Recordings featuring traditional Japanese instruments.
| Album Cover | Media Title | Media Type | Artist | Media Label | Catalog Number | Date | Synopsis |
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Chikushi no Shirabe |
LP |
Muraoka Minoru |
Polydor |
SLJM-1217 |
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Popular songs arranged for koto and shakuhachi |
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Endless Sea - Impressions of Japan |
CD |
Singer, John |
Safari Productions |
CD-5031 |
2000 |
An exciting fusion of Japanese and Western musical traditions, this non-edited acoustic performance blends the haunting qualities of John Singer's shakuhachi with the superb musicianship of Paul Hurst on the Concert Harp. |
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Ensemble Nipponia - Japan Traditional Vocal and Instrumental Music |
CD |
Miyata Kōhachirō |
Elektra Nonesuch Records |
9 72072-2 |
1976 |
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Flower Dance - Japanese Folk Melodies |
LP |
Kikusui Kofū |
Nonesuch |
H-72020 |
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Flute and Koto of Japan |
CD |
Yonekawa Toshiko |
Nippon Columbia |
100002 |
1988 |
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Invitation to the Folk Songs for Shakuhachi |
LP |
Kizu Chikurei |
Columbia |
FS-7088 |
1980 |
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Japan Revisited |
LP |
Ono Mamoru |
Capitol Records |
T10195 |
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Various styles of Japanese instrumental music showcasing shakuhachi, koto, samisen, and taiko. |
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Japanese Folk Songs |
LP |
Yokoyama Katsuya |
Alshire International |
S-5319 |
1972 |
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Jonkara |
CD |
Satō Michihiro |
Kyoto Records |
KYCH-2008 |
1995 |
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Koto Melodies of Japan - Hogaku Yonin no Kai (The Four Players Group) |
LP |
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Capitol |
ST 10523 |
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Melody of Japan - Stillness of Winter |
CD |
Miyata Kōhachirō |
King Record Co., Ltd |
KICH 2130 |
1992 |
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Min'yo - Folk Song from Japan - Takahashi Yujiro and friends |
CD |
Takahashi Yujiro |
Nimbus |
NI 5618 |
1999 |
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Minyo Meijin Series Kikuchi Tansui |
CD |
Kikuchi Tansui |
Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. |
COCF-13512 |
1996/06/21 |
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Minyo Meijin Series Watanabe Kidō |
CD |
Watanabe Kidō |
Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. |
COCF-13514 |
1996/06/21 |
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Minyo no Sekai |
LP |
Yashita Isamu |
Sony |
25AG 782 |
1981 |
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Minyo no Shirabe |
LP |
Takahashi Kosui |
Victor |
SJM-20024 |
1984 |
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Minyo of Tohoku |
CD |
Takahashi Ryozan |
Arion |
ARN 64421 |
1979/1998 |
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Minyo Shakuhachi no Shirabe |
LP |
Kubota Yōhō |
Columbia |
FW-7253 |
1976 |
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Music from the Earth |
CD |
Various |
IMA |
IMA-CD2001 |
1993 |
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Nihon Minyo - Shakuhachi Tokusen Shu - 1 |
LP |
Various |
Columbia |
FW-7324 |
1977 |
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Nihon Minyo - Shakuhachi Tokusen Shu - 2 |
LP |
Various |
Columbia |
FW-7325 |
1977 |
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Sato no Ne |
CD |
Yashita Yūgen |
Bandai Music Entertainment Inc. |
APCJ-5049 |
1997 |
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Shakuhachi Min'yo |
AC |
Yashita Yūgen |
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KSF 1423 |
1984 |
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Shakuhachi Min'yo - 1991 |
CD |
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King Record Co., Ltd |
KICX 8113 |
1991 |
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Shakuhachi Min'yo - Furusato no Uta - Vol 1 |
LP |
Yashita Isamu |
Victor |
JV-1153-S |
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Shakuhachi Min'yo - Furusato no Uta - Vol 2 |
LP |
Yashita Isamu |
Victor |
JV-1154-S |
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Shakuhachi Min'yo - Furusato no Uta - Vol 3 |
LP |
Yashita Isamu |
Victor |
JV-1155-S |
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Shakuhachi Min'yo - Furusato no Uta - Vol 4 |
LP |
Yashita Isamu |
Victor |
JV-1156-S |
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Shakuhachi Min'yo - Furusato no Uta - Vol 5 |
LP |
Yashita Isamu |
Victor |
JV-1157-S |
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Shakuhachi Min'yō Okuni Meguri #5 (A Tour of National Shakuhachi Folk Music #5) |
LP |
Yoneya Iwao |
King Record Co. |
SKM-153 |
1974 |
12 regional folk songs played by shakuhachi, shamisen, and percussion. |
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Shakuhachi Minyo |
CD |
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King Record Co., Ltd |
KICX 8055 |
1990 |
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Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 |
LP |
Yoneya Iwao |
King Record Co., Ltd |
SKM 124 |
1973 |
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Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe |
LP |
Fujimaru Teizō |
Columbia |
FS-7035 |
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Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe |
LP |
Yoneya Iwao |
King Record Co., Ltd |
SKM 109 |
1972 |
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Shakuhachi no Shirabe |
LP |
Various |
Orient Records |
CHM-9012 |
January, 1983 |
A collection of Min'yo pieces, from the well-known to the obscure, highlighting a variety of shakuhachi performers. |
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Shakuhachi no Shirabe (vol. 2) |
LP |
Various |
Orient Records |
CHM-9015 |
1984 |
A cross-section of Min'yō, from the familiar to the rare. |
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Shakuhachi no Shirabe - Hietsuki Bushi |
LP |
Miyata Kōhachirō |
Columbia Records (Japan) |
ALS-5237 |
1973 |
14 classic min'yo songs played by Miyata Kohachiro backed by orchestra. |
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Shakuhachi, Shamisen no Shirabe; Nihon no Minyo - 1 |
LP |
Various |
Columbia |
FW-7294 |
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Shakuhachi, Shamisen no Shirabe; Nihon no Minyo - 2 |
LP |
Various |
Columbia |
FW-7295 |
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Shakuhachi/ Kaze no Tabi - Volume 4 |
LP |
Various |
Nippon Columbia |
KZ-7066 |
1977 |
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Shakuhachi: Esashi Oiwake (The Sound of the Bamboo) |
CD |
Rodriguez, Rodrigo |
Tunog Kawayan |
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May 23, 2021 |
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Special Selection of Folk Songs for the Shakuhachi - 1 |
LP |
Yashita Isamu |
Columbia |
FW-7257 |
1976 |
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Special Selection of Folk Songs for the Shakuhachi - 2 |
LP |
Yashita Isamu |
Columbia |
FW-7258 |
1976 |
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Tabikasa Gurashi |
LP |
Muraoka Minoru |
Tairi Shōkata |
TLA-51-1 |
1962 |
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Take no Uta - Tōdō Teruaki Shakuhachi Min'yō Shū |
LP |
Tōdō Teruaki |
Columbia |
FW-7380 |
1978 |
14 Min'yō songs for voice and shakuhachi. |
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The Shakuhachi (Folk Song for Japanese Flute) |
DIGITAL |
Rodriguez, Rodrigo |
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2022 |
This is a digital single featuring the shakuhachi min'yo piece Nambu Ushio Uta 南部牛追唄 |
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Tokusen Shakuhachi Minyo |
LP |
Various |
Columbia |
FS-7018 |
1978 |
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World of Shakuhachi |
CD |
Yamaguchi Gorō |
Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. |
COCF-14544 |
1997/10/21 |
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Zen Mystery - Shakuhachi Meditation Music |
DIGITAL |
Rodriguez, Rodrigo |
Tunog Kawayan |
|
2021 |
digital single: Tsugaru Folk Song 津軽山唄 |
