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Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos

Ramos, Alcvin Ryuzen
Born 1969

Shakuhachi & Maker
ryu.zen18@gmail.com
http://www.bamboo-in.ca

Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos was born in Japan where he spent many years studying shakuhachi. It was through his studies of Eastern Religions from the University of California at Santa Barbara and the practice of martial arts and meditation that inspired him to go to Japan to study shakuhachi. He has studied with several shakuhachi masters in Japan of both the Tozan and Kinko schools including Kanzan Ogawa, Iccho Muramatsu, Kaoru Kakizakai, Teruo Furuya, Katsuya Yokoyama, Yoshinobu Taniguchi, Takahashi Tokuyama, Akikazu Nakamura, and Atsuya Okuda.

In 2001, after receiving his Shihan (master) license from Kaoru Kakizakai and Katsuya Yokoyama, he returned to Canada to start teaching, performing, recording, and making shakuhachi. In 2002, he organized the first Vancouver Shakuhachi Festival at the University of British Columbia. In November of 2008, Alcvin received his Dai Shihan (grand master) license from Yoshinobu Taniguchi, taking the new name, "Ryuzen" (Dragon Meditation).

Alcvin has also studied jinashi shakuhachi playing and the Zensabo repertoire intensively with Atsuya Okuda and shakuhachi construction techniques with Shugetsu Yamaguchi, Murai Eigoro, and jiari construction with Miura Ryuho.

Alcvin has several students in Canada, USA, China, and Europe and conducts pilgrimages to Japan every few years to harvest bamboo and to visit various sacred sites associated with the shakuhachi flute.

Alcvin is an executive director of the World Shakuhachi Fesitval 2022 in Chaozhou, China.

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Albums

Bamboo In Zen Bamboo In Zen

Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Play Button Azuma Jishi 吾妻獅子 02'17 Bamboo In Zen Shakuhachi
Play Button Daha 打波 04'22 Bamboo In Zen Shakuhachi
Play Button Koden Sugomori 古伝巣籠 04'05 Bamboo In Zen Shakuhachi
Play Button Kokû (Dokyoku) 虚空 08'16 Bamboo In Zen Shakuhachi
Play Button Not Listed on Album Jacket 02'53 Bamboo In Zen Shakuhachi
Play Button Sagari Ha (Nezasa Ha) 下り葉 (根笹) 03'29 Bamboo In Zen Shakuhachi
Play Button San'an 産安 05'55 Bamboo In Zen Shakuhachi
Play Button San'ya (Dokyoku) 三谷 06'20 Bamboo In Zen Shakuhachi
Play Button Shin Kyorei (Don't know which version) 真虚霊 09'49 Bamboo In Zen Shakuhachi
Play Button Shingetsu 心月 04'22 Bamboo In Zen Shakuhachi
Play Button Sokkan 息観 04'12 Bamboo In Zen Shakuhachi
Play Button Tsuru no Sugomori (Dokyoku) 鶴の巣籠 07'01 Bamboo In Zen Shakuhachi
Play Button Yamagoe (aka Reiho) 鈴法 03'42 Bamboo In Zen Shakuhachi