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This is a Modern piece . This piece was composed for shakuhachi by Neptune, John Kaizan .

Bamboo appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Bamboo  (Listen)	Neptune, John Kaizan
John's original title for this mellow piece was "Tubes," as the strong bass line is accented with the sound of Hawaiian "stamping tubes" of bamboo, called "ka'eke'eke." The shakuhachi, too, is a bamboo tube -- one with great power and sensitivity.