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Kikusui Kofū

菊水湖風

Kikusui Kofū
1907 - 1974

Shakuhachi

A legend in his own day after a lifetime of teaching and playing shakuhachi in the Kyoto area. The founder of a school of traditional music which bears his name, Kikusui is noted for the innovative shakuhachi he made from oversized pawlonia branches with bamboo roots attached to their ends.

Students

Albums

Flower Dance - Japanese Folk Melodies Flower Dance - Japanese Folk Melodies

Japanese Masterpieces for the Shakuhachi Japanese Masterpieces for the Shakuhachi

Honkyoku played by masters of Meian, Kimpu, Tozan and Kikusui Ryus at zen temples in Kyoto. Soulful and deeply moving music.

Musique Traditionnelle du Japon Musique Traditionnelle du Japon

Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Play Button Ajikan (Itchoken) 阿字観 06'10 Musique Traditionnelle du Japon Shakuhachi
Play Button Chidori no Kyoku 千鳥の曲 14'30 Musique Traditionnelle du Japon Shakuhachi
Haru no Kyoku 春の曲 09'00 Koto Music of Japan, The Shakuhachi
Play Button Inori 祈り 02'45 Musique Traditionnelle du Japon Shakuhachi
Play Button Itsuki no Komoriuta 五木の子守唄 04'00 Musique Traditionnelle du Japon Shakuhachi
Play Button Komoriuta (Rando) 子守唄 02'27 Flower Dance - Japanese Folk Melodies Shakuhachi
Play Button O Bon Odori 盆踊り 01'55 Musique Traditionnelle du Japon Shakuhachi
San'ya (Oshu) 奥州三谷 07'11 Japanese Masterpieces for the Shakuhachi Shakuhachi
Play Button Sekiheki no Fu 赤壁の賦 11'25 Musique Traditionnelle du Japon Shakuhachi
Yūgao 夕顔 12'43 Koto Music of Japan, The Shakuhachi