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This is a Modern piece . This piece was composed for shakuhachi by Neptune, John Kaizan in 1993 .

River Rhythm appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
River Rhythm  (Listen)	Neptune, John Kaizan
The tabla tharang, a set of tuned drums, is the first sound you hear. Tharang means "river," "wave," or "galloping rhythm." Tabla usually refers to a set of drums: the lower baya is played with the left hand, and the tuned tabla is played with the right. The tabla tharang tuning here is a Japanese pentatonic scale like that found on the shakuhachi.