The International Shakuhachi Society

Home

Schools

Discography

Lineage Charts

Pieces

People

Glossary

Other Sites

Teachers

Governors

For Sale

Member's Area

This is a Modern piece . This piece was composed for shakuhachi by Neptune, John Kaizan in 1987 .

Can You Feel The Beat appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Jazzen  (Listen)	Neptune, John Kaizan
When people ask where I get ideas for my music, I immediately reply, "from anywhere, everywhere, and no place." This tune is based on a simple melodic figure I heard coming from one of my daughter Kai's toys. The opening melodic shakuhachi phrase, "can you feel the beat?" is answered by the marimba, "I can feel the beat!"