I went to a concert of “Travel Musician Mario & Haru” held at an old folk house cafe in Kishiwada City, Osaka. They are  unique musicians and based in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, the hometown of singing songs, 40 kinds of folk instruments packed in his car Rankle, and traveled nationwide and overseas for more than half of the year. And they emphasize the importance of nature and water and  the life nurtured by them, and continues to perform concert activities in “Ichi-go-ichi-e(the only chance in a life-time)”  according to the situation.  When the sound of the Brazilian folk instrument, Berimbau, echoed dignifiedly in the deepening autumn, I felt that everyone’s hearts were condensed into one point.

大阪岸和田市にある古民家カフェで開かれた『旅の音楽家 マリオ &はる』の演奏会に出かけました。唱歌のふるさと、長野県飯山を拠点に４０種もの民族楽器を愛車ランクルに満載し、マリオとはるの二人で、年の半分以上、全国・海外を旅をし、自然と水の大切さ、それに育まれる命の大切さを訴え、その場に応じての”一期一会”のコンサート活動をし続けているユニークな音楽家です。ブラジルの民族楽器、ビリンバウの音色が、深まり行く秋のしじまに凛と響くと、皆の心が一点に凝縮されるような思いを感じました。