10ten Magazine | 4th Issue April 10. 2010

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4th Issue April 10.2010


Natsumi Imai aspiring fashion designer


Nobuhiko Inuzuka musician

photography, Patrick Lydon


photography, Masanobu Shigemoto


Kumiko Oguri 小怋 久矎子

1. 小栗さんが今やっおいる仕事を教えおください。

院に進孊しお、ベトナムに留孊する぀もりでした。

味を持っお。先生もあんたりトルンのこずを知らなく

今はマリンバずベトナム楜噚・トルンの挔奏掻動ず、

留孊のために䌑孊しおいた間、母が血液のガンに

お、ベトナムの楜噚じゃないぐらいで。

自宅で音楜教宀をやっおいたす。音楜教宀で教え

かかっおしたったんです。母の闘病生掻をサポヌ

実際にベトナムに行った時にもっず倧きいのを芋た

おいるのはピアノずマリンバです。元々は母が運営

トしおいお、その間に母の音楜教宀のレッスンを手

んだけど、でも今思うず、それもあんたり倧きいのじ

する音楜教宀で、私が匕き継いでやっおいたす。

䌝いたした。

ゃなかった。

- 音楜教宀ですか。

母は䞀床元気になったので留孊にも行けたんです

倧きいサむズのトルンは、バチがすごく特殊で、䞊

母が倧孊で声楜を専攻した音楜家で、オペラなど

けど、垰囜しお修士論文を曞いお2006幎に卒業

ず䞋䞡方に頭があっお、䞡方を竹に圓おるの。そ

ではなく、どちらかずいうず童謡など日本の歌を䞭

する頃に母の病気が再発し、入退院を繰り返すう

れを知ったのは習いに行っおから。倧孊2幎生が

心にやっおいたした。珟圚は孊校で叀き良き歌を

ち、病気で䜓が麻痺しお、母は䞀人で生掻できな

終わった春䌑みにハノむの先生に習いに行っお、

教えるこずが少なくなっおきたので、教宀で【浜蟺

い状況になっおしたっお。

初めお倧きいサむズのトルンを芋たんです。だから

の歌】や【赀ずんが】などの童謡を子䟛に䌝える掻

その埌、母を自宅で介護するようになったので、

本物を知らないで習いに行ったんですよ。

動をしおいたす。

就職するこずは遞択肢に入らなくお、自然ず母の

最初に習ったのは倧孊生の春䌑みの3週間だけ

教宀を手䌝う生掻になっおいたんです。

でした。垰っおきおちょっず挔奏したらお客さんが

2. い぀楜噚を始めたのですか。

母は2007幎に他界しおしたいたしたが、生埒は私

喜んでくれたので、トルンをちゃんず研究しお挔奏

母にピアノを習い始めたのが3歳のずきです。小さ

のこずを先生だず思っおくれおいたので、そのたた

できるようになろうず思っお、倧孊院に進孊しおトル

い頃から音楜が奜きです。

母の音楜教宀を匕き継ぎたした。

ンの歎史を調べ぀぀実技を孊び぀぀、1幎留孊し

マリンバは、䞭孊に入る13歳の頃に友達がやっお

お、そこからはちょこちょこ挔奏掻動をしおいたす。

たのがきっかけで始めお、習い事でずっずやっおい

4. 4月のテンテンマガゞンのむベントでトルンを挔奏し

母が亡くなった幎にリサむタルをやっおいるので、リサ

たした。指導しおくれた先生が掻発にコンサヌトを

おくださるず聞きたした。どうやっおトルンを知っおご自

むタルをしおからかなあ、挔奏の機䌚は増えおいた

される方で、アマチュアの頃から囜内倖で挔奏掻

分で始めるこずになったのですか。

す。

動する堎がありたした。

トルンは倧孊に入るたで知らなかったんですね。よ く、楜噚をやりたくおベトナム語孊科に入ったの

5. 話しが少し飛びたすが、これたで受けた䞀番倧きな

3. 倧孊は音倧ではなかったずお聞きたしたが。

っお聞かれるんですけど。ベトナム語を勉匷するこ

圱響は誰からの、䜕ですか。

倖囜語孊倧孊でベトナム語を専攻したので、党然、

ずになった時に、初めおトルンを知りたした。

私は飜きっぜいずころがあるのに、ずっずマリンバを

音楜のプロずしおやっおく぀もりはなかったんだけど。

最初にトルンを芋たのは、教授の研究宀にあった

続けおこられたのは、マリンバが楜しいっおいうもの

倧孊でトルンに出䌚い、トルンを研究するため倧孊

ミニチュアのトルンで、マリンバに䌌おいるから興

あるけど、祖父のおかげでもありたす。


ただマリンバが家に無かったころは自分で暡造玙

私、䞀人嚘なんですよ。だから、本圓は花嫁姿

はさすがに飲たないけど。コンサヌトの埌で飲みた

に鍵盀を描いお緎習しおいたんです。ある日突然

を芋せおあげたかったんだけど、たぶん芋せおあ

くなるけどね。

トラックが着いお、家の䞭に新しいマリンバが運び

げられないなっお思っお。できるこずがあるずすれ

でも、コンサヌトの前にお腹があたりすいおいるず

蟌たれおきお、これどうしたのっお聞いたら、「おじ

ば、リサむタルの晎れ姿を芋せたいなっお、母が

元気出ないから、けっこうちゃんず食べたす。食べ

いちゃんからのプレれントよ、おじいちゃんがこれ

生きおいるうちにやっおみようず䌁画したんです。

過ぎちゃっおアオザむベトナムの民族衣装) が入

からも頑匵っおマリンバ続けなさい」っお。

母のお友達の玠晎らしいピアニストがいたのでそ

らなくなるのを気にするぐらいで。アオザむっお现く

ずっず高いから買えないっお芪に蚀われおきたか

の方に䌎奏しおもらっお、みなずみらいホヌルで、

できおいるから。

ら、おじいちゃんがマリンバをプレれントしおくれお

リサむタルするこずにしたした。

前の日ずか、朝からずかだず疲れちゃうので、挔奏

びっくりした。嬉しい反面、どう恩返ししたら良いか

でも、結局、母の病気が悪化しちゃっお、本番の

をする盎前に気持ちを高めるようにしおいたす。

ず聞いたら、ただ「頑匵っお続けなさい」っお。そし

1か月前に亡くなっおしたっお、リサむタル圓日母

舞台の袖に立った時ずいうか、衣装を着た時に、

お「おじいちゃんにしおくれるこずがあるずしたら、

は聎けなかったんですよ。だけど準備しおいる段

けっこうスむッチが入りたす。衣装を着るず、背筋

おじいちゃんに手玙を曞いお」っお蚀われたんで

階でピアニストの方が家に来おくれお合わせる緎

が䌞びお、ステヌゞに立぀小栗久矎子になりた

す。

習をしお、それを芋た母はすごく喜びたした。だか

す。

おじいちゃんは母方の祖父で、母は実家でもレッ

らリサむタルはそういう思いが詰たったものになり

スンをしおいたので毎週氎曜日に実家に通っおい

たした。

8. 音楜以倖で奜きなこずは

たんですよ。その時におじいちゃんぞの手玙をお

母が亡くなった9月から本番のたで1カ月しかなか

色々奜きですよ、本圓に。旅行が奜きだし、スキ

母さんに枡すっお玄束を亀わしたんです。

ったんですけど、「最埌の1カ月は、䜕にも考えな

ヌしたり。散歩も奜きですね、普通の散歩。家の

最初は毎週曞いおいたんだけど、そのうちだんだ

いで自分のこずに集䞭しお思いっきり緎習しろっお

方はけっこう田舎で、四季折々に、お花が咲いた

んフェヌドアりトしちゃっお、2週に1回になり、3週

いうお母さんからのプレれントの䞀ヶ月なんだよ」

り、桜もきれいだし。ブラブラするのも奜きだし。絵

に1回になり、ずうずう曞かなくなっちゃっお、途䞭

っお父が蚀っおくれお。それで気持ちを切り替えお

を描いたり、物䜜ったりするのも奜き。玙ずかペン

からは玄束を忘れちゃったんですよ。でもおじいち

すっごい頑匵っお緎習しお、本番でいい結果を出し

ずかあったら、なんずなく萜曞きしちゃうタむプ。昔

ゃんは文句を蚀わなかった。

たした。

から絵ずかは奜きで、ギャラリヌぞ芋に行くのも奜

おじいちゃんが亡くなっおから急に玄束を思い出

その時から自分の力で母が喜んでくれるようなこず

き。最近は時間がなくお、矎術通ずか行っおない

したんですよ。そしお手玙を曞かなくなったこずを

をやっおいきたいなっおいう思いがベヌスにありた

ですけど。

埌悔しお、お墓の前ですごく謝っお。おじいちゃん

す。

からもらったプレれントだから、マリンバだけは頑匵

9. 音楜を仕事にするず嫌いにならないですか

っおやっおくよっお玄束をしたした。

6. 挔奏掻動も掻発にされおいるず思いたすが、コンサ

母は私に音楜倧孊ぞ行くのを勧めなかったんで

そのずきから、マリンバを䞀生やっおいこうっお思

ヌト前に自信がなくなるこずはありたすか

す、最初は。「あなたは色んなこずに興味を持っち

ったんですよ。今䜿っおいるマリンバの䞀台はおじ

それはありたすよ。毎回䞍安はありたす。緊匵も

ゃう性栌だから」っお。最初から「これをやれ」ず蚀

いちゃんのマリンバです。行空け削陀 それか

するし。 いっぱい準備しおいおも、毎回どの本番

われたら、倚分嫌いになる。音楜倧孊に行っお音

ら、やっぱり母のこずは倧きいですね。

にも䞍安や緊匵がありたす。

楜ばっかりやっおいるず嫌いになっちゃうから、奜

マリンバの先生が「倧孊生になったら䞀回゜ロのリ

だけど、ステヌゞによっおは、お客さんの雰囲気

きな事やりなさいっお。

サむタルをやりなさい」っおずっず蚀っおくれおいた

でそれがなくなるこずがあるんですよね。特にお客

奜きでやっおいる方が良いみたい。仕事にしちゃ

んです。けれども、私は自信がなくお、自分は゜ロ

さんを感じるずいうか、䌚堎が枩かい空気だず、䞍

うず嫌いになっちゃうかも。自分はちょっず倉な楜

リサむタルをやるような腕じゃないず思っおいたし

安ずか緊匵ずかっお、実際ステヌゞに䞊がっおし

噚に出䌚ったから、やりたくなくなったりはしおない

た。

たえば、意倖ずなくなるものですよね。そしおい぀

けど。仕事にしたら嫌いになるっおよく蚀うよね。

そうこうしおいるうちに倧孊院に進孊しお、母が病

もよりもいいものが出たりずか。

気になっちゃっお、母の病気は難しくお先はあたり

10. あなたの人生にずっお倧切なものを10コあげおく

長くないっお蚀われたした。ちょうど母が再発しお

7. コンサヌトの前に特別にするこずはありたすか

ださい。

ひどくなっちゃった時に、長く付き合っおいた圌氏

あたりないですねえ。けっこうね、気にする人は気

1.家族 2.先生 3.友達 4.恋人 5.思い出

ず別れおいたした。その人ず結婚しようず思っおい

にするし、コンサヌトの前にコヌヒヌを飲たない人

6.出䌚い 7.感謝の心 8.矎味しいものを食べる

たんだけど、うたくいかなくなっちゃっお。

もいるけど。私はあたり気にしないです。お酒ずか

こず 9.寝るこず 10.笑うこず(笑顔)

衣装を着るず、背筋が䌞びお、ステヌゞに 立぀小栗久矎子になりたす。


1. Please tell us about your job. I am a musician. I play the marimba and a Vietnamese instrument called“trung.” I am also currently teaching piano and marimba lessons in my home.

Originally,

these music lessons were taught by my mother, but I have taken over the lessons.

-Please tell us more about your music lessons. In university, my mother majored as a singer -- but not opera. I would have to say that she was especially focused on teaching children and on traditional Japanese songs. Because there weren’ t many schools that taught good, traditional songs, she taught them songs like‘Hamabe’ (Song of the Seashore) and‘Akatonbo’(Red Dragonfly).

2. When did you start playing musical instruments? I began to learn piano from my mother at the age of 3. I enjoyed music from a very young age. When I was 13 years old, in junior high school, I had a friend who was playing the marimba, so I started as well and practiced all the time. After a bit of guidance, my teacher actively put me in concerts. Even from when I was just a beginner, I was already performing both domestically and internationally.

3. Is it true that you did not attend a music college? Because I majored in Vietnamese at a foreign language college, I had no intention at all to become a professional musician. When I encountered trung at university, I thought of studying it when I entered graduate school. Afterwards, I thought that I should study it abroad in Vietnam. In order to study abroad, I took some time off of school -my mother had also developed cancer around that time. I supported my mother through her battle with cancer and helped teach her music lessons. My mother recovered and I was able to go on my exchange, but when I returned from abroad to write my master’ s thesis in 2006, my mother’ s cancer also returned. She was in and out of the hospital and was eventually completely paralyzed. She was unable to live by herself, so I became my mother’ s caretaker. Since there aren’ t so many options for employment when you’ re a caretaker, I took over her music lessons. She passed away in 2007. However, her former students have come to think of me as their teacher, so I’ ve continued to teach them.

4. So you’ll be performing at 10. Magazine’s 4.10.10 Spring Sound Party. How did you first get started with trung? The first time I tried out trung was during my university’ s three-week spring break. When break was over, I gave a performance. The audience enjoyed it and made me think that I could study trung seriously and improve my playing skill. When I entered graduate school, I re-

When I put on my ao dai, I become the Kumiko Oguri that you see on stage.

searched the history of trung, practiced a lot in order to increase my skill, studied abroad for 1 year, and played more concerts. The year my mother passed away, I had a recital. I wonder if it all stemmed from that recital, but afterwards, my opportunities to perform began to increase. I really didn’ t know anything about trung before I entered university. Often I’ m asked,“Did you want to play the instrument and so you began to study Vietnamese?” But it’ s actually the opposite: When I first began to study Vietnamese, that was the first time I found out about trung. The first trung I saw was actually a miniature in my professor’ s office, and because it resembled a marimba, I photography, Michael Beaty

became interested. My professor also didn’ t know much


about trung, and could only offer,“It’ s a Vietnamese in-

was too expensive to buy, so I was incredibly surprised

In addition to my grandfather, of course my mother was

strument, isn’ t it?”

when one came as a present from my grandfather. And

also a huge influence on me.

When I went to Vietnam, I saw a much larger trung, but

while I was happy to receive it, I also wondered how I

When I was a university student, my marimba teacher

thinking back now, even that one wasn’ t really a big

could repay such a present.

told me that I should try to do a solo performance. I

one. A large trung has very special sticks for playing, and

When I asked my grandfather how I could repay him, he

didn’ t have the self-confidence and I didn’ t think that

you hit with head and the toe of the stick when play-

just said“Do your best and keep practicing.” Usually,

it was something that I could do myself. While I was

ing the instrument. I understood that from when I went

if my grandfather did something for me, I would write

thinking about this, I entered graduate school and my

to learn how to play trung. When I finished my second

him a letter to say thank you. My grandfather was on my

mother’ s cancer returned. Around the same time, I also

year at university, I went to study in Hanoi with a trung

mother’ s side of the family, and every Wednesday my

broke up with my long-time boyfriend. I was thinking of

teacher, and that was the first time I saw a very large

mother would go to my grandfather’ s house to teach

marrying him, but in the end it didn’ t work out. I am an

trung. So, without even knowing what the real thing

music lessons. So I would give my mother the letter

only daughter. For this reason, I really wanted to be able

looked like, I went to learn how to play trung!

that I wrote to my grandfather, and she would pass it

to let my mother see me in a wedding dress. However,

onto him. At first, I was writing a letter every week, but

I decided that if I couldn’ t give her a wedding, I could

5. Changing the topic a bit, what has been your biggest influ-

over time it became one letter every two weeks, and

appear in a recital and show her just how well I could

ence so far in your life?

then every three weeks, and finally I stopped writing. I

play. Together with one of my mother’ s friends, who

Although I change my mind a lot, and while the marim-

had forgotten the promise that I had made to myself to

is an excellent pianist, I performed at Minatomirai Hall.

ba is fun in itself, I would have to say that my grandfa-

write every week. My grandfather, however, never said

However, my mother’ s condition deteriorated and she

ther played a large role in my life.

anything.

passed away one month before the recital. So I wasn’ t

Back when I still didn’ t have a marimba in my home, I

When my grandfather passed away, I suddenly remem-

able to perform onstage for her, after all. She had seen

used to make a fake marimba by drawing the keys and

bered the promise that I had made. I began to regret the

all the trouble that I, and her pianist friend, had gone to

practicing as if it were real. One day, a truck arrived and

fact that I had stopped writing letters, and I apologized

preparing, practicing, and organizing before her illness

delivered a new marimba to my house. When I asked

profusely at my grandfather’ s grave. I had promised my

took a turn for the worse. She had been so happy to see

what was going on, I was told,“This is a present from

grandfather that I would do my best and keep practicing

all of the preparation going on, so I went ahead with the

your grandfather. He wanted to express his desire for

the marimba, so I began to think that I should pursue the

recital and it was filled with memories of her.

you to keep doing your best and continue with the ma-

marimba even further. The marimba that I play now is

My mother passed away in September and the per-

rimba.” My parents had always told me that a marimba

the same one that my grandfather gave me years ago.

formance was less than a month later, in October. My


father said,“That one month was a present from your

to drink alcohol before a performance. I do sometimes

mother; a time for you to concentrate and rehearse

feel like having a drink after a performance though.

well for the performance.” With that, my funereal

Then again, if your stomach is empty during a perfor-

9. By making music your career, have you come to dislike it at all?

mood changed and I was incredibly focused during my

mance, then you don’ t have enough energy to perform

At first, my mother didn’ t recommend that I go to music

practice sessions, so I was able to put on a fantastic per-

well, so you have to be sure to eat properly. I usually

school. “I didn’ t push you into it because you are the

formance. Since then, I’ ve become determined to do

only worry about eating too much, and then not be-

type of person who has many different interests,”she

things in life to a standard that would bring my mother

ing able to fit into my‘ao dai’(traditional Vietnamese

said. Truly, my mother never said,“do this!”, probably

happiness.

dress), because it fits quite snugly.

because I would have started to hate it. Most likely my

If I use my energy before a performance, I feel tired

mother thought that if I went to music school to prac-

6. I think it’s obvious that you are very focused when perform-

when I am performing, so I relax during that time and

tice and study nothing but music, I would begin to dis-

ing, but do you ever get stage-fright before a concert?

pump myself up just before the performance. When I

Yes, I do. I feel anxious every time. Even if I prepare as

am standing just off-stage, a switch goes off in my head.

“It’ s better to do something that you enjoy doing.”

much as I possibly can, every time I have a performance

When I put on my ao dai, I become the Kumiko Oguri

was the feeling that I got from her. If you do make mu-

I feel uneasy and nervous beforehand. However, on

that you see on stage.

sic your job, there is a chance that perhaps you might

the stage, with the atmosphere of the crowd, those bad

been able to go to any museums.

like it, so she told me: “Do what you enjoy.”

begin to dislike it. For me, though, because I found an

feelings disappear. Especially when you can‘feel’the

8. What things besides music do you enjoy doing?

instrument that’ s a bit unusual compared to other in-

crowd, I guess you would say, or maybe the synergy of

I really like a variety of things. I like traveling, and ski-

struments, I haven’ t felt like I want to quit playing mu-

the venue, stage, and crowd all together. With support

ing, too. I also enjoy simply walking. My house is lo-

sic. Though there are certainly people who do say that

like that, I can give an even better performance.

cated in quite a rural area, and as the seasons change,

they come to dislike whatever they do as a job..

flowers bloom, including cherry blossoms, which are

7. Do you have anything special that you do before a perfor-

quite beautiful. I also enjoy just passing time. Painting

10. Please tell us 10 things that are important to your life.

mance to prepare?

and creating things are other pastimes that I enjoy. I am

1. Family 2. Teachers 3. Friends 4. Lovers 5. Memo-

There are people who care

really the type of person that, if there are pen and paper

ries 6. Chance meetings 7. A grateful heart 8. Delicious

about their rituals or special preparations before con-

available, I’ ll just draw and scribble. I’ ve also enjoyed

things to eat 9. Sleep 10. Laughing & Smiling

certs, or things not to do, such as drink coffee. But I

paintings for a long time, and like visiting galleries, too.

don’ t really worry too much. Of course, I make sure not

Recently, though, I haven’ t had much time and haven’ t

Nothing special really.


Lelele Tres レレレ トレス 1. レレレトレスの意味ずバンド名にしたその心を教え おください。

岳倫 ブラゞルにいる時に、いろいろな人ず仲良くなっお 䞀緒にバヌやラむブハりスで挔奏したした。その時 の仲間の䞀人、 Inacio ず優ず僕ずで小さなレスト ランで挔奏した時に付けた名前が”Lelele

Tres”

です。フランス語の冠詞”le”を䞉぀぀なげたんで す。それず”tres”ずいうのはポルトガル語でトリオず いう意味です。日本に垰っおからも、ブラゞルで挔 奏しおいたずきの雰囲気を倧切にしたかったので、 今もこのバンドの名前を䜿っおいたす。

2. 倧孊生の時出䌚ったず聞いたのですが、お互いの印 象はどうでした

岳倫 僕ず圌女は倧孊のゞャズ研究䌚のメンバヌだった んです。出䌚ったずき僕は23歳で圌女は18歳で した。第䞀印象はずおもよく芚えおいたす。圌女に 初めお䌚ったのは倧孊に入孊したばかりの時で、 研究䌚の新入生歓迎のパヌティヌでした。そのパ ヌティヌでは、僕は研究䌚のメンバヌず意気投合 しお、和気あいあいず、あれこれ音楜やギタヌの 話をしたのだけど、圌女は先茩に口説かれおいお 他の人ず話ができずになんだかかわいそうだず思 っおいたした。 圌女はそのころからずおも明るくお、゚ネルギッシ ュで、みんなの人気者、そんな女の子でした。そ れからトロンボヌンがずっおも䞊手でしたね。 <優> 岳倫くんは入孊前の数幎間をロンドンで音楜をや りながら攟浪しおいたそうなので、新入生のみんな より幎が5歳䞊で、倧人な感じでしたね。髪が長く お、排萜た服をきお、い぀もギタヌを抱えおいお、 呚囲ずはちょっず違った雰囲気がありたした。話し 方やしぐさがフェミニンで、今たでそういう人が呚り にいなかったので、初めお䌚ったずきは衝撃だった のを芚えおいたす笑。


photography, Patrick Lydon

ブラゞルの人はほんずにフレンドリヌで、その街でたくさんの 音楜家ず知り合っお、昌は打楜噚やギタヌを教わったり海に行 ったり、倜は挔奏したりラむブを芋に行ったり螊ったり、毎日 ずおも楜しかったです。


3. 二人はい぀音楜を仕事にしたいず思いたし

スクヌルバンドの仲間の圱響でだんだんゞ

た

ャズにも興味を持぀ようになりたした。それ

岳倫

からStevie WonderやBeatlesや Sly and

音楜を始めた頃は楜噚も䞋手だったし、僕

the

は今でもそうですが、あたり人前で挔奏する

い倧奜きになりたした。

のが奜きではなかったんです。音楜のこずを

では、Bennie Green 、J. J. Johnson、Slide

ずっず考えおいたし、楜噚に觊るのが倧奜き

Hampton、Steve Davis が倧奜きで、ずおも

だったから、音楜家には憧れおいたした。で

圱響を受けたした。

family

stoneなども友人に教えおもら ゞャズトロンボヌン

もゞャズやボサノバを挔奏するこずになるずは 思いもしなかったです。

5. ここでこの曲を歌いたい、挔奏したいずいう理

もっず小さい頃は、江戞川乱歩ずいう䜜家

想の堎所がありたすか。どんな状況、雰囲気か

の、子䟛向けの探偵小説が倧奜きで、将来

具䜓的に劄想描写しおください。

は探偵になりたいず思っおいたした。

私はある映画の圱響だったのか、ある日、パリの

<優>

地䞋道でノァむオリンをひいおいる、劄想に近い

音楜はい぀も身近にあったけど、それを職業

倢を芋たこずがありたす。気持ちよかったです。

にしようずは、始めたずきには思っおいたせん

<岳倫>

でした。倧孊で心理孊を専攻しおいたので、

その映画芋たこずあるパリの地䞋道かあ。

卒業した埌は粟神保健犏祉士ずしお郜内の

気持ちいいだろうなあ

クリニックで働いおいたした。やり甲斐があっ

僕はロンドンにいるずきよく仲間ず路䞊で挔奏

お楜しい仕事だったのですが、音楜をもっず

しおたした。倚いずきにはお客さんが100人ぐ

やりたいずいう情熱が日に日に匷くなっお

らい集たっお、服を脱ぐ人、螊る人、錻から

いったので、思い切っお音楜を遞ぶこずにし

倉な薬を吞っおる人、いろんな人が喜んでく

たんです。それから今に至っおいたす。小さ

れお、すごく盛り䞊がりたした。僕らはみんな

い頃は花屋さんになりたかったですねきれ

貧しくおガスも電気も無い家に䜏んでたし、

いな花たちに囲たれお毎日過ごせたら玠敵

服もボロボロ、食べ物にも䞍自由しおいたの

だなあ、ず思っおいたした。

で、みんな必死で挔奏したした。その䞊、そ の頃からロンドンでは路䞊で挔奏するこずが

4. 10代の時、奜きだった音楜はなんですか? 私

犁止されおいたので、毎晩譊察の目を盗ん

の堎合は、矎術塟に行くバスの䞭でよくStevie

で挔奏しおたんです。すごくスリリングでした

Wonderを聎いたりしたした。 圌の音楜に荒んで

けど、ずっおも楜しかったなあ。

いた私が䜕回、救われたか...笑

劄想するずしたら...やっぱりたたロンドンに垰っ

<岳倫>

お挔奏したいですね。譊察も囜境も無い街

そうですね。僕も荒んでたなあ。僕はギタヌ

で、ひたすらギタヌを匟き続けたい。でもお

を匟く前には、ベヌスギタヌを匟いおいたの

なかはすくから食べ物はあったほうがいいか

で、郚屋に篭っおずっずベヌスギタヌを匟い

もね。

たりしおたした。週末は䞀晩䞭、䞀日20時間

<優>

以䞊匟いおるこずもありたした。

今幎の2月にトロンボヌンの勉匷でニュヌペ

僕の10代の頃は80幎代の終わりの頃

ヌクに行っおいたのですが、さすがに本堎の

で、U2ずか、 WHAM!ずか、いわゆる80幎代

ゞャズマンはすごく自然䜓で、ずおもヒップで

のポップミュヌゞックを聎いおたした。圓時

かっこよくお刺激を受けたした。私もニュヌペ

のガヌルフレンドが奜きだった50幎代のサ

ヌクでそんな玠晎らしい音楜家たちず䞀緒に

ヌフ・ミュヌゞックも聎いおたなあ。それから

仕事ができたら幞せだろうなあず思っおした

1990幎ごろにヒッピヌ・リバむバルの波が来

いたす

るのですが、Beatlesずか叀いむギリスの音楜

でも挔奏しおいる自分たちも、聞いおくれお

を聎くようになりたした。どれも荒んでる友達

る人たちも、みんなが”最高だね”ず思える

からの圱響でした。笑

瞬間を共有できるずしたら、それは堎所に関

<優>

係なく、ほんずうに玠晎らしいこずだなっお思

私はピアノを習っおいたこずもあり、クラシッ

いたす。

クを、特に父が買っおくれた名曲クラシッ ク集ずいうボックスセットが奜きでよく聎い

6. ブラゞルはどんなずころでした行くこずになっ

おいたした。高校生になっおオヌストラリア

たきっかけなどを聞かせおください。

に留孊しお、その時トロンボヌンで所属した

<岳倫>


2002幎のワヌルドカップの決勝戊がブラゞル察

うに、誰かが僕らの挔奏を聞いお幞せを感じおく

人々に出䌚い、ボヌダヌレスずいうか、より広い

ドむツで、それを芋に、なんずなく新暪浜のスタゞ

れるずきです。音楜っおほんずいいですよね。

芖野を持おるようになったこず。日本は狭い囜だ

アムに行ったんです。チケットもなかったんだけ

<優>

から、日本にいるずボヌダヌだらけで窮屈なんで

ど、スタゞアムはうちの近所だし、䞖界䞭が泚目

私も、聞いおくれる人がよろこんでくれおいる時が

すよね。でも僕は自分を日本人だず思っおたせ

しおるし、䜕かが起こりそうな予感がしたんです。

䞀番幞せですね。

ん。これは音楜を自由に挔奏する䞊でも、生きる

行っおみたらやっぱりブラゞル人がたくさんいお、

あず、バンドがスむングしお䞀䜓になった瞬間

䞊でも圹立っおいるず思いたす。これにはむギリス

圌らが路䞊に眮かれたテレビの前でサンバを挔

に行かせおくれた䞡芪に感謝です。

奏しお螊っおるのを芋お、ずっおも感動したした。

8. ボサノバの魅力はなんでしょうか。そしお、絶察ず

<優>

ほんずに生きおいる音楜を目撃したんですね。

蚀えるおすすめの曲を教えおください。

私は倩真爛挫なずころでしょうか。わりず、子䟛の

それがブラゞルに行くきっかけになったず思いた

岳倫

たた倧人になったようなずころがあるので、音楜

す。ちょうどノブちゃんずいう友達もブラゞルに行く

䟋えばゞャズは誕生した時はダンス音楜だった

ずより玔粋に向き合うには助かっおいるかもしれ

こずになっおたから、ブラゞルに行く前も行っおか

のだけど、次第に掗緎されお聎くためだけの音楜

たせん。のびのび育おおくれた䞡芪のおかげです

らも圌にはいろいろお䞖話になりたした。

になっおしたいたした。でもブラゞルでは音楜は

ね笑

<優>

今も生きおいたす。ボサノバは、そんなブラゞル

倧孊の時に友人の PEIXE ずいうバンドにトロンボ

で生たれた、ゞャズの掗緎された和声ず、サンバ

10. 二人の(お互い)奜きな所を教えおください。

ヌンで参加したのですがちなみにそのバンドで

のしなやかなリズムを兌ね備えた音楜で、そこが

<岳倫>

は岳倫くんがギタヌを匟いおいたした、そのうち

魅力ですね。

そうですね、圌女ず僕は䜕から䜕たで正反察な

䜕曲かボサノバを歌うようになっお、それからブラ

CDを䞀枚ずいうず、 Astrud Gilberto の The Es-

んですけど、䟋えば僕は理屈っぜいので、倧切な

ゞルの歌を Wilma de Oliveira に習い始めたし

sential Astrud Gilberto でしょうか。これは僕が

こずはじっくり考えおから決定したすが、圌女は盎

た。ある日圌女が里垰りでブラゞルに垰るずきに”

1992幎にロンドンで初めお買ったボサノバのレコ

感で勝負したす。僕にはそんな危険なこずは怖く

サンパりロに䞀緒に行く” ず誘っおくれたずきに

ヌドなんですけど、ゞャケットも歌もかっこよくお、

おできないし、時にはもう少し考えおから行動しお

は、ちょうど状況ずのタむミングもばっちり合っお、

曲も玠敵だし、䜕よりも Joao Gilberto のギタヌ

欲しいず思うこずもありたすが、でも䞖の䞭は理屈

もちろん行くずいうこずになり、3ヶ月間行くこず

が驚異的で、毎日毎日聎いおたした。僕にずっお

だけでは぀たらないですよね。むしろ盎感ずか感

にしたした。

はバむブルみたいなレコヌドです。

情ずか、そういったむレギュラヌな力が䞖の䞭を

最初の2週間はSão Paulo、それからRio、その

最近ではゞャズやボサノバ以倖にも、今どき

面癜くするず思っおいるので、圌女の持っおいる

埌はバむヌア赀道近くの堎所で、か぀お奎隷枯

の新しい人の新しい音楜も聎いおいたす。感

盎感力にはずおも敬意を持っおいたす。よく意芋

があったずころ。アフリカ系のブラゞル人が人口の

芚は垞に曎新しお磚いおいないずだめになっ

が食い違っおけんかになるこずはありたす。でもこ

割を占めるずいうずころがずおも気に入り、そこ

おしたいそうなので、い぀もラゞオで䞖界䞭の

れは仕方ないですよね。

でアパヌトを借りお生掻したした。田舎の町だった

音楜をチェックしおいたす。日本でも

Giulietta

それから圌女はずおも真面目ですね。僕は基本

ので、私たちを家族のように受け入れおくれお、

Machine、ARAKI Shin、Studio 75 などの玠晎ら

的に自分がやりたいず思ったこずしかやりたせん。

毎晩のようにどこかで䞀緒に挔奏させおもらいた

しい音楜家がたくさんいたすね。こちらもおすすめ

でも圌女はトロンボヌンの緎習でも歌うべき曲で

した。日本に垰っおくるずきは別れがずおも蟛かっ

です。

も、やるべきこずはきちんずこなしたす。偉いなあ

たです。たた必ず䌚いに行きたいず思っおいたす

優

ず思いたす。僕には絶察できたせん。

<岳倫>

私もボサノバの魅力はサンバのリズムずそこに乗

あずは圌女の奔攟なずころ。䟋えば友達にチョコ

バむヌアに行ったらそこには思い描いたずおりの

せる矎しいコヌドずメロディヌだず思いたす。ずおも

レヌトの詰め合わせの箱をもらったずするず、包み

ブラゞルがありたした。昌も倜も打楜噚が鳎り響

心地の良い音楜だず思いたす。ゞャズのようにパ

玙をびりびり砎いお䞀番おいしいずころから食べ

き、人々は螊り、歌い、人生を楜しむ、そんな玠

ワフルには挔奏しないけど、そこに詰たっおいる

るのが圌女。僕は䞀番おいしいずころは最埌にず

晎らしい街でした。ずにかく気枩が高くお、毎日40

䞖界はずおも豊かで広いですよね。

っおおくかな。それかチョコレヌトは食べないかも

床ずか。日焌けするずいうより、ほんずに肌が焊げ

絶察ずいえる曲は...1曲に絞るのは難しいです

しれたせん。虫歯になるのが嫌なんですよ。(笑)

たしたね。

ね

<優>

ブラゞルの人はほんずにフレンドリヌで、その街で

でもバむヌアで出䌚った Palmyra e Levita のこ

圌は、私に持っおいないものをたくさん持っおい

たくさんの音楜家ず知り合っお、昌は打楜噚やギ

ずは忘れられたせん。Palmyraの歌声、Levita の

るのが魅力ですね。正反察なのがいいんだず思

タヌを教わったり海に行ったり、倜は挔奏したりラ

ギタヌ、圌らのアパヌトで話しおくれた Joao Gil-

いたす。お互いに足りないものを補い合っおいる

むブを芋に行ったり螊ったり、毎日ずおも楜しかっ

bertoやJoao Donato ずの゚ピ゜ヌドは、今も音楜

感じがするし、自分にないアむディアを䞎えおくれ

たです。

を挔奏する時の糧になっおいたす。

るのでい぀もずおも新鮮です。 それから、圌には目先や呚囲のものにずらわれず

7. 音楜を職業にしお䞀番幞せを感じる瞬間はい぀

9. 自分が持っおいる胜力の䞭で䞀番感謝しおいる

に本圓に倧切なものを倧切にできる匷さがあるず

ですか。

神様や、ご䞡芪にどっちでもずころはなんでしょうか。

思いたす。音楜に察しおもその他のものに察しお

<岳倫>

<岳倫>

も、愛情に溢れおいる人なので、そばにいられる

やっぱり、僕が誰かの挔奏を聞いお幞せになるよ

若いずきにむギリスで暮らしお、いろんなむカレた

人はみんな幞せだず思いたす。


1. Tell us why you named your band Lelele Tres and the mean-

and as he was five years older than all the first years

ing behind it.

he was more mature and adult-like. He had long hair,

surrounded by pretty flowers.

<Takeo>

wore smart clothes, always had his guitar with him,

4. What kind of music did you like as a teenager?

When I was in Brazil, I made friends with a number of

and carried himself differently than other people. His

In my case I often listened to Stevie Wonder on the bus to my

people and played with them in bars or live houses.

way of speaking and gestures were quite feminine,

art school. I wonder how many times I was “saved” by the

Performing at a small restaurant with Yuu and Inacio

and because I didn’ t know anyone else like that; I was

emotion in his songs
 (laughs)

(a friend from that time), we’ d call ourselves,“Lelele

a bit taken aback when we first met (laughs).

<Takeo>‹ Yeah, I was moved by him, too. I’ d hole up in my

Tres”.“Le”is a French word meaning“the”repeated three times and‘tres”is the Portugese word for“trio”

3. Did the two of you always think that you’d like to turn your

room and just play my bass guitar. There were times

or three. When we returned to Japan we wanted to

music into a career?

on weekends that I’ d play the whole night, maybe 20

honor the feeling and atmosphere of our time in Bra-

<Takeo>

hours in one day. I learned the bass before the guitar.

zil, so we’ ve continued to use the name for our band.

When I started doing music I was pretty bad at play-

I was in my teens when the 80’ s were coming to an

ing—I still am—and I didn’ t like performing in front of

end; I listened to pop music like U2 and Wham. I also

2. What did you think of each other when you met at

people. Because I was always thinking about music

listened to 50’ s surf music that my girlfriend (at the

university?

and loved handling my guitar, I admired musicians.

time) liked. In the 90’ s there was a sort of hippie reviv-

<Takeo>

But I didn’ t think I’ d end up playing jazz or bossa

al and I listened to a lot of The Beatles and old English

We were both members of the Jazz Club at university.

nova. When I was younger, I loved Edogawa Ranpo’ s

music. In either case, my musical choices were highly

When we met I was 23 and Yuu was 18. I remember

detective stories written for children. I wanted to be a

influenced by my friends (laughs).

our first meeting very well. I met Yuu when I’ d just

detective when I grew up.

<Yuu>

entered the university, at the club’ s welcoming party.

<Yuu>

I learned the piano for a while and often listened to a

I was chatting with the other members, getting along

There was always music around me, but I didn’ t think

box set of classical music that my dad bought me. Dur-

well talking about music and guitars, but poor Yuu

that it would be something I’ d do for a living. I ma-

ing high school, I went on exchange to Australia and

was stuck listening to a senior Jazz Club member and

jored in psychology at university and after gradua-

played the trombone in the school band. I got into

wasn’ t able to talk with anyone else—I felt a bit sorry

tion I worked as a social worker in mental health at

jazz through my friends and also started listening to

for her. When I did get to talk to her I found her to be

a clinic downtown. It was a worthwhile and fun job,

Steve Wonder, The Beatles, Sly and the Family Stone;

bright, energetic, everyone’ s friend, that kind of girl.

but day after day the feeling of wanting to do more

all of which I love. In terms of the jazz trombone, I’ ve

And very good at the trombone, as well.

with music became even stronger, so I made up my

been greatly influenced by Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson,

<Yuu>

mind and decided on my music. That’ s how it’ s been

Slide Hampton and Steve Davis.

I knew Takeo had traveled around while doing music

up to now. And actually, as a child I wanted to be a

in London for several years before entering university,

florist. I thought it would be great to spend my day

5. Do you have an ideal place that you’d love to perform


music at? Flesh out the situation for us.

But at the same time, I think that when both the peo-

her; the timing was good so I went. We ended up be-

I was probably influenced by a movie - one day I had a dream

ple playing and people listening have that instant of

ing there for three months.

where I was playing violin in the Paris underground - which

mutual connection through their shared experience—

The first two weeks were in San Paulo, then Rio, and

is pretty close to what I had imagined. It was a really good

it’ s pretty awesome and location doesn’ t matter. I

then on to Bahia. Bahia is a place near the equator

dream.

think that’ s something special.

where there used to be several African slave ports - the majority of the population being black or multi-racial

<Takeo>

6. What kind of place was Brazil? Tell us all about what got

I really liked the area, so we rented an apartment and

ground - that’ d feel pretty good!

you there.

lived there for a while. As this was a country, town

When I was in London, I’ d often perform on the road-

<Takeo>

the people there were kind and treated us like family,

side with my friends. As many as 100 people would

The final of the 2002 world cup was Brazil versus

letting us perform anywhere, almost every night. It

watch - people who’ d take their clothes off, people

Germany, and I went as far as the Shin-Yokohama sta-

was sad when we had to part ways and return home.

who’ d dance, people who’ d snort strange drugs up

dium to go and see it. I didn’ t have a ticket, but the

I definitely want to go back there!

their nose - all sorts of people would gather and have

stadium was in my neighborhood, the whole world

<Takeo>

a good time. We were all poor at the time, living in

was watching, and there was the feeling of some-

When we went to Bahia, it was Brazil just as I had

a house with no gas or electricity. Our clothes were

thing special about to happen. When I went there, of

imagined.

ragged and we ate -crap, but we played with energy.

course there were a lot of Brazilians - they were danc-

people would dance, sing, and enjoy life: it was just

At the time it was illegal to play on the side of the

ing the samba on the streets in front of the TV, and I

a wonderful place. The temperature was very hot,

road, so we had to keep out sight from the police—it

was really impressed by their dancing. I felt that I had

about 40 degrees every day. In the sun rather than

was thrilling and a lot of fun..

witnessed music that was really alive. That’ s what I

tanning, your skin would just burn.

Just imagining... I’ d still like to return to London and

think attracted me to the idea of going to Brazil. As a

The Brazilian people were mostly friendly, we met

perform there. On a street without police or borders,

friend of ours, Nobu, was leaving for Brazil soon, we

many musicians, and we spent the day learning the

I’ d love to do nothing but play my guitar. I’ d get hun-

asked him a lot of questions and because of his assis-

drums or guitar and going to the beach. At night, we

gry, so it’ d probably be a good idea to be somewhere

tance we are really indebted to him.

played music or went to a live house, danced, and had

with food.

<Yuu>

a great time everyday.

<Yuu>

When I was in university I joined a friend’ s band called

I went to New York in February to learn more trom-

PEIXE with my trombone, and came to sing a few

7. What’s happiest time you’ve had after choosing music as

bone, and was impressed at just how hip, cool, and

bossa nova songs (Takeo was also in the band). After

a career?

natural the jazz players were. It’ d be great if I could

that I started learning Brazilian songs from my friend,

<Takeo>

get a gig playing in New York with the musicians I

Wilma de Oliveira. When she decided to go home for

In the same way that I can be really happy listening to

met there.

a while, she asked if I wanted to go to San Paulo with

someone else’ s music, it’ s when people can be happy

I’ ve seen that movie!

Playing in the Paris under-

Day and night drums would ring out,


listening to our music. Music really is a great thing.

melodies. It’ s really comfortable music. You don’ t

through, but Yuu makes decisions through using her

<Yuu>

perform it with the same intensity of jazz, but hidden

intuition. I’ d get anxious and couldn’ t do something

Me too, I’ m happiest when the audience is really en-

within is a very rich world.

like that, and there are times when I’ d prefer her to

joying our performance.

If I were to pick just one song... well that’ s really dif-

think things through a little before acting, but if the

And when the band is swinging in unison!

ficult! But I can’ t forget Palmyra e Levita who I met in

whole world was logical it would be very dull. Con-

Baiha. Palmyra’ s voice, Levita’ s guitar, the time when

versely, using irregular strengths such as intuition or

8. What’s the attraction of bossa nova? Could you also tell us

we discussed Joao Gilberto and Joao Donato in their

feelings makes the world a more interesting place,

some must-hear tracks?

apartment - even now when I play their music it’ s

and I really respect that part of her. There are times

<Takeo>

nourishment for the mind.

when we don’ t see eye-to-eye and argue. But that’ s

For example, when jazz was born it was music made

just natural.

to be danced to, but as it was refined it became music

9. Of the talents that you possess, which is the one that you

Yuu’ s also very serious. I only do what I’ m interested

that you just listened to. But in Brazil, there is music

are the most thankful for?

in doing. But for the trombone songs or the songs

that is still alive and strong today. Bossa nova was

<Takeo>

where she sings, Yuu practices it all properly. It’ s re-

born in Brazil, and it’ s music with the refined harmo-

I lived in England when I was younger, met so many

ally great. I just can’ t do that.

ny of jazz, overlaid with the flexible rhythm of samba.

different people, and you might say that my percep-

After that, it’ s her eccentric qualities. Such as when

That’ s the attraction of it.

tion widened or became borderless. As Japan is a

we receive a giftbox of chocolates, she’ s the one

If I were to list just one CD it would be Astrud Gilber-

cramped country there are so many borders set up

who rips open the wrapping paper and starts from

to’ s The Essential Astrud Gilberto. It’ s the first bossa

that it’ s boring. But, I don’ t really think of myself as

the tastiest one. I might leave the tastiest one until

nova record that I bought back in London in 1992, but

Japanese. More than being able to play music freely

last. Or not eat them at all. I don’ t want to get cavi-

the cover and songs are cool, the tracks are great, and

or being alive, I think I’ m doing some good. For that

ties (laughs).

above all Joao Gilberto’ s guitar work is so wonderful

I’ d like to thank my parents who let me go to England.

<Yuu>

that I listen to it all the time. It’ s a record that’ s like a

<Yuu>

What I admire about Takeo is that he has a lot about

bible to me.

For me it’ s that I’ m unsophisticated. Pretty much as

him that I don’ t have. I think it’ s good that we’ re

Recently, apart from jazz and bossa nova, I’ ve been

there are parts of me that have remained childish de-

complete opposites. I get the feeling that we both

listening to music by newcomers. You have to keep

spite turning into an adult, I can face music in a fairly

supplement the parts of each other that we’ re miss-

updating your music sense or you’ ll out-of-touch, so

pure fashion. That’ s thanks to my parents who raised

ing, and that he can provide ideas that I wouldn’ t

I’ m always checking out world music on the radio.

me carefully (laughs).

have—it’ s refreshing.

There are also a lot of talented musicians in Japan

Besides that, he doesn’ t get caught up in his sur-

such as those in Guilietta Machine, ARAKI Shin, and

10. Tell us what your like about each other.

roundings. I believe that he has the strength to treat

Studio 75. I’ d recommend them, too.

<Takeo>

the important things as important; be that music or

<Yuu>

Well yeah, the two of us are through and through

other things, he’ s someone overflowing with love,

I also think that the attraction of bossa nova is the

complete opposites.

and brings happiness to the people around him.

rhythm of samba as well as the beautiful chords and

cal and make decisions after thinking something

For example,

I’ m fairly logi-


Day and night drums would ring out, people would dance, sing, and enjoy life: it was just a wonderful place.


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Adam Schneider, president of PacRim Wines & Spirits, fills 10. Magazine in on the wonders of Zubrowka! 1. When did Zubrokwa hit Japanese shores? Zubrowka has been in Japan for over 35 years. It has been here so long that no one really remembers the exact date!

少なくずも35幎前には日本垂堎に登堎しおいたので すが、歎史が長すぎお誰も正確な䞊陞幎を知らな いのです。 2. Can you give us a brief history of Zubrowka? Four hundred years ago, vodkas did not taste quite the same as they do today. They were rough and unfiltered, and triggered a terrific hangover the next day. As a result, many small producers used local herbs and flavorings to minimize the unpleasant flavors and impurities associated with vodka. In the forest of Bialowieza in Eastern Poland, a unique beverage was developed by infusing vodka with sweet-smelling bison grass -- also known by its Latin name of Hierochloe odorata. In the mid-1500s, this infusion became very popular with the Polish royal court who hunted game in the region.

400幎前のりォッカずいえば、珟圚私たちが飲んでい るものずは䌌おも䌌぀かない味わいのものでした 雑 味が倚く、無ろ過で、二日酔いの原因ずなる成分が いっぱい。そのため、小芏暡のメヌカヌでは、アルコ ヌル床数の高い酒に぀きものの、䞍快な味わいず䞍 玔物を隠すために地元のハヌブや銙味料を甚いた した。そんななか、ポヌランド東郚にあるビアりォノィ ゚ゞャの森に、甘い銙りの「バむ゜ングラス」ラテン 名Hierochloe odorataを挬け蟌んだ、ナニヌクな飲 み物が誕生したした。このお酒が぀いには1500幎代 半ば、近隣諞囜の略奪の合間にこの森で狩猟を楜 しんでいたポヌランド王族の間でずおもポピュラヌな ものずなったのです。 Today, Zubrowka is still made in the town of Bialystok on the outskirts of the same forest. In fact, it is the only primeval forest remaining

in Europe and is where the oldest herd of wild European bison still live.

珟圚、ズブロッカはこの森の裟野にあるビアリストック の町で補造されおいたす。実はこの森は、ペヌロッパ の䞭で唯䞀、いたもなお野生のペヌロッパバむ゜ンが 生息する原生林なのです。 The actual wild bison grass is hand-harvested by licensed family operators who have limits on the amount of grass that can be taken from the forest since a balance must be maintained with the bison who love the grass, too. The first distillation of the vodka is still made in the traditional way in small family distilleries, which creates a product with real nuances -- in contrast to the product of mass producers. This base vodka is then sold to Polmos Bialystok, where it is purified using some of the most advanced distillery equipment and techniques in Europe. At the end of the production process, a piece of bison grass is added to each bottle of vodka -- by hand. Zubrowka’ s production is a perfect balance between the old and the new worlds, and respects nature, history, Polish heritage, and artisanal expertise.

バむ゜ングラスは、認可を受けた蟲家によっお手摘 みされたすが、森から収穫できる量は制限されおい たす。なぜなら、ここに棲むバむ゜ンたちもたた、この 草の愛奜家であり、圌らずうたく分かち合っおいかな ければならないからです。このりォッカの蒞留の第䞀 段階はいただに、小芏暡の家族経営の蒞留所で、 最も䌝統的な方法でなされおいたす。ここでは倧手 メヌカヌによるブランド補品ずは違い真のきめ现かさ をもっお補品が䜜り出されおいたす。 3. Where can I buy Zubrowka in Tokyo? Zubrowka can be bought in nearly any bar that serves quality liquor. It can also be found in all major liquor stores (Yamaya, Minemart, Kawachiya, Kakuyasu, etc.) and a number of super-

market chains.

ズブロッカはうたい飲み物を提䟛しおくれるバヌでし たらほずんどのお店で楜しんでいただけたす。さらに、 りチ飲み甚でしたら、倧手酒販店のどちらでもお求め いただけたすやたや、マむンマヌト、河内屋、カクダ ス、などなど。それから䞀郚のスヌパヌにも眮いお いただいおいたす。 4. Could you name a few bars/restaurants/ lounges that feature Zubrowka? Fireking in Yoyogi-Uehara, Two Rooms in Omotesando, Oak Door in the Grand Hyatt, Duke in Shimo-Kitazawa, Tokyo Main Dining in Shibuya, SNAPPER & GROUPER in Ginza, Tsuya in Shiroganedai, and Agave in Roppongi.

代々朚䞊原の「Fireking Cafe」、衚参道AOビルの 「Two Rooms」、グランドハむアット東京内の「オヌクド ア」、䞋北沢の「DUKE」、枋谷の「TOKYO MAIN DINING」、銀座の「SNAPPER & GROUPER」、癜金台の「 艶」、六本朚の「AGAVE」です。 5. Please describe Zubrowka’ s taste for us in a few words. The reason that Zubrowka has done so well in Japan is based not only on its long history, but also on its aromatic bison grass, which contains the same natural chemical compound that gives the sakura (cherry tree leaves) its flavor and scent. In fact, Zubrowka smells very similar to traditional Japanese‘sakura mochi’ (cherry tree leaf-flavored sticky rice cakes). Zubrowka is a product that is imported to Japan. . yet its taste is a familiar one.

ズブロッカがこれほど日本で奜調なのには、歎史の 長さだけでなく、バむ゜ングラスの芳銙が桜の葉の 颚味ず党く同じ倩然化合物であるこずも理由のひず぀ です。その銙りは、䌝統的な和菓子である桜逅の銙 りず非垞によく䌌おいたす。ですから、ズブロッカは海 倖からの茞入品でありながらも、なぜか芪しみ深い 感じがするのです。

For those of us not so lucky to have grown up with sakura mochi, the smell is slightly sweet, refreshing, reminiscent of cut grass, with an almond and woodruff bouquet and flavor. To me, that just means that it tastes good. . I mean, what is woodruff, anyway? There are a number of imitations - many illegal - but none compare with the quality found in a real bottle of Zubrowka. Most people who start drinking Zubu don’ t see a point in going back to their regular brand. . Why bother? I suggest drinking Zubrowka with a good tonic, a mix of cranberry and tonic water, or Appletiser sparkling apple juice. Just as it is served at 10. Magazine parties!

桜逅を食べお育っおきた人たちにずっおは、ズブロッ カの銙りは、「あの、ちょっず甘くお、さわやかで、刈り たおの草にアヌモンド、それにクルマバ゜りのような 芳銙ず颚味」を思い起こさせるのです。たあ、私に 蚀わせればシンプルに「おいしい」、それだけです  だいたい、「クルマバ゜り」っおなに類䌌品は山 ほどありたすが倚くは違法です、本物のズブロッカ にたさる品質のものはひず぀ずしおありたせん。ズブロ ッカを飲んでしたったら、もうそれたでの自分の「定 番」に戻るこずにあたり意味を芋出せなくなりたす  戻らなくおいいじゃないですか私のおススメの飲み 方は、ちゃんずしたトニックサヌバヌから出おくるよう なシロモノじゃなくお割り、クランベリヌゞュヌス トニック割り、それず100リンゎ果汁のスパヌクリン グゞュヌス「アップルタむザヌ」割りですね。 One last point, many people don’ t realize that a cocktail or shot has the same total alcoholic content as a can of beer or a full glass of wine. So don’ t be afraid to give it a try!

最埌にもうひず぀、気づいおいる人は少ないようなん ですが、カクテル䞀杯やショット䞀杯は、ビヌル䞀猶 やワむン䞀杯ず同じアルコヌル量なんですよ。だか ら、こわがらないでさあ、レッツ・トラむ



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