The music shares some similarities with certain Native American music, esp. those from isolated tribes in South America, as well as those of other Siberians (e.g. Altaians, Nivkh, Chukchi, etc.). However, whenever I listen to Ainu music and watch the dances, there are certain elements of the style and character which seem completely unique and isolated. I'm glad that Ainu culture and music still exists today (even if it has neared extinction) and that there has been a recent movement in Japan to revive it.
I thought the same thing; many similarities between the art, dance, practices, and beliefs of indigenous peoples around the earth. I was starting to think that there must have been some ancient connections that tied them all together. That is, until I went to Kayano Shigeru's house. Shigeru was extremely instrumental in getting the Japanese government to recognize the Ainu as a native people separate from Japanese, and literally wrote the books on Ainu history and culture.
It is not an ancient connection. It is the energies humankind are formed by. Indigenous ppl know much more than our early science-based western knowledge, they have contact with nature and nature tell them everything they need. I will give other example: greek, latin and sanscrit language have common structures (proto-indo-european etc) but they have developed differently (not much greek tho). Todays hindi could maintain lots of structures from sanscrit, but can you say the same of latin? that french developed the same way than portuguese? No, because language is not universal, it is created and exists only when there is a human being who possess the knowledge to use it, in nature we dont need that. Everyone speaks and can understand nature. :)
I don't understand you. Most human cultures are native, and they have little in common ingeneral. E.g: tibetan-basque-yakut-bereber. Little in common between them.
@@ksintuy to bad Ainu haven’t contributed anything for the Japanese , these ppl keep bear as captive and feed it more then their own children who starve, no need to keep uncivilized culture alive
This is so similar to my culture which is north east indian..axom or assam to be precise.. Though we live nearby china and myanmar but our relationship with both this countries has been very conflictious..though we have hundreds of tribes here mostly with origins of tibet , bhutan mongolia and the tai ruling family who ruled for 600years before the colonisation of assam by british..but what is striking is that all the hundreds of tribes actually adopted a language that than did not have a script , an ancient language called assamiya as a medium of conversation between hill and plain tribes and others. I had read about the similarities in words of ainu language and axomiya or assamiya or like the other indians call it as assamese language(which is wrong though). Like the words- pasi for basket, takari the musical instrument is known as tukari in assam, naai or noi for river, nom for body hair, etc which are exactly same. But little did i realise that our traditions are same too. Some some similarities are so glaringly same that we don't even share with our other predominantly tribal or ethnic north eastern states. In this video in the dance sequence i hear the sound of uruli that is the sound made with the troat and the tongue repeatedly blocking air..than the beats of the dance is so familiar besides some of the dance moves and the ceremonial round structure while dancing.. And the women clap and sing towards the end ho-ho-hoi-aa which is exactly like oja pali a folk dance and song form with the traditional rope the ainu people are wearing replaced by gamusa our traditional cloth meant to bear a great deal of respect tied much like the ainu people in the video.. The attire of the man with the stick is so similar to the attire of karbi tribe of karbi anglong district of assam. And the reed walled houses are so familiar that i would actually like to meet these people now.
Actually, native Americans came through Bering's Pass. Thus, I would expect some remains and/or similarities among Asians and Native Americans, not only cultural but also genetical (though some Japanese will deny it).
I am an Assamese. Assam is a province of north east India. People of Assam are Assamese. As far I know Ainu and Assamese people have some similarities. E.g., your this dance programe is looks like our "jeng bihu". You call "tonkori", a similar instrument we call "tokari".
Suku Ainu adalah penduduk asli, pemilik dataran Jepang, mereka punya identitasnya sendiri, mulai dri bahasa asli, tarian tradisional, bahasa dan batiknya sendiri..bahkan perawakannya berbeda, hal yg seperti ini harus di pertahankan sebagai identitas suatu negara atau daerah, dan bahasa pemersatu ialah bahasa Jepang
Shigeru had a large collection of artifacts from native cultures around the world. I started to think that the similarities I was noticing were more modern than ancient. For example, an Ainu wood carving of a salmon hanging in a museum in Nibutani looks identical to those you would see in the Pacific Northwest. I met the artist, who told me that he copied it from the PN and called it "Ainu". Same goes for the totems and some of the dances; more modern concoctions than native connections.
I went here in 2004 and it was wonderful after studying the Ainu for so many years. Getting to hang with real Ainu and wearing their clothes was so cool. Loved Shiraoi and hope to go back again some day.
I know, right? Kind of a problem though was that most of the actors and dancers were Japanese playing Ainu. Seeing an actual Ainu in Sharaoi and other cultural centers was unusual. The few Ainu we met in Shiraoi pointed us inland to Nibutani and Akanko.
wow I can't believe this place is on UA-cam I actually went here when I was in Japan in April, I actually took a selfie with the girl from the beginning
All indigenous coltures look alike cause we are all human and in the "uncivilised" coltures we are more close to our nature as humans (and all these colture are shamanistic u can see the most of there music is about a trance like state) anyway
U can find it in Indonesia too and is a very logical idk how to put it in words but is not that hard to make it if u look the basic of the instrument very nice sound tho
These are so similar to Assamiya culture . the takari is known as tukari in assam, mukkuri is known as gogona, and the dance is similar to thiyo naam and oja pali
Sou brasileiro, filho de ainu e tenho muito orgulho de ser descendente desse povo. Aprendi algumas palavras e um pouco do costume Ainu com minha avó Umei. Mas quando vim morar e trabalhar no Japão descobri que os Ainu foram praticamente estirpados do Japão. E que aqui os descendentes desse povo se envergonham de suas raizes. Triste. Fiquei decepcionado. Mas mesmo assim me orgulho de minhas raizes.
I am Sofía Sánchez, a student from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, currently majoring in my last year of History of Art. I am writing in order to know if it would be possible to use some fragments of this video for a documental three more students and I have to make in relation to Ainu culture. The documentary is for educational purposes and will therefore be made on a non-profit basis. Thus, would you allow us to use these fragments to show how Ainu music and dance is performed? Thank you very much :) (In case you are not the owner of the video I would much appreciate if you could tell me, so I can ask that person's permission for its use).
Thank you for asking, Akemi. I'm excited about your project and am glad to give you permission to use portions of the video under the following conditions. (1) You appropriately credit the source: Brent Duncan, Ph.D. (2) Send me a link to your final project. Let me know how it goes!
@@synthegrate Thank you very very much, you really saved us, since we are finding extremely difficult to get permissions to Ainu music and dance. Sure! we will definitely include you in the credits and send you the final project (the only thing is that it would be in Spanish, since we are from a Spanish university, but we can try and see if it would be possible to add English subtitles). I am not sure if it's possible to send a private comment, so you can give me an email to send you the link. Thank you again!
even though the yayoi migrated to japan while my ancestors were there, I consider them family we are all Japanese. even through our hardships I love the yayoi as family.
I thought the same thing when I visited Ainu sites. Much of the artwork seemed like that of indigenous tribes in the Pacific Northwest and Africa. Some would like to associate ancient connections; however, some similarities are modern concoctions. For example, an Ainu wood carving of a salmon hanging in a museum in Nibutani looks identical to those you would see in the Pacific Northwest. I met the artist, who told me that he copied it from a Tlingit carving and called it "Ainu." The same goes for the totems and some of the dances. I noticed a diverse collection of artifacts from native cultures worldwide when I visited the home and museum of Shigeru Kayano, who is like the modern father of the Ainu. He studied ancient indigenous cultures worldwide as he defined what it means to be a modern Ainu. Some of these global elements seem to have influenced the contemporary tourist interpretation of Ainu culture. When you visit an Ainu cultural center, some of what you see will be authentic Ainu practices and art passed down from the ancestors; other parts are made up or adapted from other indigenous cultures. Also, most of the performers and artists at the cultural centers are Japanese performers, not Ainu.
Yeah the Native Americans derive from the Ainu/Khan tribe of the Mongolians. The Maya, and Inca derive from the Han Chinese tribes. The Yamato are Han, the same as the Inca, however never say that to a Yamato, they are very quick to get upset with identifying them as the same as other peoples.
Αρχάγγελος Πρίγκιπα Μιχαήλ Don't say it to a native either because a native will educate you about the fact that natives as a race predate EVERY state in existence.
@@calista910 NO, you are not correct. Many of our Peoples came from elsewhere. "From the stars now we have come, Brought our Light with you to share. Brought our rattle and our dance, Sacred fire and sacred song. To this Earth now we have come, Traveled onward ever long........". There is more of this song but I can't share with general public.
@@calista910 You are right that nobody can confirm it. There are a lot of legends from many different tribal people globally about coming from the stars, probably too many to be just coincidence, just as there stories from many people about a worldwide flood. Again, we have no 'proof' that ever happened either.
The Ainu are the true Mongolians, but they are more accurately eastern Semitic peoples. They were known as the Hyksos in ancient history the brothers of the Hebrews. The true Semitic people are the Asian type of people.
Yung lean brought me here but the culture it’s self is actually very intaking and I wish you all sat and watched all of it
did you actually found the ginseng strip sample lol? where is it
@@nadademais1234 it's not here. the sample is ear_de_de_mouse_1.
@@maaaaaar we dont know who is singing it though.
Sample was made by de de mouse in 2008, the video is 2010, so it’s not it
Me too haha
I really hope this culture lasts for a long time and gets the recognition that they deserve. This is a truly beautiful people.
The music shares some similarities with certain Native American music, esp. those from isolated tribes in South America, as well as those of other Siberians (e.g. Altaians, Nivkh, Chukchi, etc.). However, whenever I listen to Ainu music and watch the dances, there are certain elements of the style and character which seem completely unique and isolated. I'm glad that Ainu culture and music still exists today (even if it has neared extinction) and that there has been a recent movement in Japan to revive it.
Were all connected that wY yknos
The music shares some similarities with certain Native American AN MEXICAN music.... AMAZING
I thought the same thing; many similarities between the art, dance, practices, and beliefs of indigenous peoples around the earth. I was starting to think that there must have been some ancient connections that tied them all together. That is, until I went to Kayano Shigeru's house. Shigeru was extremely instrumental in getting the Japanese government to recognize the Ainu as a native people separate from Japanese, and literally wrote the books on Ainu history and culture.
It is not an ancient connection. It is the energies humankind are formed by. Indigenous ppl know much more than our early science-based western knowledge, they have contact with nature and nature tell them everything they need. I will give other example: greek, latin and sanscrit language have common structures (proto-indo-european etc) but they have developed differently (not much greek tho). Todays hindi could maintain lots of structures from sanscrit, but can you say the same of latin? that french developed the same way than portuguese? No, because language is not universal, it is created and exists only when there is a human being who possess the knowledge to use it, in nature we dont need that. Everyone speaks and can understand nature. :)
At present, Ainu has become a symbol of right & interest.
Not less Japanese can throw their dirty eyes on Ainu activities.
We all here tryna find the yung lean sample
I don't understand you. Most human cultures are native, and they have little in common ingeneral. E.g: tibetan-basque-yakut-bereber. Little in common between them.
@@ksintuy to bad Ainu haven’t contributed anything for the Japanese , these ppl keep bear as captive and feed it more then their own children who starve, no need to keep uncivilized culture alive
This is so similar to my culture which is north east indian..axom or assam to be precise.. Though we live nearby china and myanmar but our relationship with both this countries has been very conflictious..though we have hundreds of tribes here mostly with origins of tibet , bhutan mongolia and the tai ruling family who ruled for 600years before the colonisation of assam by british..but what is striking is that all the hundreds of tribes actually adopted a language that than did not have a script , an ancient language called assamiya as a medium of conversation between hill and plain tribes and others. I had read about the similarities in words of ainu language and axomiya or assamiya or like the other indians call it as assamese language(which is wrong though). Like the words- pasi for basket, takari the musical instrument is known as tukari in assam, naai or noi for river, nom for body hair, etc which are exactly same. But little did i realise that our traditions are same too. Some some similarities are so glaringly same that we don't even share with our other predominantly tribal or ethnic north eastern states. In this video in the dance sequence i hear the sound of uruli that is the sound made with the troat and the tongue repeatedly blocking air..than the beats of the dance is so familiar besides some of the dance moves and the ceremonial round structure while dancing.. And the women clap and sing towards the end ho-ho-hoi-aa which is exactly like oja pali a folk dance and song form with the traditional rope the ainu people are wearing replaced by gamusa our traditional cloth meant to bear a great deal of respect tied much like the ainu people in the video.. The attire of the man with the stick is so similar to the attire of karbi tribe of karbi anglong district of assam. And the reed walled houses are so familiar that i would actually like to meet these people now.
Actually, native Americans came through Bering's Pass. Thus, I would expect some remains and/or similarities among Asians and Native Americans, not only cultural but also genetical (though some Japanese will deny it).
I beg that this be preserved. The language is documented well enough. If there is time, it will be spoken to tomorrow's children.
I am an Assamese. Assam is a province of north east India. People of Assam are Assamese. As far I know Ainu and Assamese people have some similarities. E.g., your this dance programe is looks like our "jeng bihu". You call "tonkori", a similar instrument we call "tokari".
Suku Ainu adalah penduduk asli, pemilik dataran Jepang, mereka punya identitasnya sendiri, mulai dri bahasa asli, tarian tradisional, bahasa dan batiknya sendiri..bahkan perawakannya berbeda, hal yg seperti ini harus di pertahankan sebagai identitas suatu negara atau daerah, dan bahasa pemersatu ialah bahasa Jepang
Shigeru had a large collection of artifacts from native cultures around the world. I started to think that the similarities I was noticing were more modern than ancient. For example, an Ainu wood carving of a salmon hanging in a museum in Nibutani looks identical to those you would see in the Pacific Northwest. I met the artist, who told me that he copied it from the PN and called it "Ainu". Same goes for the totems and some of the dances; more modern concoctions than native connections.
There is DNA connection to the Haida and the Tlingit in the Pacific North West.
I went here in 2004 and it was wonderful after studying the Ainu for so many years. Getting to hang with real Ainu and wearing their clothes was so cool. Loved Shiraoi and hope to go back again some day.
I know, right? Kind of a problem though was that most of the actors and dancers were Japanese playing Ainu. Seeing an actual Ainu in Sharaoi and other cultural centers was unusual. The few Ainu we met in Shiraoi pointed us inland to Nibutani and Akanko.
wow I can't believe this place is on UA-cam I actually went here when I was in Japan in April, I actually took a selfie with the girl from the beginning
im glad to be ainu
5:11 EDM music
cartoony hardstyle
@@JohnPaulBuce why are you here?
@@PekkaEräreikä51 i forgor
@@PekkaEräreikä51 oh i rember now, someone linked this video as "yung lean - ginseng strip 2002" sample but turns out its wrong lol
@@JohnPaulBuce who is this yung lean?
Congrats to the people who came here just to find the samples of samples of Yung lean's song, Damn.
What is that
1:03 kinda made me think it was the ginseng strip 2002 sample
its not the sample but this video has the sample in it
This music reminds me of Sami music from Norway.
All indigenous coltures look alike cause we are all human and in the "uncivilised" coltures we are more close to our nature as humans (and all these colture are shamanistic u can see the most of there music is about a trance like state) anyway
Maybe I'm wrong, but this dance reminds me more to the traditional American dances.
Sugoi! Fantastic performance, I was there too (August 2011) and it's awesome to watch. Fascinating and kind people, great culture.
5:16 that Instrument looks similar to what the Yakut and Mongol Tribes use.
U can find it in Indonesia too and is a very logical idk how to put it in words but is not that hard to make it if u look the basic of the instrument very nice sound tho
amazing!
These are so similar to Assamiya culture . the takari is known as tukari in assam, mukkuri is known as gogona, and the dance is similar to thiyo naam and oja pali
that's incredible 😍
Replying after 6 years sis but that's true
@@samxd8740 haha... Thanks for the support though.
THX BRENT FOR THE VIDS..👍👌👌👍👍
What is the song the first girl sang? Its beautiful
Their Ainu apperal is similar to the apperal of the Altai people.
Not really
Thanks Brent. Appreciate it
Sou brasileiro, filho de ainu e tenho muito orgulho de ser descendente desse povo.
Aprendi algumas palavras e um pouco do costume Ainu com minha avó Umei.
Mas quando vim morar e trabalhar no Japão descobri que os Ainu foram praticamente estirpados do Japão.
E que aqui os descendentes desse povo se envergonham de suas raizes.
Triste.
Fiquei decepcionado.
Mas mesmo assim me orgulho de minhas raizes.
Ate aqui tem brasileiro kkk
I am Sofía Sánchez, a student from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, currently majoring in my last year of History of Art. I am writing in order to know if it would be possible to use some fragments of this video for a documental three more students and I have to make in relation to Ainu culture. The documentary is for educational purposes and will therefore be made on a non-profit basis. Thus, would you allow us to use these fragments to show how Ainu music and dance is performed? Thank you very much :) (In case you are not the owner of the video I would much appreciate if you could tell me, so I can ask that person's permission for its use).
Thank you for asking, Akemi. I'm excited about your project and am glad to give you permission to use portions of the video under the following conditions. (1) You appropriately credit the source: Brent Duncan, Ph.D. (2) Send me a link to your final project. Let me know how it goes!
@@synthegrate Thank you very very much, you really saved us, since we are finding extremely difficult to get permissions to Ainu music and dance. Sure! we will definitely include you in the credits and send you the final project (the only thing is that it would be in Spanish, since we are from a Spanish university, but we can try and see if it would be possible to add English subtitles). I am not sure if it's possible to send a private comment, so you can give me an email to send you the link. Thank you again!
What song is the first
Una Bella Cultura que recién estoy conociendo¡¡
What is that last dance? The baby dance? Ainu lullaby?
The REAL Japanese
even though the yayoi migrated to japan while my ancestors were there, I consider them family we are all Japanese. even through our hardships I love the yayoi as family.
@@ConductorKilgore true you are all japanese but the ainu dint choose to became japanese
@@marios7554 agreed.
its like beast song in Naruto
THANKS FOR SHARING. GREETINGS FROM MEXICO.
日本人により虐げられたアイヌ民族のことを忘れてはならない
@bluetongueboy: ainu are predominantly siberian
at 5:18 it sounds very mongolian !
THEY PAST SYRIA but they are not ....
what is the name of the song at the beginning? is it traditional or contemporary?
Anyone know the first song?
Maybe your wrong about what you feel about the dance?
carving clothes and musical instruments similar to Indonesian Toraja
Do I imagine this, but doesn't the pattern of the textiles look a bit like that of the Kwakiutl?
I thought the same thing when I visited Ainu sites. Much of the artwork seemed like that of indigenous tribes in the Pacific Northwest and Africa. Some would like to associate ancient connections; however, some similarities are modern concoctions. For example, an Ainu wood carving of a salmon hanging in a museum in Nibutani looks identical to those you would see in the Pacific Northwest. I met the artist, who told me that he copied it from a Tlingit carving and called it "Ainu." The same goes for the totems and some of the dances. I noticed a diverse collection of artifacts from native cultures worldwide when I visited the home and museum of Shigeru Kayano, who is like the modern father of the Ainu. He studied ancient indigenous cultures worldwide as he defined what it means to be a modern Ainu. Some of these global elements seem to have influenced the contemporary tourist interpretation of Ainu culture. When you visit an Ainu cultural center, some of what you see will be authentic Ainu practices and art passed down from the ancestors; other parts are made up or adapted from other indigenous cultures. Also, most of the performers and artists at the cultural centers are Japanese performers, not Ainu.
@@synthegrate Interesting. I suppose the whole idea of "native", "aboriginal" or "indigenous" is a bit ropy.
This people exist From America until at northeast india.actually they originate from Where?
GREEKS OLD IONIAS =AINOU
Kalimantan?!?!?!
not Yung Lean
ginseng strip 2002
This reminds me of ginseng strip 2002
Do you mind if i praise the Lord🗿
Glacia Shilaoimon pol su selvicio
poor bears
It's ashame they don't know they are related to the North American Indians and they're Gadites.
Indigenous are world
Ginseng 2002
time stamp?
@@hllow-rt3ot 6:10 (reversed+pitched)
@@Akash-dv6rg that's definitely not it
@@Akash-dv6rg no
00:27
ok
free ainu！
Actually, it's been proven that Ainu are Asian and there is no Semitic or Caucasian blood in them.
Where did you get that?
@@johann296 DNA
Yeah the Native Americans derive from the Ainu/Khan tribe of the Mongolians. The Maya, and Inca derive from the Han Chinese tribes. The Yamato are Han, the same as the Inca, however never say that to a Yamato, they are very quick to get upset with identifying them as the same as other peoples.
Αρχάγγελος Πρίγκιπα Μιχαήλ
Don't say it to a native either because a native will educate you about the fact that natives as a race predate EVERY state in existence.
@@stevenadams2262 youre right im a mayan navajo and yes every rCe is just a division of one main race same with whites blacks adians etc
@@calista910 NO, you are not correct. Many of our Peoples came from elsewhere.
"From the stars now we have come,
Brought our Light with you to share.
Brought our rattle and our dance,
Sacred fire and sacred song.
To this Earth now we have come,
Traveled onward ever long........".
There is more of this song but I can't share with general public.
@@1charlastar886 ah you might be right but nobody really can confirm this it’s so fascinating thanks for sharing your input. Learned something new
@@calista910 You are right that nobody can confirm it. There are a lot of legends from many different tribal people globally about coming from the stars, probably too many to be just coincidence, just as there stories from many people about a worldwide flood. Again, we have no 'proof' that ever happened either.
sacred trickster
tfw lean
Who?
Maybe...I'm not an expert, it is just my opinion
The Japanese almost killed all the Ainu people! This is cruel! The ancient Japanese were really cruel! They're not people!
Are you Ainu?
@@PekkaEräreikä51 yes
@@user-tl1bw4wp1c then it's valid
lol
The Ainu are the true Mongolians, but they are more accurately eastern Semitic peoples. They were known as the Hyksos in ancient history the brothers of the Hebrews. The true Semitic people are the Asian type of people.
THE MONGOLIANS INVASION DESTROY the IONIANS =AINOU IONIAN GREEKS IN CHINA IN JUNAN AND JAPAN
If you believe that then you are an absolute idiot.
They are actually Etrurian-Nadene-Uralic-Southern Turkic, how can you not know it?
Mlk kses posa lene den mporeis na peis kati me sigouria
Ase pou olo lene alla gia tous ainu