Recordings featuring traditional Japanese instruments.
| Album Cover | Media Title | Media Type | Artist | Media Label | Catalog Number | Date | Synopsis |
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Kagome |
CD |
Norman, Anne |
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Shakuhachi with koto, traditional instruments and voice. Inspired by themes of an ancient Japanese children's song. |
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Kangen Hissho |
CD |
Furuya Teruo |
Bamboo |
BCD-013 |
1996 |
Shakuhachi and koto. Modern pieces. |
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Kangetsu |
LP |
Yamamoto Hōzan |
RCA |
JRZ-2575 |
1978 |
|
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Kangetsu (Disk 2) |
LP |
Yamamoto Hōzan |
RCA |
JRZ-2576 |
1978 |
|
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Karamatsu - Nakajima Yasuko Sakuhin Shū |
CD |
Nakashima Yasuko |
Japan Victor Foundation |
VZCG-242 |
2002 |
|
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Kashuku Hanaori - Kawasaki Etsuo Sakuhin-Shū |
CD |
Various |
Bamboo |
BCD-024 |
1999 |
|
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Katsuhiko Yoshizaki Volume 6 |
CD |
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SHO-0001 |
1995 |
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Katsuya Yokoyama Plays Shakuhachi - 1 |
CD |
Yokoyama Katsuya |
Ongaku no Tomo Sha Corp., Japan |
OCD-0911 |
1989 |
|
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Katsuya Yokoyama Plays Shakuhachi - 2 |
CD |
Yokoyama Katsuya |
Ongaku no Tomo Sha Corp., Japan |
OCD-0912 |
1996 |
|
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Kaze no Kai; Shakuhachi Koten Honkyoku Shu |
LP |
Various |
Sound Works Inc, Osaka |
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1983 |
|
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Keden |
LP |
Yamamoto Hōzan |
Sony |
SOCO 104 |
1974 |
An Interplay of Koto, Shakuhachi and Jazz Flute. Flutes by Chris Hinze |
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Ki-Sui-An Honkyoku Vol 1 |
AC |
Seldin, Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin |
Hogaku Society |
HS201c |
1980 |
Solo Shakuhachi. |
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Ki-Sui-An Honkyoku Vol 2 |
AC |
Seldin, Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin |
Hogaku Society |
HS202c |
1982 |
Solo Shakuhachi. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 1 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-5 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 10 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-14 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 11 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-15 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 12 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-16 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 13 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-17 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 14 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-18 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 15 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-19 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 16 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-20 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 17 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-21 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 18 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-22 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 19 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-23 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 2 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-6 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 20 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-24 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 21 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-25 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 22 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-26 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 3 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-7 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 4 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-8 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 5 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-9 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 6 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-10 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 7 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-11 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 8 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-12 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 9 |
LP |
Kikuhara Hatsuko |
CBS Sony |
00AG-13 |
1976 |
22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko. |
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Kimio Eto - Koto Master |
LP |
Etō Kimio |
World Pacific Records |
WP-1428 |
1963 |
|
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Kimio Eto - Koto Music |
LP |
Etō Kimio |
World Pacific Records |
WP-1278 |
1959 |
|
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Kimiya Wasuru |
CD |
Ishikawa Toshimitsu |
Kawata Chiharu |
|
1997 |
|
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Kineya Isorō Sakuhin Shu |
CD |
Kineya Isorō |
Crown |
CRCM-60028 |
1996 |
|
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Kineya Seiho Sakuhin Shû |
LP |
Kineya Seihō |
Columbia |
CLS-5100 |
1969 |
Performance of Kineya Seiho Compositions |
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Kinko Ryu Honkyoku - 2 |
AC |
Aoki Reibo II |
Toshiba EMI |
ZF22-356 |
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Kinko Ryu Honkyoku - 5 |
AC |
Aoki Reibo II |
Toshiba EMI |
ZF22-379 |
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Kinko Ryu Honkyoku - 6 |
AC |
Aoki Reibo II |
Toshiba EMI |
ZF22-380 |
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|
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Kinko Ryu Honkyoku - 7 |
AC |
Aoki Reibo II |
Toshiba EMI |
ZF22-381 |
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|
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Kinko Ryu Honkyoku - 8 |
AC |
Aoki Reibo II |
Toshiba EMI |
ZF22-382 |
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|
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Kinko Ryu Shakuhachi - Hogaku Vol 19 |
CD |
Yamaguchi Gorō |
Victor |
VDR-25175 |
1989 |
|
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Kinko Ryu Shakuhachi - Koten Honkyoku - Kindai Shakuhachi Gaku |
LP |
Nōtomi Haruhiko |
Toshiba Records |
TH-9019 |
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Kinko Honkyoku with Aoki Reibo, Kawase Kansuke, Notomi Haruhiko, and Yamaguchi Goro |
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Kinko Ryu Shakuhachi Honkyoku |
LP |
Nōtomi Judō I |
King Record Co., Ltd |
KHA 84 |
1977 |
Re-issue of King Records SKK 5028 (1967) |
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Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Honkyoku Senshū - 1 |
LP |
Yamaguchi Gorō |
Columbia |
WP-7003 |
1975 |
|
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Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Honkyoku Senshū - 2 |
LP |
Yamaguchi Gorō |
Columbia |
WP-7004 |
1975 |
|
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Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Koten Honkyoku |
LP |
Nōtomi Haruhiko |
Toshiba |
TH-7017 |
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|
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Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Meikyoku Sen |
AC |
Aoki Reibo II |
Victor |
VCK-30128 |
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|
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Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Sankyoku Meikyoku Sen - Dai Ichi Shū - Vol 1 |
LP |
Yamaguchi Gorō |
Sony |
36AG 68 |
1976 |
|
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Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Sankyoku Meikyoku Sen - Dai Ichi Shū - Vol 2 |
LP |
Yamaguchi Gorō |
Sony |
36AG 69 |
1976 |
|
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Kinko Shakuhachi Gaikyoku Anthology Volume 1 - First Level - tape 1 |
AC |
Kawase Junsuke III |
|
|
1980 |
|
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Kinko Shakuhachi Gaikyoku Anthology Volume 1 - First Level - tape 2 |
AC |
Kawase Junsuke III |
|
|
1980 |
|
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Kinko Shakuhachi Gaikyoku Anthology Volume 1 - First Level - tape 3 |
AC |
Kawase Junsuke III |
|
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1980 |
|
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Kinko Shakuhachi Gaikyoku Anthology Volume 1 - First Level - tape 4 |
AC |
Kawase Junsuke III |
|
|
1980 |
|
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Kinko-Ryū Shakuhachi / Yamaguchi Gorō no Sankyoku (Yamada-Ryū Hen) |
LP |
Yamaguchi Gorō |
Toshiba EMI |
TH-60076-77 |
1979 |
Seven classic Yamada-style ensemble pieces |
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Kinko-ryū Shakuhachi Honkyoku |
LP |
Nōtomi Judō I |
King Record Co. |
SKK5028 |
1967 |
Solo and duet honkyoku pieces with Nōtomi father and son. |
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Kite |
CD |
Neptune, John Kaizan |
Kosei Publishing Company |
KJKN-9200 |
1992 |
Shakuhachi, guitar and string quartet recorded at St. Maria Church in Germany. |
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Kodō Araki |
LP |
Araki Kodō V |
Denon |
CLS-5219 |
1976 |
|
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Koga Masayuki Shakuhachi Solo Music |
LP |
Koga Masayuki |
Self Published |
WRS 575 |
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|
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Kohachiro Miyata: “The Complete Masterworks for Shakuhachi” |
DIGITAL |
Rodriguez, Rodrigo |
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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
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Kokin Kumi Kyoku (Kokin Suite) vol. 2 (古今組曲 第二集) |
LP |
Various |
Teichiku Records |
NL-2036 |
1963 |
Two classic pieces from Yoshizawa Kengyō, Aki no Kyoku and Fuyu no Kyoku. |
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Koku |
CD |
Monden Tekikū |
Kyoto Records |
KYCH-2009 |
1996 |
|
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Kokuh |
LP |
Aoki Reibo II |
Denon |
WF-7003-ND |
1982 |
|
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Komm ins Offene, Freund! - Holderlin |
CD |
Ishikawa Toshimitsu |
Opera Club Office |
|
1998 |
|
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Komuso - the Healing Art of Zen Shakuhachi |
CD |
Seldin, Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin |
Relaxation Company |
CD 3217 |
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The healing art of zen shakuhachi Solo CD of Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin. Now released !!! In his latest CD, Nyogetsu makes use of very long Shakuhachi. No less then 7 of the 9 tracks are on Shakuhachi 2.4 or longer (including tracks on 2.8 and 3.0). |
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Koten Shakuhachi |
CD |
Kakizakai Kaoru |
Victor |
VZCG-304 |
2003 |
|
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Koten Shakuhachi Gaku Zen Shū - 1 |
LP |
Takeuchi Shikō |
Victor |
PRC-30374 |
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Koten Shakuhachi Gaku Zen Shū - 2 |
LP |
Takeuchi Shikō |
Victor |
PRC-30375 |
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|
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Koten Shakuhachi Gaku Zen Shū - 3 |
LP |
Takeuchi Shikō |
Victor |
PRC-30376 |
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Koten Shakuhachi Gaku Zen Shū - 4 |
LP |
Takeuchi Shikō |
Victor |
PRC-30377 |
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Koten Shakuhachi Gaku Zen Shū - 5 |
LP |
Takeuchi Shikō |
Victor |
PRC-30378 |
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Koto |
CD |
Hiratsuka Yoshio |
Toshiba EMI |
PCDZ-6001 |
1990 |
|
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Koto - Keiko Nosaka |
CD |
Nosaka Keiko |
Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. |
COCF-10384 |
1992 |
|
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Koto - Kinu no Kai |
CD |
Various |
Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. |
COCF-10887 |
1993 |
|
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Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 07 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VICG-8078 |
1996 |
|
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Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 08 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VZCG-118 |
1997 |
|
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Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 21 |
LP |
Various |
Victor |
SJL-25193 |
1989 |
Old and modern pieces for koto |
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Koto - Music of the One-String Ichigenkin |
LP |
Satō Fuzan |
Folkways Records |
FW 8746 |
1967 |
|
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Koto and Flute: The Music of Kinichi Nakanoshima |
LP |
Various |
World Pacific |
WPS-21443 |
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Modern, koto-centric pieces by Nakanoshima Kin'ichi. (US reissue of material recorded for Japanese Victor Records.) |
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Koto and Shakuhachi |
CD |
Tachibana Shigeo |
Self Published |
|
2002 |
|
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Koto and Shakuhachi Duo |
CD |
Ishigaki Kiyomi |
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COCJ 30286 |
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|
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Koto and Shamisen - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 04 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VICG-8055 |
1993 |
|
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Koto and Shamisen - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 09 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VZCG-146 |
1998 |
|
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Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 01 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VICG-8003 |
1990 |
|
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Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 06 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VZCG-85 |
1997 |
|
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Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 11 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VZCG-173 |
2000 |
|
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Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 12 |
CD |
Various |
Victor Japan |
VZCG-180 |
2001 |
|
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Koto Images |
CD |
Muramoto, Shirley Kazuyo |
Murasaki Productions |
BW-2815 |
1994 |
Classical koto pieces. |
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Koto Kuri First |
CD |
Kuribayashi Hideaki |
Kyoto Records |
KYCH-2006 |
1995 |
|
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Koto Melodies of Japan - Hogaku Yonin no Kai (The Four Players Group) |
LP |
|
Capitol |
ST 10523 |
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|
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Koto Music - Tadao Sawai Plays Michio Miyagi |
CD |
Sawai Tadao |
Playasound |
PS 65180 |
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Sawai plays Miyagi, the most famous of all composers for the koto. |
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Koto Music Collections Composed by Katsuhiko Yoshizaki |
CD |
|
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SHO-1011 |
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|
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Koto Music of Japan |
LP |
|
Olympic Records |
OL-6147 |
|
|
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Koto Music of Japan - Music for Japanese Instruments |
LP |
Various |
Toshiba |
TM 5060 |
|
Compositions of Yoshida Seifu |
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Koto Music of Japan, The |
LP |
|
Elektra Records |
HS-72005 |
|
This album presents six representative styles of the traditional koto music of Japan. |
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Koto no Kyoshu Nihon no Merodi-shu |
CD |
Various |
CTA |
SHC-23 |
|
|
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Koto no Miryoku - Disk 1 |
LP |
Yamauchi Kimiko |
Yupiteru Ongaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. Japan |
YL-2059 |
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|
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Koto no Miryoku - Disk 2 |
LP |
Yamauchi Kimiko |
Yupiteru Ongaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. Japan |
YL-2060 |
|
|
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Koto no Shirabe - In Memory of Miyagi Michio |
LP |
Miyagi Michio |
Victor |
JL-8 |
|
|
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Koto to Jushichigen no Sekai |
CD |
Ishigaki Kiyomi |
Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. |
COCF-9149 |
1991 |
|
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Koto uta |
CD |
Iseki Kazehiro |
Bamboo |
BCD-018 |
1997 |
|
 |
Koto Vortex I |
CD |
Nishi Yōko |
Paradise Records |
PRD-268 |
1994 |
Works of Hiroshi Yoshimura |
 |
Koto Vortex II |
CD |
Nishi Yōko |
Paradise Records |
KVOR-002 |
1996 |
|
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Koto-Za |
CD |
Various |
Victor |
VICG-8 |
1991 |
|
 |
Koto-Za Nostalgia |
CD |
Various |
Victor |
VICG-32 |
1994 |
|
 |
Kou |
LP |
Aoki Reibo II |
|
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|
 |
Kurokami |
CD |
Bell, Clive |
Saydisc Records |
CD-SDL 367 |
1988 |
Shakuhachi, koto, shamisen and vocals. |
 |
Kyomono Series Vol 1 Matsuura Kengyo - NY Sankyoku Kai |
LP |
Seldin, Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin |
Hogaku Society Records |
HS 101 |
|
Henry Horaku Burnett - Sangen and Vocal. Keiko Kanogawa - Koto. Contains the compositions "Wakana" and "Sato No Akatsuki". This is available on LP (yes vinyl!) and cassette only. |
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Kyorai |
LP |
Yamamoto Hōzan |
Sony |
SOCO 103 |
1974 |
An Interplay of Shakuhachi and Jazz Flute. Flutes by Chris Hinze |
 |
Kyorei |
CD |
Tokuyama Takashi |
Chiku-On-Ki |
None |
1987 |
Shakuhachi honkyoku. |
 |
Kyorei - Klang der Leere |
CD |
Hiebinger, Richard |
Sayama Music |
SM 002 CD |
1992 |
|
 |
Kyori - Innervisions |
CD |
Yoshizawa Masakazu |
|
|
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Modern shakuhachi music with guitar, biwa and koto. |
 |
Kyotaku |
CD |
Nishimura Koku |
BIEM |
Kyotaku 98 |
1998 |
Zen Buddist melodies. Remastered from a tape recording made in 1964. |
 |
Kyoto Spirit |
CD |
Kurahashi Yōdō II |
Sparkling Beatnik Records |
SBR 0007 |
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Honkyoku. |
