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, Germanized as Ischi, is a Japanese
yodeler Yodeling (also jodeling) is a form of singing which involves repeated and rapid changes of pitch between the low-pitch chest register (or "chest voice") and the high-pitch head register or falsetto. The English word ''yodel'' is derived from t ...
active in Germany.


Biography

Ischi was born and raised in
Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
, Japan. In high school, he was a loner, but it was during this time that he first heard yodeling on the radio. Following his father, Ischi went to university for mechanical engineering. In his spare time he became engrossed with the
zither Zither (; , from the Greek ''cithara'') is a class of stringed instruments. The modern instrument has many strings stretched across a thin, flat body. Zithers are typically played by strumming or plucking the strings with the fingers or a ...
and the
hammered dulcimer The hammered dulcimer (also called the hammer dulcimer) is a percussion-string instrument which consists of String (music), strings typically stretched over a trapezoidal resonant sound board (music), sound board. The hammered dulcimer is set bef ...
, and learned to play these instruments. Using
Franzl Lang Franz "Franzl" Lang (28 December 1930 – 6 December 2015), known as the ''Yodel King'' (), was an alpine yodeller from Bavaria, Germany. Lang's genre is German folk music; he typically sang in the Bavarian dialect of the rural Alpine regions. ...
's records, he taught himself to yodel, and began performing on Japanese television. During a six-month period where he studied abroad in Germany, Ischi went to Switzerland, where he sang at a beer hall in Zurich. He soon started earning money from this. From there he sang in front of
Franzl Lang Franz "Franzl" Lang (28 December 1930 – 6 December 2015), known as the ''Yodel King'' (), was an alpine yodeller from Bavaria, Germany. Lang's genre is German folk music; he typically sang in the Bavarian dialect of the rural Alpine regions. ...
(The Jodlerkönig), his idol, and Lang took him under his wing. He performed on television with
Maria Hellwig Maria Hellwig (22 February 1920 – 26 November 2010) was a German yodeler, popular performer of volkstümliche Musik (Alpine folk music), and television presenter. Life Maria Neumaier was born in 1920 to Heinrich Neumaier, an electrician, an ...
, and after that became known in German language circles as the "Japanese yodeler". Ischi met his wife Henriette in 1981 and proposed to her three years later at an ''
onsen In Japan, are hot springs and the bathing facilities and Ryokan (inn), traditional inns around them. There are approximately 25,000 hot spring sources throughout Japan, and approximately 3,000 ''onsen'' establishments use naturally hot water ...
'' (hot spring) in Japan, where he yodeled his proposal to her. They married in 1985 and had five children, four sons named Maximilian, Michael, Andreas and Lukas, and one daughter named Julia. They settled in Reit am Winkl in
Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...
,
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. A collaboration with
The Gregory Brothers The Gregory Brothers are an American musical quartet, specializing in comedy music and auto-tuning recorded speech through their YouTube channel Schmoyoho (). After the success of their songs "Chrissy Wake Up" and " It's Corn" in the summer of ...
, "Chicken Attack", was released on January 25, 2017, and has received over 20 million views on
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. In 2019, a cover featuring the Taiwanese metal band
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was released. Ischi collaborated with
The Gregory Brothers The Gregory Brothers are an American musical quartet, specializing in comedy music and auto-tuning recorded speech through their YouTube channel Schmoyoho (). After the success of their songs "Chrissy Wake Up" and " It's Corn" in the summer of ...
again for a series that was released on January 17, 2020. The first song in their series is "Chicken Pig Attack", with more songs promised in the future. The next song in their series, "Rat Attack", was released on January 24, 2020, followed by "Cow Attack" on January 28, 2022. In 2021, he had a guest appearance in Belgian reality TV series '' The Mole''.


Discography

Der Jodelnde Japaner (1978) # De Bärge Zue # Mei Bibihenderl # Älpler-Jodel # Alphorn-Choral # Mei Vata Is A Appenzeller # Fahrt Ins Toggenburg # Jetz Wämmer Eis Jödele # Naturjodel # Ich Wünsch' Mir Eine Jodlerbraut # Es Glungnigs Manndli # Fifty-Fifty # Wenn Ich Auf Hohen Bergen Steh' # Chumm Mit I D'Bärge Ue # Auf Der Hirschweid Grüße Aus Den Bergen (1985) # Japaner-Jodler # Grüße Aus Den Bergen # Über Sanfte Hügel # Bipi-Hendi # Wenn Ich Verliebt Bin Muss Ich Jodeln # Die Sonn' Und Die Berg # Jodler-Braut # Mein Jodlergruß # Lieserl # Ski-Twist-Jodler # Steirerbua # Suki Yaki Der Japanische Jodler (1990) # Frau Vetterli, Frau Vetterli # I Bin A Kehlkopfakrobat # Im Stadl Ist Heut' Jodlerball # Haben Sie Schon Meinen Kleinen Moritz Geseh'n? # Der Schönste Bart # Der Japanische Jodler # Die Bayerische Gemütlichkeit # Ohne Musik Kann Der Mensch Nicht Leben # Hochzeitsnacht Im Hühnerstall # Sukiyaki Mit Knödel Und Kraut # Der König Vom Berchtesgad'ner Land # Nimm' Doch Dem Hund Seinen Knochen Nicht Weg! # Ein Jodler Fühlt Sich Wohl # Sayonara (Japanischer Abschiedsjodler) Der Jodelcasanova - Together with Das Salzburg Quintett # Klarinetten-Muckl Jodler # Der Jodelcasanova # Kufsteiner Lied # Der Brauttraum # Bei Der Wirtin Zum Stern # Im Wald Drauß Is Schön # Schützenliesl # Nachtigall Jodler # Zwei Spuren Im Schnee # Wenn I Von Der Alm Abergeh # Glockenspiel # Ein Fest Der Musikanten Kan Denn Jodeln Sünde Sein? # Sukiyaki Mit Knödel Und Kraut # Urlaub Auf Dem Bauernhof # Jodel Medley:  Siebentausend Rinder + Auf Meiner Ranch Bin Ich König # Alm-Jodel-Boogie # Die Straße Nach St. Johann # Kann Denn Jodeln Sünde Sein? # Mir San O.k. Und Net O.k. # Im Bundestag Wird Heut' Gejodelt # Im Gasthaus Zum Hirschn # In Yokohama # Der Heuboden-Jodler # Das Muß Wohl Der Himmel Sein # Ich Such' Mir Eine Kuschelmaus, Die Jodeln Kann # In Reit Im Winkel, Da Bin Ich Zu Haus Der Küstenjodler # Der Küstenjodler # Wer hat nur Dir das Jodeln beigebracht # Bockwurst, Bier und Blasmusik New Bibi-Hendl # New Bibi-Hendl (Rap) # New Bibi-Hendl (Heimatsender-Mix) # New Appenzeller # New Bibi-Hendl (Extended Dance-Version) # New Bibi-Hendl (Karaoke-Version) Bockwurst, Bier und Blasmusik # Bockwurst, Bier und Blasmusik # Ich fang den Tag mit einem Jodler an Wer hat nur Dir das Jodeln beigebracht (1999) # Wer hat nur Dir das Jodeln beigebracht # Bockwurst, Bier und Blasmusik # Ich fang den Tag mit einem Jodler an Der Import-Hit aus Japan (2003) # Bibi-Hendl # Der Import-Hit aus Japan # Zwei Spuren im Schnee # Appenzeller # In jeder Sprache klingt es gleich # Wer hat nur Dir das Jodeln beigebracht # Der Liebes-Jodler # Bergvagabunden # Der Küsten-Jodler # Bockwurst, Bier und Blasmusik # Ich fang den Tag mit einem Jodler an # Jagertee im Pulverschnee - gemeinsam mit Maria & Margot Hellwig # Bibi-Hendl (Extended Dance-Version) (bonus track) Die hr4-Weihnachts-CD * Zwei Spuren im Schnee - Takeo Ischi Edelweiss der Volksmusik - Volume 1 * Wer hat nur Dir das Jodeln beigebracht - Takeo Ischi Festival der Volksmusik Volume 1 * Der Küstenjodler - Takeo Ischi Schlager & Gute Laune Festival Die Hits von CD 2 * Takeo Ischi * New Bibi-Hendl (Rap) Lieder die von Herzen kommen Volume 1 * Der Küsten-Jodler - Takeo Ischi Maria Hellwig - Ich möcht so gerne Urgroßmutter sein * Takeo Ischi - Der Küstenjodler


References


External links


Rubin Records profile

Takeo Ishii's Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ishii, Takeo Japanese folk singers 1947 births Living people Singers from Tokyo Yodelers 20th-century Japanese male singers 20th-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers 21st-century Japanese singers Japanese expatriates in Germany German folk singers 20th-century German male singers 21st-century German male singers Japanese expatriates in West Germany