Tsugaru Dialect Full Album 'Wanoway' to be Released on June 14: Project Starts to Reconstruct Aomori's Language as 'Music'
Amefurashi Quartet will release 'Wanoway' on June 14, 2026, an album that treats Aomori's Tsugaru dialect as musical sound. The project fuses the unique inflections of the dialect with jazz and pop to create a modern musical expression.
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Treating the Tsugaru dialect as 'sound' and creating a full album that crosses jazz to pop. Amefurashi Quartet will release the Tsugaru dialect full album 'Wanoway' themed on Aomori on June 14, 2026.
This work centers on the 'Tsugaru dialect' of Aomori, the birthplace of vocalist Takamichi Kasai and bassist Takashi Nozuki. It is a work that reconstructs jazz as modern music by crossing pop and emotional elements. By treating not only the meaning of words but also the intonation, rhythm, and resonance themselves as musical elements, we take an approach that makes the dialect function as 'sound' rather than 'lyrics'.
The unique inflection and word sense of the Tsugaru dialect are closely linked to the melody and rhythm, creating a musical expression different from conventional Japanese songs. In this work, we attempted to present a new relationship between language and music by making the most of those characteristics. The album includes everything from songs cultivated through live performances to songs incorporating programmed beats, and the content crosses jazz improvisation with modern musical methods.
In addition, along with this release, development within Aomori Prefecture is also progressing:
- Scheduled interview coverage in the Too Nippo
- Live appearance on Aomori Asahi Broadcasting (June 13)
- Consideration for an appearance on RAB Aomori Broadcasting's '1550 News Radar With'
- Appearance at the 'Hometown Music Life 2026' event held in Aomori City
Amefurashi Quartet aims to transmit the language and culture of Aomori in the form of music and sublimate it as a new expression while being rooted in the region.
This work centers on the 'Tsugaru dialect' of Aomori, the birthplace of vocalist Takamichi Kasai and bassist Takashi Nozuki. It is a work that reconstructs jazz as modern music by crossing pop and emotional elements. By treating not only the meaning of words but also the intonation, rhythm, and resonance themselves as musical elements, we take an approach that makes the dialect function as 'sound' rather than 'lyrics'.
The unique inflection and word sense of the Tsugaru dialect are closely linked to the melody and rhythm, creating a musical expression different from conventional Japanese songs. In this work, we attempted to present a new relationship between language and music by making the most of those characteristics. The album includes everything from songs cultivated through live performances to songs incorporating programmed beats, and the content crosses jazz improvisation with modern musical methods.
In addition, along with this release, development within Aomori Prefecture is also progressing:
- Scheduled interview coverage in the Too Nippo
- Live appearance on Aomori Asahi Broadcasting (June 13)
- Consideration for an appearance on RAB Aomori Broadcasting's '1550 News Radar With'
- Appearance at the 'Hometown Music Life 2026' event held in Aomori City
Amefurashi Quartet aims to transmit the language and culture of Aomori in the form of music and sublimate it as a new expression while being rooted in the region.