南正人
南正人直筆の英文による 1988年いのちの祭り/1998年タイのジュビリージャム/2010年シャンバラ祭り/についての紹介文
People started to ask me many questions how shambhala Festival started. So today I write for the first time about this Festival.
It was 1988 when in Japan we held a 8 days outdoor camping festival. It's about 2 years after Chernobyl nuclear disaster. We named the Fes "INOCHINO-MATSURI" (No Nukes One Love) It was really the first big gathering to protest and fight for the world without Nukes. More than 10,000 people (including 6,000young Japanese hippies) gathered to this MATSURI. Many musicians played their music and declared their strong will to create a better world.
Caravan, famous Thai band was invited to this MATSURI. Mr. Surachai, the leader of the band told me, "Nami-San, What a nice beautiful festival!
But everything was not in good condition. I almost gave up the plan. Then a man, Mr. Took, a famous rock guitarist, said to me "Senpai!! I will do it! Let me do it!
So the first Japan-Thai-grassroots festival (we named this "Jubilee Jam) was held in 1998 in Chiangmai University. A part of the profit was donated to the elephant hospital. In 2003, we held second festival in Chiangmai University. Pro. SPACHAI showed himself up as a representative. The festival was not what I expected, but somehow it was a o.k when I think this was held in foreign country.A part of our profit was donated to A.D.E.P-Aka Daughter Education Program. But actually I had to spend quit a lot of my money for those two festivals.