SEIKILO Ancient World Music | Qanun & Ancient Lyre - Autumn Leaves by Shingo Ali Masuda & Theodore Koumartzis @SEIKILO | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
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Autumn Leaves is a tale of two songs; a French composed by Joseph Kosma in 1947 and an English version that came out three years later. It all began in 1945, with a poem by the intellectual Jacques Prévert titled "Les Feuilles Mortes" (eng. "Dead Leaves"), a dark lament of lost love and regret.
When Johnny Mercer translated the song into English, he kept nothing but a small part of the opening verse that was rarely sung.
In the end, Autumn Leaves was a completely different song, more nostalgic than heartbreaking, from the rambling requiem Prévert and Kosma had created.
After it became a #1 hit in 1955 by Nat "King" Cole, great singers and jazz musicians performed it, such as Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, and Chick Corea.
In this video, "Autumn Leaves" is performed by an unexpected music duet; Theodore Koumartzis on a LUTHIEROS ancient lyre, masterfully handcrafted in Greece, and Shingo Ali Masuda on an ancient Arabic qanun.
⚫ Find the perfect lyre for you at luthieros.com
🔵 Learn how to play the lyre and other ancient musical instruments at
lyreacademy.com
⚪ Check out Theodore's lyre at luthieros.com/product/the-dark-lyre-of-orpheus-the-lyre-of-the-underworld-9string-ancient-greek-lyre
🎬 Directed by Nikolaos Koumartzis
The video session took place inside the tranquil COCO-MAT Berlin store.
🎙️ Who is Shingo?
Shingo Masuda is a Japanese composer and a seasoned qanun player. Born in Osaka and raised in Nara, Shingo began playing the piano and studying Western classical music as a child.
In 2009, he traveled to Egypt to learn how to play the qanun and continued to explore various techniques and modal music with frequent visits to Turkey, Tunisia, Grece, and more.
In 2017, he moved from Japan to Berlin, where he became part of many international music projects. One of his bands, Japal, was awarded in the world music Creole Contest 2019.
Find out more about Shingo at
- youtube.com/@ShingoMasuda_Kanun
- instagram.com/nekakiya_shingo
- facebook.com/shingoqanun
🎙️ Who is Theodore?
Theodore Koumartzis is the youngest brother of the Koumartzis family. Being part of the family's endeavour since its early stage, he soon came to be an inspiring top-notch lyre player, constantly learning and experimenting with musicians around the world.
He is the founder of the PAUSIS Project, a curator at the SEIKILO Museum of Ancient Music in Greece (Thessaloniki), and an integral part of LUTHIEROS Music Instruments.
🎧 Listen to Theodore's music at youtube.com/watch?v=izlnCWJEjes&list=PLcMWkAbRJunFz_TO-e_kw2k3Z18T1TESr
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Autumn Leaves is a tale of two songs; a French composed by Joseph Kosma in 1947 and an English version that came out three years later. It all began in 1945, with a poem by the intellectual Jacques Prévert titled "Les Feuilles Mortes" (eng. "Dead Leaves"), a dark lament of lost love and regret.
When Johnny Mercer translated the song into English, he kept nothing but a small part of the opening verse that was rarely sung.
In the end, Autumn Leaves was a completely different song, more nostalgic than heartbreaking, from the rambling requiem Prévert and Kosma had created.
After it became a #1 hit in 1955 by Nat "King" Cole, great singers and jazz musicians performed it, such as Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, and Chick Corea.
In this video, "Autumn Leaves" is performed by an unexpected music duet; Theodore Koumartzis on a LUTHIEROS ancient lyre, masterfully handcrafted in Greece, and Shingo Ali Masuda on an ancient Arabic qanun.
⚫ Find the perfect lyre for you at luthieros.com
🔵 Learn how to play the lyre and other ancient musical instruments at
lyreacademy.com
⚪ Check out Theodore's lyre at luthieros.com/product/the-dark-lyre-of-orpheus-the-lyre-of-the-underworld-9string-ancient-greek-lyre
🎬 Directed by Nikolaos Koumartzis
The video session took place inside the tranquil COCO-MAT Berlin store.
🎙️ Who is Shingo?
Shingo Masuda is a Japanese composer and a seasoned qanun player. Born in Osaka and raised in Nara, Shingo began playing the piano and studying Western classical music as a child.
In 2009, he traveled to Egypt to learn how to play the qanun and continued to explore various techniques and modal music with frequent visits to Turkey, Tunisia, Grece, and more.
In 2017, he moved from Japan to Berlin, where he became part of many international music projects. One of his bands, Japal, was awarded in the world music Creole Contest 2019.
Find out more about Shingo at
- youtube.com/@ShingoMasuda_Kanun
- instagram.com/nekakiya_shingo
- facebook.com/shingoqanun
🎙️ Who is Theodore?
Theodore Koumartzis is the youngest brother of the Koumartzis family. Being part of the family's endeavour since its early stage, he soon came to be an inspiring top-notch lyre player, constantly learning and experimenting with musicians around the world.
He is the founder of the PAUSIS Project, a curator at the SEIKILO Museum of Ancient Music in Greece (Thessaloniki), and an integral part of LUTHIEROS Music Instruments.
🎧 Listen to Theodore's music at youtube.com/watch?v=izlnCWJEjes&list=PLcMWkAbRJunFz_TO-e_kw2k3Z18T1TESr
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