new hearts with this Japanese art, setting up classes and performances throughout Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties.
Matsutoyo Sato has performed on the Gypsy Rose Lee Show on a San Francisco television program, films such as The Karate Kid II, and various television commercials.
Today, Matsutoyo Sato continues to teach and pass on her knowledge, passion, and expertise in traditional minyo throughout Northern and Southern California.
The Matsutoyo Kai also maintains a busy schedule of public performances in Japanese folk and classical music throughout the year. In 2006 Matsutoyo Kai became a nonprofit organization.
For more information about the Matsutoyo Kai visit www.matsutoyokai.org and www.MySpace.com/MatsutoyoKai213  | | Japanese folk music by Matsutoyo Kai |
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