{"id":3025,"date":"2022-06-18T12:08:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T03:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wmdf.org\/?post_type=artist&#038;p=3025"},"modified":"2022-07-27T08:37:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T23:37:48","slug":"015-nin-cup","status":"publish","type":"artist","link":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/artist\/015-nin-cup","title":{"rendered":"Nin cup, Sapporo &#038; Tokachi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"671\" src=\"http:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Asset-015-web_0007_J-03-nincup-960x671.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Asset-015-web_0007_J-03-nincup-960x671.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Asset-015-web_0007_J-03-nincup-630x441.jpg 630w, https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Asset-015-web_0007_J-03-nincup-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Asset-015-web_0007_J-03-nincup-624x436.jpg 624w, https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Asset-015-web_0007_J-03-nincup.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The sound of the gitamba animates the Yukara epic poems of the Ainu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thin moon before the new moon is called &#8220;nincup&#8221; in Ainu language.&nbsp;It is a feast on the evening before leaving for the new world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The spirituality of the Ainu people comes down to us through the centuries in the ancient form of the Yukara epic poems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The live performances of nincup are like a story about the forest and the city, the longing for a new world, and the conflicts of the heart. The sound of the gitamba, a combination of guitar and bass guitar,&nbsp; permeates the traditional songs, dances, and the music of the Ainu people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nincup.com\/\">https:\/\/nincup.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC22dLxU0RKS-6d3_37ixCZQ\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC22dLxU0RKS-6d3_37ixCZQ<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-3025","artist","type-artist","status-publish","hentry","artistscat-artists015"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist\/3025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artist"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}