Recordings featuring traditional Japanese instruments.

Album Cover	Media Title	Media Type	Artist	Media Label	Catalog Number	Date	Synopsis
	Bamboo In Zen	CD	Ramos, Alcvin Ryuzen	Bamboo-in Productions		2002
	Japan Dreaming	CD	Rathus, Carl				Koto and Shakuhachi music of Japan with the Itotake quartet
	Revelation	CD	Rathus, Carl				Fusion with music from India
	Daijifu	CD	Renkei Hashimoto	Pagma Verlag		2020	Zen Shakuhachi (Itchoken Style)
	Hi Fu Mi	CD	Renkei Hashimoto	Pagma Verlag		2014	Renkei Hashimoto performs Shakuhachi pieces which are meditative exercises rather than strict musical compositions.
	Shakuhachi Meditation Music	CD	Richardson, Stan Kakudo				Meian Ryu and Kinko Ryu Honkyoku.
	Purple_Fields	CD	Ritchie, Brian Tairaku
	Shakuhachi Club NYC	CD	Ritchie, Brian Tairaku	Weed	7916	2004	Violent Femmes bass player Brian Ritchie takes up the traditional Japanese wooden flute and makes some very untraditional shakuhachi music with some of the best boho musicians on the New York scene. Featuring Billy Ficca of Television on drums, Tony Trischka (Bela Fleck's teacher) on banjo, along with tuba player Dan Nosheny and John Kruth on mandolin, "Shakuhachi Club NYC" was recorded live in one room in the style of classic jazz recordings and features compositions by John Coltrane and Albert Ayler.
	Across the East	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	KZN Records		2007	The second album by the Spanish composer, Rodrigo Rodriguez. The album brings to a conclusion three years of intensive work where Rodrigo was recording in different studios in Spain and Japan. Instruments include solo guitars, kena, clarinets, duets for shakuhachi flute, steel guitar, the sheng (Chinese mouth organ, samsula (African thumb piano, Indonesian Gamelan (bonang, saron, kenong) and the fujara (Slovakian folk flute).
	Beyond the Times	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	KZN Records		2008	This album of acoustic music is the first solo album by Rodriguez. The radical all-acoustic perfomance explores sonorities and textures that frequently sound frozen in the time, and also often sounds in a direction to the most poetic sense. Inspired in the ancient knowledge of the divine love, Rodrigo features a poem of Sufi Master Hafiz who let the listeners reflect on the mystic connection between life and existence.
	Blowing Zen - Shakuhachi Meditation Music	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	Tunog Kawayan		2021	Solo shakuhachi
	Breeze in the Country (Shakuhachi & Ukelele)	DIGITAL	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	Tunog Kawayan	102022	2022	This musical piece composed for shakuhachi and ukulele expresses the delicate breeze in the countryside of the Balearic island of Majorca.
	Changes - Ambient & Shakuhachi	DIGITAL	Rodriguez, Rodrigo			2021
	Dancing Whales (Dreaming Shakuhachi Music)	DIGITAL	Rodriguez, Rodrigo			2021	Single: “Emotional music composition for Piano, Orchestra and Shakuhachi" Rodrigo Rodríguez with the song of the Whales, Orchestra and Piano and Shakuhachi.
	Fantasy of Oiwake	DIGITAL	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	Tunog Kawayan Records		July 31, 2020	[from the artist] “Fantasy of Oiwake” or “Oiwake Genso”, “追 分 幻想”, is the new single from shakuhachi musician Rodrigo Rodriguez."Oiwake Fantasy” or Genso Oiwake is an 1985 arranged by Kohachiro Miyata of the well-known ancient song Esashi Oiwake Oiwake folk music has roots in the rider song that was sung along the Nakasendo Shinshu trail from the Edo period (1603 - 1868).
	For Luna (Variations of Neptune)	DIGITAL	Rodriguez, Rodrigo				(Description from Rodrigo Rodriguez): A tribute to Rodrigo Rodriguez daughter.This piece of music consists of 3 melodic fragments that try to convey different emotions felt during the existence and life of my daughter Luna. The Moon has always been a symbol of mystery and search for the unknown for the human being for millennia. The melodies with the shakuhachi in this work are of a different character from the first solid and rigid part, through the second most emotional and sensitive part to the last section where the melodic expression opens showing an even deeper part. In this case the transcendental harmonies produced by the electronics of Les Silva create a symbiosis and intimate association of different musical protagonists that mutually benefit each other artistically as they progressively develop throughout the piece. The wormhole is usually represented as a tunnel with two ends at separate points in the space of time, it’s said in the wormhole hypothesis that it could connect extremely long distances, such as millions of light years or more, short distances, such as a few meters, different universes or different time points. This reasoning and scientific explanation about time definitely closes a meaning about the two worlds that my daughter and I live, in different stages of our life. The final stage; the explosion Neutron star merger animation ending with Kilonova explosion, has an empirical meaning without a doubt about the sentimental ties of father to daughter, a daughter can " outgrow" the space she held on your lap, but she will never outgrow the space she holds in your heart. “for nothing is more dear to a father than his daughter.”.In the last part also a beat appears and is shown as a factor of human life as the guiding thread of our odyssey in the physical plane. The Moon represents the feminine power, is the Mother Goddess, Queen of Heaven in some mythologies. In others it is a male deity. The frog, the toad, the wolf, the hare and the rabbit are animals related to the Moon, and are often represented as symbols of the moon.
	Hold My Hand Till the End (Shakuhachi Cinematic Chillstep)	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	Tunog Kawayan Records	20201000	August 26, 2020	CD Single
	Honshirabe	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	KZN Records		2009
	Inner Thoughts	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	KZN Records		2006	Shakuhachi Flute, Acoustic Guitar, 3 vocal tracks, Didgeridoo, Darbukas.
	Kohachiro Miyata: “The Complete Masterworks for Shakuhachi”	DIGITAL	Rodriguez, Rodrigo			2024	Kohachiro Miyata: “The Complete Masterworks for Shakuhachi” presents a carefully curated selection of classic pieces from the Kohachiro Miyata repertoire, masterfully performed by maestro Rodrigo Rodriguez dedicated to highlighting the essence and unique sensitivity of shakuhachi. Each track is an invitation to immerse yourself in the tradition, allowing Listeners will experience the delicacy of the notes, the evocative spirituality and the connection with nature that characterize Miyata's music. Tracks: 1 Fantasy of Oiwake 3:53 2 Tsuru no Sugomori 5:13 3 The Poem of Evening Primrose 7:05 4 The Distant Call of the Deer 5:47 5 The Lament of The Earth 3:07 6 Two Chapters for Shakuhachi Pt.I 4:44 7 Two Chapters for Shakuhachi Pt.II 4:05 8 The Spring Village 2:14 9 Poem of Japan 8:05 10 A Winter Night 2:32 11 Sanya (Mountain Valley) 5:43 12 Jizai 3:15 13 Hi Ga Shizumu (The Sun Sets) 1:43 14 The Sea of Minamata 1:38
	Music for Yoga and Reiki - Relaxation Music for Shakuhachi	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo			2019	(Description from Rodrigo Rodriguez): This is a shakuhachi flute album for soloist and duo dedicated to the healing practices of Reiki and Yoga. Shakuhachi music especially from the Honkyoku repertoire on this occasion is an ideal accompaniment to induce people to a meditative and calm state of mind. In this album Rodrigo Rodriguez selects from the Honkyoku, modern and minyo repertoire.
	Music for Zen Meditation - Shakuhachi Japanese Flute	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	B.M. Records		2015	Shakuhachi flute music has deep spiritual roots, back to the Komuso Monks in the Edo Period. The Shakuhachi flute expresses a deep kind of music that can only be heard when our mind is calm, we open our hearts, and walked with silence. The repertoire of the master Rodrigo Rodriguez has a broad musical knowledge of ancient and anonymous pieces, which were once sacred musical works.Rodrigo Rodriguez is the recipient of the most revered traditional shakuhachi lineages in Japan , recognized student of the shakuhachi master Kohachiro Miyata , linked to the lineage Mu-ryū. Across the white slopes of the highest mountains of Japan, derives the sweet sound of flutes. The passionate call of the deer calls us the " wilderness " which has been a haven of spirit for many centuries.
	Music that Illuminates Your Life	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	Gemini Sun Records		2008	Gemini Sun Records is proud to bring you Music that illuminates your life Volume One. Volume One explores the more contemplative and surreal repertoire of our artists, including some of our favorite tracks from 2002, David Arkenstone, Nicholas Gunn, Mars Lasar, Loren Gold, Rodrigo Rodriguez, and Johannes Linstead to name a few. These specially selected songs create an ambience that is perfect for reflection, meditation, and relaxation. Carefully crafted to maximize the spa and salon experience with over sixty minutes of continuous play, this is Music that illuminates your life.
	One More Night / We'll Meet Again	DIGITAL	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	Insight Music		2021
	Poem of Japan: Music for Shakuhachi	DIGITAL	Rodriguez, Rodrigo			2019	(Description from Rodrigo Rodriguez): (Poem of Japan) Mizuho no Uta /Poem of Japan みずほのうた Composed by Kohachiro Miyata© 1978 Mizuho's "mizu" is water and "ho" is ears of rice. This rice is soaking with enough water. Japanese people has treated rice as main food and value it as identity. However, 1970's, Japan took an economic policy ("traitor" policy) to reduce Japanese (domestic) rice and increase importing rice from U.S.A. Then the food self-sufficiency ratio became under 40%. Japanese farmer has best rice crop upon a unit area. Kohachiro Miyata proud composed this piece, and wish to revive of such Japanese rice. Food self-sufficiency means real "independence”. This is a piece of genre Modern. Poem of Japan was composed originally for Shakuhachi and Koto by Miyata Kohachiro© in 1978/11/25, 3 months after the birth of Rodrigo Rodriguez who had the date of 1978/8/2
	Shakuhachi Japan	DIGITAL	Rodriguez, Rodrigo			2023	This album contains a variety of 13 pieces for a solo shakuhachi flute performed by Rodrigo Rodriguez. 1.Tsuru no Sugomori 5:13; 2.Hietsuki Bushi 1:36; 3.Dew on a Lotus Leaf 4:18; 4.Defune 2:49; 5.Harugakita 1:25; 6.Jizai 3:15; 7.Arirang 1:32; 8.Tsuki no Sabaku 3:25; 9.Otachi Zake 2:56; 10.Cantigas de Santa Maria Nº100 1:39; 11.Danny Boy 2:35; 12.Kariboshikiriuta 3:38; 13.Como Podem Per Sas Culpas Cantigas Nº 166 4:00
	Shakuhachi Meditations	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	B.M. Records		2010/07/01	Solo Shakuhachi music performed by the Shakuhachi player Rodrigo Rodriguez. Meditation pieces inspired by the ancient Japan.
	Shakuhachi Solos	DIGITAL	Rodriguez, Rodrigo				In this album Rodrigo performs Honkyoku music from the ancient shakuhachi repertoire such as Akita Sugagaki, Sanya, as well as a contemporary shakuhachi composition by Kohachiro Miyata for solo shakuhachi. The emphasis on older tunes and songs like Moon Over the Ruined Castle, Sakura, and Grass-Cutting Song (from Iwao Yoneya’s Min’yō school) make this album a nostalgic trip to old Japan. 1. Akita Sugagaki 8:03 2. Two Chapters for Shakuhachi, Part 1 3:44 3. Tokachi Uma Uta 3:07 4. Grass-Cutting Song 3:37 5. Sanya 6:52 6. Sakura 2:09 7. The Moon Over the Ruined Castle 3:16
	Shakuhachi: Esashi Oiwake (The Sound of the Bamboo)	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	Tunog Kawayan		May 23, 2021
	Shakuhachi: The Zen Flute (The Distant Call of the Deer)	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo			November 1, 2018	On this unique occasion, Kohachiro Miyata and Rodrigo Rodriguez performs a traditional work arranged in 1974 by Kohachiro Miyata. The Distant Call of the Deer (Shika no Tone) and The Cranes Nesting (Tsuru no Sugomori) are the most famous and notable shakuhachi pieces in the Mu-Ryu musical lineage.
	Sound of Crickets in the Inner Mountains - Shakuhachi Music	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	Tunog Kawayan Records	882020	August 15, 2020	CD single
	Space Between	DIGITAL	Rodriguez, Rodrigo			2022	From the artist: "Silence and sound acquire the same importance. Romantic and traditional, the composer has created a new work in a unique style by combining experimental orchestral music with contemporary elements and the ancient flute of Japan. It lasts approximately 4 minutes, where the orchestra develops an atmosphere of strings in almost half of the piece. Later, the shakuhachi flute appears with its mysterious and unknown sound. Shakuhachi playing style that produces a characteristic staccato sound."
	The Classical Music Legacy of Japan	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo			February 2018	Classical shakuhachi pieces from Japan and Spain
	The Enlightenment Flute of Buddha (Shakuhachi Meditation)	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	Distrokid	9762020	September 3, 2020	CD single
	The Road of Hasekura Tsunenaga	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo			2013	This album is dedicated to the Japanese samurai Hasekura Rokuemon Tsunenaga (1571-1622) who between 1613 and 1620 headed a diplomatic mission to the Vatican, travelling through Spain and other parts of Europe. Traditional, contemporary and original pieces are beautifully performed and composed by Rodrigo Rodriguez. This project supported by Japan Foundation and Embassy of Japan it was part of the Dual Year Spain/Japan 2013/14, and was selected as a gift for Crown Prince of Japan Naruhito when he visited Spain on June of 2013.
	The Shakuhachi (Folk Song for Japanese Flute)	DIGITAL	Rodriguez, Rodrigo			2022	This is a digital single featuring the shakuhachi min'yo piece Nambu Ushio Uta 南部牛追唄
	Traces of Truth	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	KZN Records		2009
	Walls of Time (Shakuhachi & Ambient)	DIGITAL	Rodriguez, Rodrigo			2021
	Zen (Shakuhachi, Koto, Guqin, Yanqin, Gayageum)	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	Tunog Kawayan	989898	2022	Abum description by RNE: This new album by Shakuhachi composer and musician Rodrigo Rodriguez introduces us to a wide variety of instruments from different East Asian cultures. Musical works present in the Honkyoku repertoire, the music on the Zen album (Shakuhachi, Koto, Guqin, Yanqin, Gayageum) is both contemporary and ancient, familiar and foreign, traditional and innovative. On this album Rodrigo performs works from the Honkyoku repertoire known as Akita Sugagaki, Honshirabe. Among the pieces for shakuhachi we find unpublished work composed by Kohachiro Miyata in 1960 Hi Ga Shizumu (The Sun Sets) a beatiful nostalgic shakuahchi solo from 20th century. This latest work by Rodrigo Rodriguez reaffirms his position as one of the most talented shakuhachi flute artists in the West. (RNE)
	Zen - Shakuhachi flute	CD	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	Tunog Kawayan	123498	2023	1. Honshirabe 4:10; 2. Edo Komoriuta 2:32; 3. Pure Mind 3:42; 4. Tanko Bushi 1:38; 5. Hifumi Hachigaeshi 8:58
	Zen Garden	DIGITAL	Rodriguez, Rodrigo			2022	Inspired by calm and meditative Japanese gardens, Rodrigo Rodriguez's new album, Zen Garden, brings together well-known pieces of classical honkyoku repertoire such as San An (Safe Delivery), Sokkan (Breath Sight), Shingestu (Heart Moon), together with original compositions that Rodrigo arranged for Koto and Shakuhachi.
	Zen Mystery - Shakuhachi Meditation Music	DIGITAL	Rodriguez, Rodrigo	Tunog Kawayan		2021	digital single: Tsugaru Folk Song 津軽山唄
	Bamboo Spirit	CD	Ross, Peter				Peter's first shakuhachi recording, Bamboo Spirit is a collection of beautiful Japanese folk melodies and meditative improvisations...played on the shakuhachi flute, known for its haunting sound and serene qualities. Suitable for massage therapy, tai chi and yoga.
	Mystic Caravan	CD	Ross, Peter				". .every time I pick up a flute, I still hope to go beyond everything I know to a new place of pure feeling and expression..." -Peter Ross
	Primitive Heart	CD	Ross, Peter				Hit the play button and enter the space of Primitive Heart, Peter Ross' fourth studio recording. A vibrant Shakuhachi showcase, it features Peter on Shakuhachi, Bass Shakuhachi, bamboo flute and his own creation, the Arabian Shakuhachi. Powerful and passionate, Primitive Heart is also a testament to his experimental nature. With obvious delight, Peter weaves exotic melodies with world music rhythms, then adds uncommon accompaniments that include oud, viola, brazilian berimabau, and ethnic drums like the clay udu, djembe, and dunbek. The result is a hypnotic opus of rhythm and melody that resonates long after the last cut.
	Space between thoughts - a journey east, The	CD	Ross, Peter				The space between thoughts... a journey east is a deeply meditative recording of shakuhachi and bamboo flutes played with ethnic instruments of the Middle East, India and Asia. This eclectic combination of the flute, harmonium, violin, and tambura transcends global boundaries. This recording uses drones, continuous long tones as an underlying basis for most of the songs, bringing a peaceful and calming feeling to the entire collection. Elegant vocals were also used on several of the pieces, adding an hypnotic and exquisite backdrop to Peter's superb talent.
	View From Here, The	CD	Ross, Peter				The View From Here grew out of Peter's travels through Asia, his lifelong love of jazz improvisation and from years of studying the shakuhachi, the Zen flute of Japan. The music on this recording is global, including a blues tune, Japanese folk songs, an Arabian love song, and free interpretations of music from Bali and South India.
	Crux - Selected Solo Wind Works (1989-1992), The	CD	Rothenberg, Ned	Leo Records	CD LR 187	1992	Orginal compostions. Shakuhachi honkyoku played on the saxophone.
	Ghost Stories	CD	Rothenberg, Ned	Tzadik	7061	2000/08	A downtown mainstay for twenty years, composer/multi-woodwind performer Ned Rothenberg makes his Tzadik debut with a stunning CD of chamber music. Acclaimed for work in a wide variety of contexts from the multi-metric funk of his Double Band to the large chamber jazz of Power Lines, Rothenberg here shows both range and focus in works for unprecedented instrumentations that have epic scope. Asian and western instruments combine in scores mixing improvised solo features with through-composed ensembles. Ghost Stories is one of Rothenberg most accomplished works.
	Intervals	CD	Rothenberg, Ned	Animul Records	101	2001	Ned Rothenberg inaugurates his new label, Animul, with Intervals, a 2 cd set that is his first solo release in almost 10 years. Rothenberg’s solo work on alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet and shakuhachi has been internationally acclaimed with over a thousand performances on 4 continents since 1980. His musical voice is built on a timbral palette which integrates ‘extended’ and standard instrumental technique into a seamless whole.
	Opposites Attract	CD	Rothenberg, Ned	New World	80411-2	1991	Ned Rothenberg-alto sax, sampling, shakuhachi; Paul Dresher-guitar, sampling, processing; Samm Bennett-drums; Anthony Jackson-bass
	Ryu Nashi / No School: New Music for Shakuhachi	CD	Rothenberg, Ned	Tzadik	7267	2010	This CD presents his original music for this unique Japanese end blown flute in beautiful recordings that capture all the subtle nuances of this ancient and profoundly moving instrument. Performed by Ned and some of the foremost players outside Japan, Ryu Nashi is evocative and cutting edge music for shakuhachi.

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