Various Artists
Discover Music from Japan (CD)

EUCD2602

A beautiful, atmospheric collection of Japanese Music, spanning a wide variety of Japanese instrumental and sung pieces from dreamy koto music to haunting shakuhachi flute pieces, children's songs, thundering taiko drums and more. Classical as well as modern renditions, presented by some of the finest exponents of Japanese music.

Track listing:

Urizun – Aiko Hasegawa (Aiko Hasegawa) - 4:47
Kokiriko Bushi – Joji Hirota (trad., arr. Joji Hirota) - 5:10
Taiko - Bayashi – Tomoe-Ryu Yutakadaiko (trad.) - 4:16
Seoto – Yamato Ensemble (Michio Miyagi) - 5:44
Children’s Songs Medley II – Joji Hirota with The London Metropolitan Orchestra - 9:11
Kono Michi (Hirota/Kitahara/Yamada)
Akatombo (Hirota/Yamada/Miki)
Shikararete (Hirota/Shimizu/Hirota)
Solan-Bushi – Joji Hirota & Pete Lockett (arr. Hirota/Lockett) - 5:51
Yuki Jizoh – Joji Hirota & The Taiko Drummers (Joji Hirota) - 5:08
Yamaji – Yamato Ensemble (Masuda) - 8:17
Esashi-Oiwake – Joji Hirota (trad., arr. Joji Hirota) - 6:05
Oni-mo-naku – Wa Dai Ko Matsuri za (Masaya Takashino) - 2:20
Kiso Melody – Richard Stagg (trad., arr. Yamamoto) - 3:29
Tsugaru Jyongara Bushi – Wa Dai Ko Matsuri za (trad.) - 4:59
Futatsu No Den-En-Shi II – Yamato Ensemble (Nagasawa) - 4:32

Published: 2015

Genre: Asia & Oceanic
Label: Arc Music