gidayū; gidayū narrative music
Abbreviation of 義太夫節. A style of narrative chanting accompanied by shamisen, used in bunraku puppet theater. The term can refer to the musical genre itself or to a performer of this style.
See also: 義太夫節
He is learning gidayū.
In bunraku, the gidayū chanter narrates the story.
He performs gidayū narration on the bunraku stage.