Fujii Kaze: Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN
Suraya Mohamed | April 12, 2024
In the corner of a busy office at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya, Tokyo, a staffer rearranged books, vinyl records and tchotchkes on a bright red shelving unit. The production crew double-checked equipment settings and made small adjustments to the lighting. Another worker added a few more posters to the tall white file cabinets. Cameras were set and microphones were ready because Fujii Kaze and his band had just rehearsed the night before. Everyone in the room — including a few of us from NPR that were there to help — was eager and excited because the very first performance for Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN was about to start.
Popular around the world, the talented Fujii Kaze is a Japanese singer and pianist known for his sultry R&B grooves and catchy songwriting. His adventurous spirit was strong as he settled into the Tiny Desk way — a concert that’s intimate, mostly acoustic and recorded without reverb, effects, in-ear monitors or wedges. During the rehearsal, the band quickly acclimated to the environment and adjusted instrument volumes to hear each other better. The end result was a beautiful 30 minute set, captured without pause and with no stops, restarts or retakes.
This video is part of the second international version of Tiny Desk, a joint venture between NPR and The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) — the sole public media organization in Japan that is operated with the purpose of providing the latest news, education and culture both domestically and internationally. This new series will spotlight emerging and established Japanese artists with the same engaged performances, look and feel of the original Tiny Desk Concerts series.
SET LIST
“Matsuri”
“Garden”
“damn”
“Kirari”
“Michi Teyu Ku (Overflowing)”
“Shinunoga E-Wa”
MUSICIANS
Fujii Kaze: lead vocals, keys
Yaffle: keys
DURAN: guitar
Katsuya Takumi: bass
Kudo Seiya: drums
Yo-Sea: vocals
nishina: vocals
CREDITS
NHK / NHK ENTERPRISES:
Executive Producer: Shibasaki Tetsuya, Kamano Mizuho
Producer: Ozawa Hiroshi
Director: Ito Misato, Kikuchi Minako
Camera: Ishigaki Motomu
Lighting: Ichikawa Takaho
Sound: Sato Yosuke
Designer: Yamaguchi Takashi
Editor: Morozumi Yuka
NPR Music:
Audio Technical Director: Neil Tevault
Lead Video Producer: Maia Stern
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Tiny Desk Team: Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Ashley Pointer, Hazel Cills
Senior Director of Partnership Development: Gordon Synn
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
#nprmusic #tinydesk #fujiikaze
31 Comments
so groovy ~I love it
Nishina and yo‐sea in the chorus are each extremely talented artists. Fujii Kaze putting them on the chorus… terrific!
Two of my favorite public media makers did something wonders filled. Thank you!
夫に録画を勝手に消されたので本気で嬉しいです❤
D`Angelo?!
4:56
にしなやっぱ声えぐいな〜^_^
Thank you NPR
Fujii Kaze is known as a solo singer-songwriter, but it seems that he might have wanted to perform with bands to be honest 🎤🎹🥁🎸🕺
Connecting with others through the music should be a wonderful experience 🎵
I'm so grateful if he could realized that he was not alone ✨
Excellent ❤
gardenのみんながボルテージmaxでハモってるのに当たり前みたい溶け合ってる感じがたまらない。粉砂糖みたいな世界。
He spreads positive energy to everyone who listens to his music, it's very calming 😭♥️ I really like everything about Fuji Kazee ❤️stay amazing, my inspiration.🫂🔥🔥
セトリ神
Fujii Kaze is one of my favourite artist since pandemic and this tiny desk is so good🔥
風さんはいつも通り自然体。バンドの皆さん、コーラスのおふたりも自然体で気持ち良さそう〜🍃私も気持ちいい〜😌
The Tiny Desk Concerts is my favourite series!
最高の29:22をYouTubeでいつでも観られるなんて✨感謝します🌸
藤井風のまわりには素晴らしい方が集まるんですね✨藤井風✨幸せをありがとう🦋
風くんの心地良い歌声は世界中の人々の心を癒すpowerがあります🎶国内外の多くの人たちに聴いて欲しいと心から思います🍃👼
❤
神々しいね
にしなちゃん素敵です!
ありがとう、NPR Music!!
Tiny Desk Concert JAPANの第1回が藤井風で嬉しいです!日本には素晴らしい歌がたくさんあります!Japan Popsがもっともっと世界へ飛んで行けますように✨
I am so happy to share with Fujii Kaze and his awsome songs with everyone here.
He and his beautiful songs make us always feel happy. Thank you so much for everything, Kaze san😊
this version of kirari is so nice 😭🫶
Wows🌪️
What a comfortable music!!!
Thank you Kaze Fujii♬
上質な心地よい音楽をいつもありがとうございます風さん✨🍃みなさんとの化学反応が最高で毎晩聴いてます♪
里庄から日本、
世界のミュージシャンになって行ってるんですね‼️
何とも感慨深い
Just discovered this through NPR – love it and so pleased to see the expansion to other countries. What a talented artist – such breezy, jazzy vibes!
Ugh 😩 I can’t wait to see him this summer! His arrangements and voice are so unique/soulful I fall in love with him all over again every time he performs.
にしなの良さが100万倍になっています
世界中に、届け、にしなの声