jiuta; traditional folk song from the Kyoto-Osaka area
Refers to a genre of traditional Japanese vocal music accompanied by shamisen, originating in the Kamigata region. Often contrasted with 江戸唄 (Edo uta).
She is known as a master of jiuta.
Please explain the difference between jiuta and nagauta.
Kouta are short, light songs, often more popular and less formal than jiuta.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Alternate kanji spelling using 歌 instead of 唄; both are used.
Compound of 地 (ji, 'local' or 'regional') and 唄 (uta, 'song'), literally 'local song', referring to the regional folk songs of the Kyoto-Osaka area.