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The title “Esperanto” refers to an artificial language invented by Ludovico Zamenhof. The album’s overall composition reflects Sakamoto’s comment that it is “imaginary ethnic music.”
The album incorporates so-called techno music techniques, such as introducing Fairlight CMI and sampling sources into ethnic music, aiming for a new musical structure that is not pop. The many pauses and quiet sounds that appear in the work are intended to represent the rustling of dancers’ clothes and the sound of the floor.
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The video footage is from Molissa Fenley’s choreographed performance “ESPERANTO” at Endo Memorial Hall in Tokyo on November 23rd, 1985.
“ESPERANTO”
Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Players:
Ryuichi Sakamoto, YAS-KAZ
Dancers:
Molissa Fenley
Silvia Martins
Scottie Mirviss
Jill Diamond
Elizabeth Benjamin
Costumes by Jean-Paul Gaultier
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#esperanto | Posted on 30/May/2024 18:30:00
