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“Wow,
she is completely different from any other Japanese
tango singers who have come to Argentina”
– this is my first impression of Ms. Saeki,
when I listened to her tango at the Tangelia (Tango
Theatre), “Torquato Tasso” in San
Telmo district in Buenos Aires on the night of
last February 21st.
It was not really my first time to listen to Ms.
Saeki’s tango songs. In 2001, I listened
to her CD Album, “Canto de Serena”.
But this time, it was far more impressive when
I saw her performance on stage. It is not only
her beautiful and powerful voice, but her theatrical
skill is also amazing; she is truly the “Tango
Diva” of the world.
When I commented that she was completely different
from any other Japanese tango singers in the past,
some people may misunderstand thinking that other
tango singers don’t sing well. I didn’t
mean that. I was rather impressed by those who
have achieved a fairly high level of ability to
sing Argentine tango. However, most of them could
not go beyond imitating. Anna Saeki, on the other
hand, has her original Argentine tango style.
She established her unique style of singing tango
--not imitating.
I think this is the reason why she received great
acclaim internationally. She has attained international
stature rather than being classified as an exotic
Japanese tango singer, wearing kimono. I was convinced
that this fact reflects credit on her artistic
singing career. This is the main reason why she
is completely different from any other Japanese
tango singers. Ms. Saeki has such great acting
talent and theatrical skill coming from her heart
and soul, which are the essence of theatrical
artists. And she was supported strongly by prominent
people in the tango world such as Horacio Ferrer,
a top lyricist in Tango world, Leopoldo Federico,
and Raul Garello. They highly praised her originality
and artistic quality in her. Horacio Ferrer said,
“ Her voice is like perfume…”
when he heard her songs.
Ms. Saeki says, “It would be great if I
could give hope and courage though my songs beyond
the words and an even greater if my songs could
nurture people’s soul.” I was convinced
even more that such her attitude toward her singing
touches audience more than any technique, no matter
what. |
Mr.
TAKAGI of "LA PLATA hôchi(newspaper)"
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