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This is a Modern piece . This piece was composed for shakuhachi by Blasdel, Christopher Yohmei in 1989 .

Shadow of the Rose, The appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Voices from Afar - Voices From Within  (Listen)	Blasdel, Christopher Yohmei
The shakuhachi, a descendant of the Persian and Arabic nai vertical flute, is at home playing with the oud, the representative string instrument of the Arab world. Hamsa's rhythms and rich harmonies provide a fertile fabric in which the flute can weave in and out, soaring and spinning while remaining grounded by the oud's tones. This piece begins in free rhythm, after which the oud gradually enters a droning rhythmic pattern of 3-3-2 beat, which is reminiscent of the "water wheel" rhythm found in the folk melodies of Hamsa's home, near the Nile river in Nubia. Along with the shakuhachi, Hamsa sings the words of a well-known Arabic song, "Aya Zain." "Aya zain, aya zain, / Aya zain el abideen/ Ya ward modalil/ Quwa el basateen." ("Oh you beautiful worshipper, praying in the shadow of the rose, in the garden of flowers...")