Recordings featuring traditional Japanese instruments.
Album Cover | Media Title | Media Type | Artist | Media Label | Catalog Number | Date | Synopsis |
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Kagome |
CD |
Norman, Anne |
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Shakuhachi with koto, traditional instruments and voice. Inspired by themes of an ancient Japanese children's song. |
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Kangen Hissho |
CD |
Furuya Teruo |
Bamboo |
BCD-013 |
1996 |
Shakuhachi and koto. Modern pieces. |
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Kangetsu |
LP |
Yamamoto Hōzan |
RCA |
JRZ-2575 |
1978 |
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Kangetsu (Disk 2) |
LP |
Yamamoto Hōzan |
RCA |
JRZ-2576 |
1978 |
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Karamatsu - Nakajima Yasuko Sakuhin Shū |
CD |
Nakashima Yasuko |
Japan Victor Foundation |
VZCG-242 |
2002 |
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Kashuku Hanaori - Kawasaki Etsuo Sakuhin-Shū |
CD |
Various |
Bamboo |
BCD-024 |
1999 |
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Katsuhiko Yoshizaki Volume 6 |
CD |
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SHO-0001 |
1995 |
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Katsuya Yokoyama Plays Shakuhachi - 1 |
CD |
Yokoyama Katsuya |
Ongaku no Tomo Sha Corp., Japan |
OCD-0911 |
1989 |
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Katsuya Yokoyama Plays Shakuhachi - 2 |
CD |
Yokoyama Katsuya |
Ongaku no Tomo Sha Corp., Japan |
OCD-0912 |
1996 |
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Kaze no Kai; Shakuhachi Koten Honkyoku Shu |
LP |
Various |
Sound Works Inc, Osaka |
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1983 |
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Keden |
LP |
Yamamoto Hōzan |
Sony |
SOCO 104 |
1974 |
An Interplay of Koto, Shakuhachi and Jazz Flute. Flutes by Chris Hinze |
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Ki-Sui-An Honkyoku Vol 1 |
AC |
Seldin, Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin |
Hogaku Society |
HS201c |
1980 |
Solo Shakuhachi. |
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Ki-Sui-An Honkyoku Vol 2 |
AC |
Seldin, Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin |
Hogaku Society |
HS202c |
1982 |
Solo Shakuhachi. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 1 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-5 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 10 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-14 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 11 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-15 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 12 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-16 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 13 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-17 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 14 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-18 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 15 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-19 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 16 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-20 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 17 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-21 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 18 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-22 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 19 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-23 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 2 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-6 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 20 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-24 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 21 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-25 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 22 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-26 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 3 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-7 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 4 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-8 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 5 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-9 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 6 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-10 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 7 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-11 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 8 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-12 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 9 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-13 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kimio Eto - Koto Master |
LP |
Etō Kimio |
World Pacific Records |
WP-1428 |
1963 |
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Kimio Eto - Koto Music |
LP |
Etō Kimio |
World Pacific Records |
WP-1278 |
1959 |
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Kimiya Wasuru |
CD |
Ishikawa Toshimitsu |
Kawata Chiharu |
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1997 |
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Kineya Isorō Sakuhin Shu |
CD |
Kineya Isorō |
Crown |
CRCM-60028 |
1996 |
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Kineya Seiho Sakuhin Shû |
LP |
Kineya Seihō |
Columbia |
CLS-5100 |
1969 |
Performance of Kineya Seiho Compositions |
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Kinko Ryu Honkyoku - 2 |
AC |
Aoki Reibo II |
Toshiba EMI |
ZF22-356 |
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Kinko Ryu Honkyoku - 5 |
AC |
Aoki Reibo II |
Toshiba EMI |
ZF22-379 |
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Kinko Ryu Honkyoku - 6 |
AC |
Aoki Reibo II |
Toshiba EMI |
ZF22-380 |
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Kinko Ryu Honkyoku - 7 |
AC |
Aoki Reibo II |
Toshiba EMI |
ZF22-381 |
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Kinko Ryu Honkyoku - 8 |
AC |
Aoki Reibo II |
Toshiba EMI |
ZF22-382 |
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Kinko Ryu Shakuhachi - Hogaku Vol 19 |
CD |
Yamaguchi Gorō |
Victor |
VDR-25175 |
1989 |
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Kinko Ryu Shakuhachi - Koten Honkyoku - Kindai Shakuhachi Gaku |
LP |
Nōtomi Haruhiko |
Toshiba Records |
TH-9019 |
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Kinko Honkyoku with Aoki Reibo, Kawase Kansuke, Notomi Haruhiko, and Yamaguchi Goro |
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Kinko Ryu Shakuhachi Honkyoku |
LP |
Nōtomi Judō I |
King Record Co., Ltd |
KHA 84 |
1977 |
Re-issue of King Records SKK 5028 (1967) |
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Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Honkyoku Senshū - 1 |
LP |
Yamaguchi Gorō |
Columbia |
WP-7003 |
1975 |
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Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Honkyoku Senshū - 2 |
LP |
Yamaguchi Gorō |
Columbia |
WP-7004 |
1975 |
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Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Koten Honkyoku |
LP |
Nōtomi Haruhiko |
Toshiba |
TH-7017 |
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Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Meikyoku Sen |
AC |
Aoki Reibo II |
Victor |
VCK-30128 |
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Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Sankyoku Meikyoku Sen - Dai Ichi Shū - Vol 1 |
LP |
Yamaguchi Gorō |
Sony |
36AG 68 |
1976 |
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Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Sankyoku Meikyoku Sen - Dai Ichi Shū - Vol 2 |
LP |
Yamaguchi Gorō |
Sony |
36AG 69 |
1976 |
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Kinko Shakuhachi Gaikyoku Anthology Volume 1 - First Level - tape 1 |
AC |
Kawase Junsuke III |
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1980 |
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Kinko Shakuhachi Gaikyoku Anthology Volume 1 - First Level - tape 2 |
AC |
Kawase Junsuke III |
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1980 |
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Kinko Shakuhachi Gaikyoku Anthology Volume 1 - First Level - tape 3 |
AC |
Kawase Junsuke III |
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1980 |
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Kinko Shakuhachi Gaikyoku Anthology Volume 1 - First Level - tape 4 |
AC |
Kawase Junsuke III |
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1980 |
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Kinko-Ryū Shakuhachi / Yamaguchi Gorō no Sankyoku (Yamada-Ryū Hen) |
LP |
Yamaguchi Gorō |
Toshiba EMI |
TH-60076-77 |
1979 |
Seven classic Yamada-style ensemble pieces |
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Kinko-ryū Shakuhachi Honkyoku |
LP |
Nōtomi Judō I |
King Record Co. |
SKK5028 |
1967 |
Solo and duet honkyoku pieces with Nōtomi father and son. |
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Kite |
CD |
Neptune, John Kaizan |
Kosei Publishing Company |
KJKN-9200 |
1992 |
Shakuhachi, guitar and string quartet recorded at St. Maria Church in Germany. |
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Kodō Araki |
LP |
Araki Kodō V |
Denon |
CLS-5219 |
1976 |
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Koga Masayuki Shakuhachi Solo Music |
LP |
Koga Masayuki |
Self Published |
WRS 575 |
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Kokin Kumi Kyoku (Kokin Suite) vol. 2 (古今組曲 第二集) |
LP |
Various |
Teichiku Records |
NL-2036 |
1963 |
Two classic pieces from Yoshizawa Kengyō, Aki no Kyoku and Fuyu no Kyoku. |
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Koku |
CD |
Monden Tekikū |
Kyoto Records |
KYCH-2009 |
1996 |
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Kokuh |
LP |
Aoki Reibo II |
Denon |
WF-7003-ND |
1982 |
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Komm ins Offene, Freund! - Holderlin |
CD |
Ishikawa Toshimitsu |
Opera Club Office |
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1998 |
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Komuso - the Healing Art of Zen Shakuhachi |
CD |
Seldin, Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin |
Relaxation Company |
CD 3217 |
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The healing art of zen shakuhachi Solo CD of Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin. Now released !!! In his latest CD, Nyogetsu makes use of very long Shakuhachi. No less then 7 of the 9 tracks are on Shakuhachi 2.4 or longer (including tracks on 2.8 and 3.0). |
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Koten Shakuhachi |
CD |
Kakizakai Kaoru |
Victor |
VZCG-304 |
2003 |
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Koten Shakuhachi Gaku Zen Shū - 1 |
LP |
Takeuchi Shikō |
Victor |
PRC-30374 |
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Koten Shakuhachi Gaku Zen Shū - 2 |
LP |
Takeuchi Shikō |
Victor |
PRC-30375 |
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Koten Shakuhachi Gaku Zen Shū - 3 |
LP |
Takeuchi Shikō |
Victor |
PRC-30376 |
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Koten Shakuhachi Gaku Zen Shū - 4 |
LP |
Takeuchi Shikō |
Victor |
PRC-30377 |
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Koten Shakuhachi Gaku Zen Shū - 5 |
LP |
Takeuchi Shikō |
Victor |
PRC-30378 |
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Koto |
CD |
Hiratsuka Yoshio |
Toshiba EMI |
PCDZ-6001 |
1990 |
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Koto - Keiko Nosaka |
CD |
Nosaka Keiko |
Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. |
COCF-10384 |
1992 |
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Koto - Kinu no Kai |
CD |
Various |
Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. |
COCF-10887 |
1993 |
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Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 07 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VICG-8078 |
1996 |
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Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 08 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VZCG-118 |
1997 |
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Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 21 |
LP |
Various |
Victor |
SJL-25193 |
1989 |
Old and modern pieces for koto |
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Koto - Music of the One-String Ichigenkin |
LP |
Satō Fuzan |
Folkways Records |
FW 8746 |
1967 |
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Koto and Flute: The Music of Kinichi Nakanoshima |
LP |
Various |
World Pacific |
WPS-21443 |
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Modern, koto-centric pieces by Nakanoshima Kin'ichi. (US reissue of material recorded for Japanese Victor Records.) |
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Koto and Shakuhachi |
CD |
Tachibana Shigeo |
Self Published |
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2002 |
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Koto and Shakuhachi Duo |
CD |
Ishigaki Kiyomi |
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COCJ 30286 |
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Koto and Shamisen - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 04 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VICG-8055 |
1993 |
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Koto and Shamisen - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 09 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VZCG-146 |
1998 |
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Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 01 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VICG-8003 |
1990 |
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Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 06 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VZCG-85 |
1997 |
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Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 11 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VZCG-173 |
2000 |
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Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 12 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VZCG-180 |
2001 |
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Koto Images |
CD |
Muramoto, Shirley Kazuyo |
Murasaki Productions |
BW-2815 |
1994 |
Classical koto pieces. |
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Koto Kuri First |
CD |
Kuribayashi Hideaki |
Kyoto Records |
KYCH-2006 |
1995 |
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Koto Melodies of Japan - Hogaku Yonin no Kai (The Four Players Group) |
LP |
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Capitol |
ST 10523 |
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Koto Music - Tadao Sawai Plays Michio Miyagi |
CD |
Sawai Tadao |
Playasound |
PS 65180 |
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Sawai plays Miyagi, the most famous of all composers for the koto. |
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Koto Music Collections Composed by Katsuhiko Yoshizaki |
CD |
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SHO-1011 |
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Koto Music of Japan |
LP |
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Olympic Records |
OL-6147 |
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Koto Music of Japan - Music for Japanese Instruments |
LP |
Various |
Toshiba |
TM 5060 |
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Compositions of Yoshida Seifu |
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Koto Music of Japan, The |
LP |
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Elektra Records |
HS-72005 |
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This album presents six representative styles of the traditional koto music of Japan. |
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Koto no Kyoshu Nihon no Merodi-shu |
CD |
Various |
CTA |
SHC-23 |
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Koto no Miryoku - Disk 1 |
LP |
Yamauchi Kimiko |
Yupiteru Ongaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. Japan |
YL-2059 |
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Koto no Miryoku - Disk 2 |
LP |
Yamauchi Kimiko |
Yupiteru Ongaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. Japan |
YL-2060 |
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Koto no Shirabe - In Memory of Miyagi Michio |
LP |
Miyagi Michio |
Victor |
JL-8 |
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Koto to Jushichigen no Sekai |
CD |
Ishigaki Kiyomi |
Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. |
COCF-9149 |
1991 |
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Koto uta |
CD |
Iseki Kazehiro |
Bamboo |
BCD-018 |
1997 |
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Koto Vortex I |
CD |
Nishi Yōko |
Paradise Records |
PRD-268 |
1994 |
Works of Hiroshi Yoshimura |
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Koto Vortex II |
CD |
Nishi Yōko |
Paradise Records |
KVOR-002 |
1996 |
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Koto-Za |
CD |
Various |
Victor |
VICG-8 |
1991 |
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Koto-Za Nostalgia |
CD |
Various |
Victor |
VICG-32 |
1994 |
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Kou |
LP |
Aoki Reibo II |
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Kurokami |
CD |
Bell, Clive |
Saydisc Records |
CD-SDL 367 |
1988 |
Shakuhachi, koto, shamisen and vocals. |
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Kyomono Series Vol 1 Matsuura Kengyo - NY Sankyoku Kai |
LP |
Seldin, Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin |
Hogaku Society Records |
HS 101 |
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Henry Horaku Burnett - Sangen and Vocal. Keiko Kanogawa - Koto. Contains the compositions "Wakana" and "Sato No Akatsuki". This is available on LP (yes vinyl!) and cassette only. |
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Kyorai |
LP |
Yamamoto Hōzan |
Sony |
SOCO 103 |
1974 |
An Interplay of Shakuhachi and Jazz Flute. Flutes by Chris Hinze |
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Kyorei |
CD |
Tokuyama Takashi |
Chiku-On-Ki |
None |
1987 |
Shakuhachi honkyoku. |
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Kyorei - Klang der Leere |
CD |
Hiebinger, Richard |
Sayama Music |
SM 002 CD |
1992 |
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Kyori - Innervisions |
CD |
Yoshizawa Masakazu |
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Modern shakuhachi music with guitar, biwa and koto. |
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Kyotaku |
CD |
Nishimura Koku |
BIEM |
Kyotaku 98 |
1998 |
Zen Buddist melodies. Remastered from a tape recording made in 1964. |
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Kyoto Spirit |
CD |
Kurahashi Yōdō II |
Sparkling Beatnik Records |
SBR 0007 |
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Honkyoku. |