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This is a Koten piece in the Takuhatsu style from the Kinko Ryű school .

History (from Singer, John)
This piece is called "Nagashi Reibo" to emphasize the meaning of the word "Nagashi" (to wander). It was transmitted to the Kinko school by Hashimoto Samon Hanzo in exchange for "Igusa Reibo".

Reibo Nagashi appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Complete Collection of Honkyoku from the Kinko School - Vol 1 - Disc 3  (Listen)	Aoki Reibo II
Emptiness of the Sky, The  (Listen)	Gutzwiller, Andreas Fuyu
The verb nagasu literally means 'to flow'; in a figurative sense, it means 'to lead an itinerant life'. In other words, this is one of the pieces played by the monks of the Fuke order during their travels. The word Reibo indicates the high standing of the piece. Formally the work consists of three sections; an introduction, a middle section with a characteristic motif, and a section in the shakuhachi's high register (takane), which ends abruptly and thus gives the piece an unexpected conclusion.
Reibo - Fukeshu-Shakuhachi  (Listen)	Fujiyoshi Etsuzan
A variation of "REIBO".
Shakuhachi no Shinzui-Shakuhachi Honkyoku - 08  (Listen)	Yamaguchi Goro