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Tokuyama Takashi

徳山 隆

Tokuyama Takashi
Shakuhachi
t-tok@01.246.ne.jp

Tokuyama has studied with several senior shakuhachi masters, but aligns himself with no particular school. His recordings are entirely from the ancient traditional Japanese shakuhachi masterworks collection, the Koten honkyoku. He studied shakuhachi under Uyeda Kadō, head of the Uyeda Ryu. He received his master status in 1977 after winning the school's National Gold Medal award for three consecutive years.

In Tokyo, sensei Tokuyama leads a school for the study of traditional shakuhachi, the Honkyoku Study Group. Nowadays in Japan there are few people keeping this ancient musical tradition alive.

Tokuyama received a degree in shakuhachi performance from Tokyo Fine Arts University, a course of study he completed after already having received a degree from Keio University in philosophy and art. After graduation, Tokuyama went to Europe and India, where he studied and practiced the music and instruments of those regions. He has succeeded in learning to play dozens of instruments.

In April 1986, Tokuyama made his first visit to America, where he gave concerts and masters classes. He visited San Francisco, Marin, Berkeley, Sacramento, Willits, Garberville and Chico.

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Albums

Hi Kyoku Hi Kyoku

Shakuhachi honkyoku.

Kyorei Kyorei

Shakuhachi honkyoku.

Michi Michi

Shakuhachi honkyoku.

Shumi Shumi

Shakuhachi honkyoku.

Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Play Button Ajikan (Itchoken) 阿字観 05'32 Shumi Shakuhachi
Play Button Akebono no Shirabe (Taizan Ha) 曙の調 04'32 Hi Kyoku Shakuhachi
Play Button Akita Sugagaki (Fudaiji) 秋田菅垣 07'18 Hi Kyoku Shakuhachi
Play Button Chikuzen Sashi (Itchoken) 04'58 Hi Kyoku Shakuhachi
Play Button Choshi (Taizan Ha) 調子 05'17 Hi Kyoku Shakuhachi
Play Button Hachigaeshi (Echigo) 鉢返 (越後) 04'57 Michi Shakuhachi
Play Button Hachigaeshi (Ichigetsuji) 鉢返 03'49 Michi Shakuhachi
Play Button Hachigaeshi (Taizan Ha) 鉢返 03'01 Michi Shakuhachi
Play Button Hachigaeshi (Taizan Ha) 鉢返 03'53 Michi Shakuhachi
Play Button Hi Fu Mi no Shirabe (Don't know which version) 一二三の調 03'50 Hi Kyoku Shakuhachi
Play Button Ho Rai 蓬莱 11'29 Hi Kyoku Shakuhachi
Play Button Hokkoku Reibo 北国鈴慕 06'45 Shumi Shakuhachi
Play Button Iyo Renbo 伊予恋慕 02'51 Hi Kyoku Shakuhachi
Play Button Kokû (Taizan Ha) 虚空 09'27 Hi Kyoku Shakuhachi
Play Button Kumoi Jishi (Taizan Ha) 雲井獅子 09'13 Shumi Shakuhachi
Play Button Kyorei (Don't know which version) 虚鈴 11'46 Kyorei Shakuhachi
Play Button Kyushu Reibo (Taizan Ha) 九州鈴慕 04'23 Hi Kyoku Shakuhachi
Play Button Mukaiji (Taizan Ha) 霧海箎 20'55 Shumi Shakuhachi
Play Button Murasaki Reibo 紫鈴慕 04'40 Kyorei Shakuhachi
Play Button Oshu Reibo (Futaiken) 奥州鈴慕 (布袋軒) 06'28 Michi Shakuhachi
Play Button Ōshū Sashi 奥州薩字 08'31 Kyorei Shakuhachi
Play Button Renbo Nagashi 恋慕流 11'02 Kyorei Shakuhachi
Play Button Sagari Ha (Don't know which version) 下り葉 03'48 Michi Shakuhachi
Play Button Sagari Ha (Nezasa Ha) 下り葉 (根笹) 06'40 Kyorei Shakuhachi
Play Button San'ya (Futaiken) 鈴慕 (布袋軒) 10'07 Michi Shakuhachi
Play Button San'ya (Taizan Ha) 三谷 09'06 Shumi Shakuhachi
Play Button Sankara Sugagaki 讃加羅菅垣 04'13 Kyorei Shakuhachi
Play Button Shin Kyorei 真虚霊 13'36 Michi Shakuhachi
Play Button Taki Ochi (Ryogenji) 滝落 11'40 Kyorei Shakuhachi
Play Button Tamuke 手向 05'51 Kyorei Shakuhachi
Play Button Tsuru no Sugomori (Don't know which version) 鶴の巣籠 11'20 Michi Shakuhachi
Play Button Yobi Dake - Uke Dake 呼竹受竹(吹禅) 02'21 Shumi Shakuhachi
Play Button Yobibue-Oteki 呼笛御的 01'32 Hi Kyoku Shakuhachi
Play Button Yoshiya 善哉 08'01 Shumi Shakuhachi