佐藤松豊　（さとう　まつとよ）略歴

６歳から声楽を学び１６歳で民謡、詩吟、琵琶（ビワ）を
習得。日本一の民謡の神様と呼ばれる佐藤松子家元のもと
で５年間修行を積み、その間民舞、長唄、端唄、また俗曲
などを習得する。２０歳から日本音楽のプロの道に入り、
NHK、民間テレビ、ラジオ、またステージなどで活躍。
その後アメリカの日本人コミュニティーからの要請もあり、
２５歳の若さにして日本の本格的な民謡を伝えるべく渡米。
１５０名以上の生徒を持ち、北カリフォルニアにて指導と
ショーを多数重ねた後、ロサンゼルスに拠点を移動。現在は
広範囲にわたる伝道活動を目的とし、南カリフォルニアを
中心に教授活動に合わせ公演活動を行う毎日。空手キッド２
の挿入歌の作詞作曲とレコーディング、ジプシーローズリー
ショーに出演、その他テレビやラジオに多数出演するなど、
日系コミュニティーのみならず本場アメリカのエンターテイ
メント業界においても多数の功績を残す。日本民謡の偉大な
在米伝道者。
MATSUTOYO SATO　Instructor of MatsutoyoKai

Matsutoyo Sato studied European music and opera from age 6 to16. At 16
she was formally exposed to Minyo, Shigin and the Biwa. At age 20 her
previous instructors encouraged her to train under Madame Matsuko Sato,
the late Iemoto-Grand Master of Sato Ryu in Tokyo, Japan as an apprentice
or "UchiDeshi". During this time she embraced a variety of traditional music
such as Minyo, Minbu, Naga-uta, Ha-uta, and Zoku Kyoku. Her talent, skill,
and determination allowed her to perform on Local TV, National TV, NHK,
Radio, and various stage performances throughout Japan and later in the United
States on the Gypsy Rose Lee Show, Karate Kid II and television commercials.
In 1966 she came to San Francisco, California, establishing Matsutoyo Kai,
a Minyo Group. She dedicated herself to teaching and spreading Japanese Folk
Music Culture to the Northern California area. Within 10-years, she had taught
and certified over 150 students. Spurred by this growth, Matsutoyo Kai
participated in numerous public performances, sharing their passion for Minyo.
At age 35 she moved to Los Angeles in hopes of grasping new hearts with this
Japanese Art, setting up classes and performances throughout Los Angeles,
Orange, and San Diego Counties. Today Matsutoyo Sato continues to teach and
pass on her knowledge, passion, and expertise in traditional Minyo. With the
introduction of Minyo Station and its Fusion Style Japanese Folk Music, she has
created new interest in old traditions,bringing the EAST and WEST closer.
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