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To the uninitiated, all songs on a given Kodo album sound the same. To the initiated, though, subtle differences, as well as broad ones, can be noted ... More

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The Kodo group is Japan's global ambassador of Taiko drumming. This fanatical group arose in 1981 from an island colony of traditional Taiko drummers ... More

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Produced by world music scholar (and former Grateful Dead percussionist) Mickey Hart, Mondo Head documents a series of performances by Japanese taiko ... More

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Albums aimed at children can go two ways -- a few are sublime, but the vast majority go for the lowest common denominator, talking down to the kids ... More

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In the 21st century world of the Internet and digital downloads, the notion that recorded music can be an actual object as well as an auditory moment ... More

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This CD is re-release of an LP issued in 1997 by Nonesuch. It is probably one of the most known and most sold shakuhachi records in the West. When ... More

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The Silk & Bamboo Ensemble, something of an all-star subset of the U.K. Chinese Music Ensemble, here performs a simple set of silk and bamboo music. ... More

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The Yamato Ensemble with British shakuhachi player Richard Stagg presents a second CD of traditional and contemporary Japanese chamber music, ... More

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This is haunting, quieting, evocative solo shakuhachi bamboo flute by Goro Yamaguchi. Bell Ringing in the Empty Sky - Japan Shakuhachi Music offers ... More

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It is a touch misleading to list this album under "Various Artists," because a single ensemble with three soloists performs on it. The soloists are ... More

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In 1997 the contemplative, deeply moving collaboration between Tibetan Buddhist nun and monastic abbot Chöying Drolma and guitarist/soundscape artist ... More

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The Ensemble Nipponia was formed in 1964 and is dedicated to the performance of traditional and contemporary commissioned work for traditional ... More

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Phases of the Moon collects traditional and contemporary Chinese compositions, including "Moon on High," "Dance of the Yao People," "Purple Bamboo ... More

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In 2004, Abigail Washburn became the first American musician to tour Tibet on the U.S. government's dime. Joined by the remaining members of her ... More

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