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Yoneya Iwao

米谷威和男

Yoneya Iwao
???? - 5/19/2000

Shakuhachi

A leading figure in min'yō shakuhachi, Yoneya made his debut as a singer in 1959 with "Miyagino Bon Uta" (Miyagino Bon Song). In addition to appearing on radio and TV min'yō programs, he also composed music and produced a music video "The World of Yoneya Iwao Shakuhachi" featuring Latin pop songs and enka, etc. He was active as a singer and shakuhachi player. He also worked to teach younger generations.

Also Known As ヨネヤ・イワオ

Albums

Shakuhachi Another World Shakuhachi Another World

Shakuhachi Min'yō Okuni Meguri #5 (A Tour of National Shakuhachi Folk Music #5) Shakuhachi Min'yō Okuni Meguri #5 (A Tour of National Shakuhachi Folk Music #5)

12 regional folk songs played by shakuhachi, shamisen, and percussion.

Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4

Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe

Shakuhachi no sekai - 1 Shakuhachi no sekai - 1

Shakuhachi no sekai - 2 Shakuhachi no sekai - 2

Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Aizu Bandaisan 会津磐梯山 02'08 Shakuhachi, Shamisen no Shirabe; Nihon no Minyo - 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Aki no Yama Uta 秋の山唄 03'30 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Aki no Yama Uta 秋の山唄 03'28 Shakuhachi no sekai - 2 Shakuhachi
Akita Funakata Bushi 秋田船方節 02'52 Shakuhachi Min'yō Okuni Meguri #5 (A Tour of National Shakuhachi Folk Music #5) Shakuhachi
Akita Kusakari-uta 秋田草刈唄 02'43 Shakuhachi no sekai - 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Akita Magouta 秋田馬子唄 05'17 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Akita Magouta 秋田馬子唄 05'15 Shakuhachi no sekai - 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Akita Nagamochi Uta 秋田長持唄 02'39 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Akita Nagamochi Uta 秋田長持唄 02'36 Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 Shakuhachi
Akita Nagamochi Uta 秋田長持唄 02'36 Shakuhachi no sekai - 2 Shakuhachi
Akita Nikata Bushi 秋田荷方節 04'16 Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 Shakuhachi
Akita Obako 秋田おばこ 03'07 Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 Shakuhachi
Akita Oiwake 秋田追分 03'17 Shakuhachi no sekai - 1 Shakuhachi
Akita Umakata Bushi 秋田馬方節 04'22 Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe Shakuhachi
Chakkiri Bushi ちゃっきり節 02'38 Shakuhachi, Shamisen no Shirabe; Nihon no Minyo - 2 Shakuhachi
Chikugo Sakezukuri-uta 筑後酒造り唄 03'15 Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe Shakuhachi
Play Button Close to You 03'22 Shakuhachi Another World Shakuhachi
Play Button Danny Boy 02'46 Shakuhachi Another World Shakuhachi
Dōchū Makata Bushi 道中馬方節 03'29 Shakuhachi no sekai - 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Eleanor Rigby 02'59 Shakuhachi Another World Shakuhachi
Play Button Esashi Oiwake 江差追分 03'46 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Esashi Oiwake 江差追分 08'45 Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe Shakuhachi
Esashi Oiwake 江差追分 03'44 Shakuhachi no sekai - 2 Shakuhachi
Esashi Oiwake 江差追分 04'48 Shakuhachi, Shamisen no Shirabe; Nihon no Minyo - 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Girl 02'52 Shakuhachi Another World Shakuhachi
Play Button Good Bye 03'47 Shakuhachi Another World Shakuhachi
Hagi Kari-uta 萩刈り唄 02'35 Shakuhachi no sekai - 2 Shakuhachi
Hakone Magouta 箱根馬子唄 03'13 Shakuhachi no sekai - 2 Shakuhachi
Hideko Bushi ひでこ節 03'03 Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 Shakuhachi
Hōhai Bushi ホーハイ節 02'57 Shakuhachi no sekai - 2 Shakuhachi
Honjō Oiwake 本荘追分 02'59 Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 Shakuhachi
Play Button Hyuga Kobiki Uta 日向木挽唄 02'49 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Hyuga Kobiki Uta 日向木挽唄 02'47 Shakuhachi no sekai - 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button If 02'48 Shakuhachi Another World Shakuhachi
Ise Ondo 伊勢音頭 01'57 Shakuhachi, Shamisen no Shirabe; Nihon no Minyo - 2 Shakuhachi
Iso Bushi 磯節 03'43 Shakuhachi Min'yō Okuni Meguri #5 (A Tour of National Shakuhachi Folk Music #5) Shakuhachi
Iso Bushi 磯節 01'49 Shakuhachi, Shamisen no Shirabe; Nihon no Minyo - 2 Shakuhachi
Itsuki no Komoriuta 五木の子守唄 02'02 Shakuhachi, Shamisen no Shirabe; Nihon no Minyo - 2 Shakuhachi
Itsuki no Komoriuta 五木の子守唄 02'02 Tokusen Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Play Button Jōshū Magouta 上州馬子唄 03'04 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Jōshū Magouta 上州馬子唄 03'02 Shakuhachi no sekai - 1 Shakuhachi
Kagoshima Ohara Bushi 鹿児島小原節 01'13 Shakuhachi, Shamisen no Shirabe; Nihon no Minyo - 2 Shakuhachi
Kaigara Bushi 貝殻節 03'19 Shakuhachi Min'yō Okuni Meguri #5 (A Tour of National Shakuhachi Folk Music #5) Shakuhachi
Kariboshi Kiri-uta 刈干切唄 03'48 Shakuhachi Min'yō Okuni Meguri #5 (A Tour of National Shakuhachi Folk Music #5) Shakuhachi
Play Button Kariboshi Kiri-uta 刈干切唄 03'49 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Kariboshi Kiri-uta 刈干切唄 03'48 Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe Shakuhachi
Kariboshi Kiri-uta 刈干切唄 03'48 Shakuhachi no sekai - 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Kenryō Bushi 兼良節 03'37 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Kenryō Bushi 兼良節 03'34 Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 Shakuhachi
Kenryō Bushi 兼良節 03'34 Shakuhachi no sekai - 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Killing Me Softly With His Song 03'09 Shakuhachi Another World Shakuhachi
Kokiriko Bushi こきりこ節 03'30 Shakuhachi Min'yō Okuni Meguri #5 (A Tour of National Shakuhachi Folk Music #5) Shakuhachi
Play Button Komoro Magouta 小諸馬子唄 03'47 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Komoro Magouta 小諸馬子唄 03'45 Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe Shakuhachi
Komoro Magouta 小諸馬子唄 03'45 Shakuhachi no sekai - 1 Shakuhachi
Komoro Magouta 小諸馬子唄 02'04 Tokusen Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Kuroda Bushi 黒田節 01'39 Shakuhachi, Shamisen no Shirabe; Nihon no Minyo - 2 Shakuhachi
Mamuro Gawa Ondo 真室川音頭 03'20 Shakuhachi Min'yō Okuni Meguri #5 (A Tour of National Shakuhachi Folk Music #5) Shakuhachi
Play Button Mogamigawa Funa Uta 最上川船唄 04'40 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Mogamigawa Funa Uta 最上川船唄 04'38 Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe Shakuhachi
Mogamigawa Funa Uta 最上川船唄 04'38 Shakuhachi no sekai - 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Moon 01'11 Shakuhachi Another World Shakuhachi
Play Button Nagamochi Uta 長持唄 03'27 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Nagamochi Uta 長持唄 03'25 Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe Shakuhachi
Nagamochi Uta 長持唄 03'30 Shakuhachi no sekai - 1 Shakuhachi
Nagasaki Burabura Bushi 長崎ぶらぶら節 03'01 Shakuhachi Min'yō Okuni Meguri #5 (A Tour of National Shakuhachi Folk Music #5) Shakuhachi
Play Button Nanbu Kobiki Uta 南部木挽唄 03'10 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Nanbu Kobiki Uta 南部木挽唄 03'07 Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 Shakuhachi
Nanbu Kobiki Uta 南部木挽唄 03'07 Shakuhachi no sekai - 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Nanbu Ushioi Uta 南部牛追唄 03'36 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Nanbu Ushioi Uta 南部牛追唄 03'34 Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe Shakuhachi
Nanbu Ushioi Uta 南部牛追唄 03'34 Shakuhachi no sekai - 1 Shakuhachi
Natsu no Yama-uta 夏の山唄 03'53 Shakuhachi Min'yō Okuni Meguri #5 (A Tour of National Shakuhachi Folk Music #5) Shakuhachi
Play Button Natsu no Yama-uta 夏の山唄 03'55 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Natsu no Yama-uta 夏の山唄 03'54 Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe Shakuhachi
Natsu no Yama-uta 夏の山唄 03'53 Shakuhachi no sekai - 1 Shakuhachi
Nikkō Waraku Odori 日光和楽踊り 01'47 Shakuhachi, Shamisen no Shirabe; Nihon no Minyo - 2 Shakuhachi
Obonai Bushi 生保内節 03'20 Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 Shakuhachi
Otachi Sake お立ち酒 03'07 Shakuhachi Min'yō Okuni Meguri #5 (A Tour of National Shakuhachi Folk Music #5) Shakuhachi
Play Button Otachi Sake お立ち酒 03'08 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Otachi Sake お立ち酒 03'07 Shakuhachi no sekai - 2 Shakuhachi
Pompokonya ポンポコニャ 02'42 Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 Shakuhachi
Sado Okesa 佐渡おけさ 02'10 Shakuhachi, Shamisen no Shirabe; Nihon no Minyo - 2 Shakuhachi
Sado Okesa 佐渡おけさ 01'45 Tokusen Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
San Gai Bushi 三階節 02'41 Shakuhachi, Shamisen no Shirabe; Nihon no Minyo - 2 Shakuhachi
Sawauchi Jinku 沢内甚句 03'35 Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 Shakuhachi
Sōma Mago no Uta 相馬馬子の唄 04'01 Shakuhachi no sekai - 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Sōma Nagare Yama 相馬流れ山 03'36 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Sōma Nagare Yama 相馬流れ山 03'35 Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe Shakuhachi
Sōma Nagare Yama 相馬流れ山 03'35 Shakuhachi no sekai - 2 Shakuhachi
Sotoyama Bushi 外山節 03'08 Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 Shakuhachi
Play Button Sound of Silence, The 03'02 Shakuhachi Another World Shakuhachi
Play Button Stone 00'57 Shakuhachi Another World Shakuhachi
Play Button Superstar 02'30 Shakuhachi Another World Shakuhachi
Takeda Bushi 武田節 03'39 Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 Shakuhachi
Play Button This Masquerade 03'22 Shakuhachi Another World Shakuhachi
Play Button Till There Was You 02'28 Shakuhachi Another World Shakuhachi
Play Button Tokachi Umauta 十勝馬唄 02'45 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Tokachi Umauta 十勝馬唄 02'43 Shakuhachi no sekai - 1 Shakuhachi
Tsugaru Jinku 津軽甚句 02'58 Shakuhachi Min'yō Okuni Meguri #5 (A Tour of National Shakuhachi Folk Music #5) Shakuhachi
Tsugaru Jongara Bushi 津軽じょんがら節 03'40 Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 Shakuhachi
Tsugaru Kobiki 津軽木挽 03'25 Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe Shakuhachi
Tsugaru Kobiki 津軽木挽 03'25 Shakuhachi no sekai - 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Tsugaru Yamauta 津軽山唄 03'39 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Tsugaru Yamauta 津軽山唄 03'40 Shakuhachi Minyo no Shirabe Shakuhachi
Tsugaru Yamauta 津軽山唄 03'38 Shakuhachi no sekai - 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Way We Were, The 02'50 Shakuhachi Another World Shakuhachi
Yagi Bushi 八木節 03'54 Shakuhachi Minyo - Okuni Meguri - Vol 4 Shakuhachi
Play Button Yamagata Kobiki Uta 山形木挽唄 02'33 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Yamagata Kobiki Uta 山形木挽唄 02'31 Shakuhachi no sekai - 1 Shakuhachi
Yasugi Bushi 安来節 03'12 Shakuhachi Min'yō Okuni Meguri #5 (A Tour of National Shakuhachi Folk Music #5) Shakuhachi
Yoneyama Jinku 米山甚句 03'41 Shakuhachi Min'yō Okuni Meguri #5 (A Tour of National Shakuhachi Folk Music #5) Shakuhachi
Play Button Yoshino Kobiki Uta 吉野木挽唄 02'58 Shakuhachi Minyo Shakuhachi
Yoshino Kobiki Uta 吉野木挽唄 02'56 Shakuhachi no sekai - 1 Shakuhachi