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Korea Idea

コリア・アイディア

[Genre]Modern
[Composed]John Kaizan Neptune - Shakuhachi

Korea Idea appears on the following albums

Album Artist

Asian Roots - Takedake with Neptune Shakuhachi : John Kaizan Neptune
The Korean horizontal bamboo flute, taegum, has a large hole that is covered with a thin reed membrane and gives the instrument a distinctive buzzing sound. I put a hole on a shakuhachi to get a buzzing sound, and tried about 15 different materials to cover it
before settling on the cover of a popcorn bag. The triple meter used in this tune is characteristic of Korean music.