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Dear friends, dear Russia,
Thanks for memories, thanks for everything.
I will surely be back someday...

Wish you a Happy New Year!

Peace Out
Written & Performed by Masatoshi Sadakane


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Masellica - Журавли (Cranes)
Music: Yan Frenkel / Lyrics: Rasul Gamzatov
Vocal: Ellina Erika / Arrange & All Instruments: Masatoshi Sadakane

Shot in Beloyarsky, Siberia, Russia


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この夏、2年ぶりにロシアに行ってきた。
懐かしのモスクワ、我が心のペテルブルク、憧れのシベリア、美しい白海。
今回もたくさんの人と出会い、いろんな場所でギターを弾き、歌った。
本当に素晴らしい日々だった。この曲はロシアの人々がとても気に入ってくれた歌のひとつ。
どうもありがとう。お世話になったみなさんに感謝の気持ちを込めて…

花よ風よ (Hana yo, Kaze yo)
詞・曲: Yae (Words & Music: Yae) / うたとギター: 定兼正俊 (Vocal & Guitar: Masatoshi Sadakane)


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This is the last (10th) song of our recordings of the last summer.
And this song is very special for me. I've been wanted to record it for over 20 years.
I've tried to record it a few times before and I was even trying to sing it by myself 2 years ago...
I met this song in 1983 (or 1984) in my favorite Tarkovsky's film called "Nostalghia".
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MASELLICAが生まれるきっかけとなった記念すべき曲。
This is a memorial song that made us MASELLICA.

今回はシンプルにバンド･アレンジで演ってみた。
This time, I've arranged it a bit simple like a live band.

美しい富士山と多摩川の映像とともにお届けしま～す♪
Watch our performance with beautiful Mt. Fuji and Tama river in this video♪

Tears In The River
Lyrics & vocal - Ellina Erika
Music & all instruments - Masatoshi Sadakane


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This is a very old song of mine. I wrote it in 1998 before I wrote "I Will Always Be".
I played this song often with a several musicians long time ago but never recorded for public.
Maybe some of you know this song as "Waltz in Dm".
This song has no lyrics, because we didn't have much time to think of it...
But it really doesn't matter. Erika's scat is ( Read more... )

2009 is closing. It was an incredible year for me. There were a lot of sadness and a lot of happiness...
However, I think this year could become the greatest year in my life. I really think so.
I've recorded this lovely Russian song last year, too. I really love this song.
So, I've recorded it again and I made a video!! (^_^)v
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This is also an old Japanese children's song. It's a short story.
I saw a girl who wearing red shoes.
She's gone on a ship with a foreigner from Yokohama.
Maybe she's living in a foreign country and her eyes already became blue now.
And I always remember about her when I saw foreigners.

赤い靴 / Red Shoes

Music: Nagayo Motoori / Lyrics: Ujou ( Read more... )

I wrote this special song in 1998 after I was back from St. Petersburg, Russia.
And I wrote lyrics in 2007 for My friend's wedding in Moscow, and sung it by myself :-)

I've often played this song with some musicians in different arrangements.
Now I love this MASELLICA version very much!

I Will Always Be

Vocal: Ellina Erika ( Read more... )