No Brand Acoustic Guitar Magazine Vol.69 (with CD)

Sakurako Ohara (page 8)
Sakurako Ohara, a modern-day Cinderella, was selected from 5,000 candidates in a nationwide audition for the role of heroine in the film "My Little Lie," making her simultaneous screen and CD debut. Her life-sized story of how the acoustic guitar she started playing for a film role became her constant companion is truly fascinating. While she continues to receive rave reviews as an actress, her 2015 debut album "HAPPY" remains a best-seller, having sold over 100,000 copies and earned a gold disc. At the end of 2015, she performed at the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen. With her long-awaited second album "V (Viva)" due for release on June 29th of this year, we spoke to her about her views on music and her passion for the acoustic guitar.

■SPECIAL INTERVIEW
Yoshinari Sato (Humbert Humbert) (10 pages)
Humbert Humbert, the male-female duo, has released their 15th anniversary album, "FOLK." Recorded solely by the two of them, this album features re-recordings of classics like their signature song "Onaji Hanashi," cover songs that were popular at their live shows, a self-cover of "Little Adventurer," the ending theme for the anime "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World!", and a new song, "Side Profile Only Knows." This comprehensive album also includes their signature covers of "NO" (Denki Groove), "Pukapuka" (Kyōzō Nishioka/Dylan II), "Seikatsu no Gara" (Wataru Takada), "Kekkon Shiyouyo" (Let's Get Married) (Takurō Yoshida), "Sayonara Jinrui" (Tama/Yōichiro Yanagihara), and "Romance no Kamisama" (Kōmi Hirose). We spoke with guitarist and vocalist Yoshinari Sato about their journey to date, delving into various aspects, including graphs of their favorite guitars and analysis of their playing techniques.

THE INSTRUMENTS
MARTIN & FISHMAN
~ Report on a visit to a factory on the East Coast of the United States: Two giants who have grown together (page 15) Digimart Magazine
Martin Guitars and Fishman, a leading manufacturer of acoustic instrument pickups, have been in business since 1985. These two manufacturers have grown together in the field of acoustic guitar amplification, and it's no exaggeration to say they support the modern music scene. First, we visited Fishman's Boston, Massachusetts, factory, founded in 1981, to speak with CEO Larry Fishman about the company's history, production system, and relationship with Martin. We then headed to the Martin factory in Nazareth, Philadelphia, to hear about Martin's relationship with Fishman and how Martin has adopted the Fishman Aura system, which has become the core of the company's current electric acoustic guitars. We also feature Craftsman, the custom shop that Martin is particularly focused on today! We interviewed the select artisans on-site to learn how they create custom models. This article is presented in collaboration with our company, Digimart.

■SPECIAL PROGRAM
"Paco de Lucia: The Burning Guitarist"
Feat. Okijin x Saigenji (5 pages)
The film "Paco de Lucía: The Burning Guitarist," due for release on July 23rd, is a documentary film that captures the life and evolution of flamenco music of the legendary flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía, who passed away suddenly in 2014 at the age of 66. Directed by Paco's eldest son, Curro Sánchez, the film features rare footage and interviews of Paco in his younger years, as well as comments from John McLaughlin and Carlos Santana. Through this film, we take a fresh look at Paco's achievements, which could be said to represent the history of flamenco guitar itself. Jin Oki, winner of the International Flamenco Guitar Competition, and Saigenji, who has always revered Paco as the No. 1 guitarist, discuss the music and guitar that Paco left behind.

■PLAYING KNOW HOW
"Learn Acoustic Guitar Music Theory in 3 Steps" (page 9) is a perfect book for acoustic guitarists who want to learn music theory on their own, accompanied by a CD. "Learn Acoustic Guitar Music Theory in 3 Steps: Understand, Organize, and Repetition" (author: Daisuke Nomura) is now available from our company. This book is perfect for aspiring acoustic guitarists who want to learn difficult chords, play a variety of genres, or play acoustic guitar in a band or ensemble. It takes a completely different approach from previous music theory books: [STEP 1: Understand] Understand the benefits of music theory; [STEP 2: Organize] Explain specific music theory; [STEP 3: Repetition] Finish with theory-learning phrases and practice with example scores. We've compiled key points that will be of great help to Acoustic Guitar Magazine readers, providing a digest version of the book.

■INTERVIEW
Egberto Gismonti (Interviewer: Suzuki Daisuke)

■LIVE REPORT
Kazumi Watanabe 45th Anniversary of Guitar Life ~Guitar Is Beautiful Special~ @Bunkamura Orchard Hall Featuring: Goro Ito, Mei Inoue, Shinichi Ikugata from Nothing's Carved In Stone, Jin Oki, Kotaro Oshio, SUGIZO, Takuya Miura from DEPAPEPE, Kaori Muraji, May J., and Kazuyoshi Saito @ Nippon Budokan

■CD Special ◎ The Finger Stylist ~ No. 54 Masatoshi Taruishi

■Serial seminars and columns Sound Hall ◎ Yoshikawa Chuei ◎ Okazaki Michinori "Spring in the North" CD link ◎ Uchida Tokio CD link ◎ Yoshida Jiro "Danny Boy" first half CD link ◎ Uchida Kantaro ◎ Nakamura Yoshiro CD link ◎ Ervin Somogyi ◎ Terasaki Makoto

■BEST SONGS FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
◎ "Soup" by Sakura Fujiwara ◎ "Condor Pasa" CD link ◎ "Dream of Love" CD link

GEARS
◎MORRIS FINGERPICKING DAY 2016 AGM Award Interview ~ Mizuki Ooyama ◎CUSTOM MARTIN REVIEW ~ Kingo Hamada ◎HEADWAY HD-Yozakura

■Series ◎ Muriel Anderson's Sound World Link ◎ AGM Guitar Graph ~ No. 65 Goro Ito's Roden F-22
◎ Japanese Guitar Workshop ~ 54th Ryosuke Kobayashi Guitars
◎New Gear Sound Check

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