Oito - Oito

...In the Izumo area, this was modified and widely sung under names such as "Nazamemama-bushi," "Wadamin-bushi," and "Hamasada-bushi." The current Yasugi-bushi is due to the efforts of Watanabe Sakuhei, a restaurant owner in Yasugi, and his fourth daughter Oito (1875-1956). Sakuhei modified the song, and Oito, who had a beautiful voice, sang it. In 1916, she herself played the shamisen and went to Tokyo with the master Tomita Tokunosuke to perform in Asakusa Roku-ku. This became the basis for making Yasugi-bushi famous. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Oito" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…出雲一帯ではこれに手を加えて〈なぜまま節〉〈和田見節〉〈はまさだ節〉などの名で盛んに歌われた。現在の安来節の定着は安来で料理屋を営む渡辺佐兵衛と，その四女お糸(1875‐1956)の功績によるもので，佐兵衛が歌に手を加え，美声で聞こえたお糸が歌い，1916年には彼女がみずから三味線を弾き，名人富田徳之助とともに上京，浅草六区で興行した。このことが安来節を有名にする基礎となった。…

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