　　　　There is an English translation as below, thank you very much

"AWW FREAK OUT"のイントロが流れだすと、どこの会場でも、ナイルロジャースとシークのライヴにきてたオーディエンスは最高潮にもりあがります。ナイルはしきりに
”Make some noise”　”Much Louder"と声かけて、私たちをあおります。どこの国でもみても

（日本とイギリスでしかライブをみたことないけど）ナイルにcall and responseやらしたら、右にでる人はいないと私は思います。更にこのバンドの魅力は老若男女と問わず、すべてのひとが楽しめる音楽を作り、それぞれの小さなハッピネスに貢献してるんですよー。

もともとこのナイルロジャースとシークのバンドは別れた旦那の趣味でした。ぜんぜん興味もなかったんです。ある時ブルーノート東京で公演があり、半強制的に元旦那につれていかれました。見事はまりましたね。彼の勘はあたっていました。今は他界されてますが、ナイルのギターを修理するテリーさんという人がいて、彼のおかげで、私はバンドのメンバーとつながれたと思ってます。

バンマスであるナイルの戦略もかわり、2018年から、バンドの音楽活動がUK中心のヨーロッパと、米国に変わってしまいました。この転換理由が不明でありますが、自分が日本と英国のライブを経験からみると、英国のほうがこの音楽を、もっと深くうけれていて、心の底から楽しんでると思いました。英国には独特の多様性の文化がありi、人種をこえて、いいものは本当にすばらしという、惜しみない拍手をおくる習慣があります。日本のある特定のファンという演奏ではなく、もっと幅広い聴衆にむけて音楽やいろんな社会的メッセージを発信していきたかったのかな・・と私は思ってます。現在コロナ禍で、なかなか音楽が復活できる兆しみえませんが、ひたすら祈ります、その日がくるまで・・・

Whenever I went to see the concert of Nile Rodgers and Chic, I saw most audience that the song of "Freak out" brings them into a culmination of their live performance. Nile, whose is a band leader, uses tactics of call and response to encourage them much higher through music like a drug. I do believe Nile is an unique artist to win the hearts and minds of all audience no matter where he goes around the world. Furthermore, the band has gained popularity from young generation to older one. it has also contributed to create a little happiness for them.

The reason why I am infatuated with the band is my ex husband like it the best, albeit I did not know what it was and I have no interest. but, he asked me to go to the concert together. I would say NO, He then forced me to bring the venue to watch their live performance. His intuition was really RIGHT, because I became addicted with the music after that. Thanks to the guitar tech whose name was Terry, he has connected with me to the band member and helped me to develop a good relationship. Unfortunately, Terry passed away due to cancer in 2014. I think he died too young.

The band guiding principle has dramatically changed from 2018 as far as I remember, The band leader has more attention to do more music in the UK and other Europe and the US. I still do not know the reason why it happened. Through my observations going to concert both Japan and the UK, I do feel the UK has more platform to accept its multi cultural nationality and its cultural diversity. its then has rooted from their originality. Beyond our human race, people in the UK relentlessly clap their hands about the great and superb performances.
I do feel the leader would like to expand more fans in spite of generations and wanted to tell them musical messages or social one if its possible.

We are still under a threat of Corona pandemic, but we could pray we might have a one day
we have a new normal life as usual. In a meantime, I keep on praying our music will come back to us much sooner.

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