What is this percussion instrument?

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#1

I know it isn’t shamisen-related, but this is the only place I can think of where knowledgeable people are actually active. What is the percussion instrument throughout this 小諸馬子唄? It’s a rolling sound like a slower kokiriko, or perhaps some sort of scraping against wooden ridges.

I’ve heard it in other songs, but this is the only one I could think of from the top of my head. I also heard it in a rokyoku, but it’s not on Youtube. Sorry about the low quality. I own this record, but I won’t have the chance to upload it in good quality for a month.

#2

Magouta, ah.

First, some things:

This is a (bin) sasara. It is used in the song called Kokiriko from here in Toyama.
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This is a bou sasara. It is also used in the song called Kokiriko.
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This is a Kokiriko (take). It is also used in the song called Kokiriko (and is the instrument described in the first stanza)

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This is a video of Echizen Magouta, a song from Fukui. You’ll notice the lady is playing some bells.

These are Magouta-suzu

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https://www.wagakki-ichiba.com/mago.html

Literally Magouta Bells.

Your recording doesn’t sound quite as clean as a metal bell. It could be that this is the result of a bad recording, but I’m unsure.

It could be something closer to a bin-sasara (which has that distinct rubbing sound character), or a rarer instrument I’m not personally familiar with.

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#3

Here is Komoro Magouta (your version of the magouta!)

Bells!

More bells!

#4

Ah, okay. Thanks for clearing that up with the instruments in Kokiriko-bushi. I forgot exactly what the Kokiriko was… I was referring to the bin sasara.
About the Suzu, I don’t think it’s a bad recording, since the suzu are coming through pretty clear in the song’s introduction (0:05 in the video). Thanks for the really thorough explanation though.
It may be a bin sasara, or it may actually be a completely non-traditonal instrument. Kouka Sassa, the composer, loved to blend wagakki with Western. He composed this wild ride of a 舞踊小唄. It’s a jarring surprise!
By the way, would you happen to know what this reed(?) instrument is in the beginning?

Thanks for all the help!

#5

The more I think about it, the more I’m doubtful of it being a bin sasara or bou sasara.

It sounds more like a dry rubbing, rather than the clacking or rattling of those instruments. Hmmm…

As for your second question, it sounds a little like a Hichiriki: but at a higher tone than I’m used to hearing.

Actually, my initial thought was a sho - but that is likely even more off!

#6

I just found this record in my collection - I think we can rule out the sasara maybe. It sounds more like a rattle than anything.

#7

My guess is that it is a charumera, a double-reeded instrument like the hichiriki. At one time the sound let you know there was a ramen cart rolling through your neighborhood, like the ice cream truck’s loudspeaker today. There’s a brand of instant ramen called Charumera featuring a guy on the package playing one.
Here’s a clip of an old man playing (or pretending to play) one in that setting:

Apparently it was also used in some kabuki pieces to suggest a Chinese atmosphere, as the instrument likely came from China.

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