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1	The Best of Kodo (1994) more music like this by Kodo add to wishlist 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. On Best of Kodo, the band cuts loose on a journey through their own history, piecing together a compilation of some of the best tracks in current Japanese music, further still, music in general. The ... see all copies from $5.90! new only from $13.57!
2	Live at the Acropolis (1995) more music like this by Kodo add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.59!
3	Tataku: The Best of Kodo, Vol. 2 (1994-1999) (2001) more music like this by Kodo add to wishlist While the drum-based Japanese group Kodo are at their most thrilling in live performance, where one can fully experience the mastery of rhythm and stage dynamics, this compilation should be a treat for fans of their particular genius. While the drum jams may overstay their welcome on record, one can still appreciate their power and energy. ~ Tim ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $14.37!
4	Koto Music of Japan [Delta] (1993) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.32!
5	Selwa (2004) more music like this by Choying Drolma/Steve Tibbetts add to wishlist In 1997 the contemplative, deeply moving collaboration between Tibetan Buddhist nun and monastic abbot Chöying Drolma and guitarist/soundscape artist Steve Tibbets was a textbook example of how to bring together two cultures whose musical and spiritual traditions were so different. Tibbetts, long a maverick who had little regard for the way world ... see all copies from $13.74! new only from $13.74!
6	III (2006) more music like this by Yoshida Brothers add to wishlist see all copies from $12.51! new only from $12.51!
7	Ibuki (1997) more music like this by Kodo add to wishlist On Ibuki, Kodo worked with Bill Laswell to pump out an album of intense Taiko drumming, as usual. This time around, they reworked a few pieces that had been done on previous albums, including a piece from the soundtrack to The Hunted and "Zoku" by Leonard Eto, which shows up here and there in the Kodo collection. The driving force behind Kodo is ... see all copies from $7.98! new only from $15.31!
8	Healing the Divide (2007) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Healing the Divide is a non-profit foundation founded by actor, humanitarian, and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner Richard Gere. The foundation, according to the liner notes, is "...dedicated to collaborative solutions to humanitarian crises that threaten the development and welfare of marginalized communities throughout the world." Fair enough. In ... see all copies from $15.49! new only from $15.49!
9	Tuva: Among the Spirits - Sound Music & Nature in Sakha (1999) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist A surprising release from Folkways showcasing the "sound environment" of the plains of Tuva and Sakha, in Northern Mongolia and Southern Siberia. A team of ethnomusicologists trekked through the plains with members of Huun Huur Tu, among others, and recorded both the techniques of various styles of song and instruments, but also the ambient ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $15.49!
10	Putumayo Kids Presents: Asian Dreamland (2006) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist see all copies from $6.75! new only from $12.51!
11	Music of Nat Pwe: Folk and Pop Music of Myanmar (Burma), Vol. 3 (2007) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist The third entry in Sublime Frequencies' series of Burmese music releases, Music of Nat Pwe focuses on an intriguing style described in detail by co-label owner Alan Bishop in the liner notes -- a nat is the spirit of a famous person who met a tragic end, a pwe is a ceremony done for the nat, and the singer in such ceremonies, the kadaw, is a ... see all copies from $13.37! new only from $13.37!
12	Tibetan National Anthem: Homage to Tibet (2006) more music like this by Tenzin Gonpo add to wishlist see all copies from $16.48! new only from $16.48!
13	Sai-So: The Remix Project (1999) more music like this by Kodo add to wishlist 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 that sought nothing else but perfection of their art. The religious intensity and single-mindedness of this small (population 40) thorp clearly comes across on the mighty percussion forays contained ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00!
14	Mondo Head (2002) more music like this by Kodo add to wishlist Produced by world music scholar (and former Grateful Dead percussionist) Mickey Hart, Mondo Head documents a series of performances by Japanese taiko ensemble Kodo. Recorded in California and Japan across the spring and summer of 2001, the album features an airy reproduction of Kodo's massive sound. Though taiko music is comprised predominantly of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00!
15	Chinese Bamboo Flute Music [Laserlight] (1987) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist see all copies from $2.44! new only from $2.44!
16	Music, Food and Love (2006) more music like this by Guo Yue add to wishlist see all copies from $2.99! new only from $2.99!
17	Ethnic Minority Music of North Vietnam (2007) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Here is yet another collection of truly exotic and mysterious music from Laurent Jeanneau, the modern-day John Lomax, who roams to the remotest parts of the earth seeking to highlight and illuminate the all-but unknown. This time he travels to North Vietnam in and around Sapa, to capture the essence of indigenous music of the Giay, Lu, Red Zao, ... see all copies from $15.07! new only from $15.07!
18	60 Horses in My Herd: Old Songs and Tunes of Tuva (1994) more music like this by Huun-Huur-Tu add to wishlist With this album, the members of Huun-Huur-Tu prove beyond a doubt that they're the bridge between the past and present in Tuva: the past because they have deep respect for the tradition (utilizing traditional instruments such as igil and doshpuluur in addition to the wonderful ankle bones of sheep in bull testicles), and the present as they bring ... see all copies from $15.65! new only from $15.65!
19	The Voice of Geisha Doll (2006) more music like this by Umekichi add to wishlist see all copies from $7.90! new only from $11.46!
20	Four Thousand Years of Korean Folk Music (2001) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Folk songs, or "minyo", are a very important part of Korea's traditional folk music. These folk songs can be differentiated by regions, which give each style particular characteristics. In one province, these songs are grandiose, in another province a wide vibrato is used; in another one, the songs are plaintive and sorrowful, and more. We also ... see all copies from $3.03! new only from $3.03!
21	Shakuhachi: The Japanese Bamboo Flute (1995) more music like this by Richard Stagg add to wishlist First it must be admitted that listening to solo melody instruments -- except those which, like the piano, can provide their own accompaniment -- takes a lot of patience. Either that or a passionate love of the sound of the instrument in question. The shakuhachi is the sort of instrument one could fall in love with. It is a back-blown, five-hole ... see all copies from $13.89! new only from $13.89!
22	The Best of China & Japan [1996] (1996) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist see all copies from $2.33! new only from $6.74!
23	Dhama Suna (1997) more music like this by Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (T.I.P.A.) add to wishlist Dhama Suna provides a perfect overview for those unfamiliar with the hypnotic, almost otherworldly sound of Tibet's traditional music. The songs range from the operatic aria of "Gya-lü Namthar" to the majestic horns and clanging percussion of the title track (whose name refers to the music of the court of the Dalai Lama), from the guttural chants ... see all copies from $14.63! new only from $14.63!
24	Metropolis Shanghai: Showboat to China (2006) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Sometimes a CD comes out of left field to astonish you. Metropolis Shanghai: Showboat to China, which essentially documents Shanghai in the 1930s, is one of them. You don't need words to build up the picture; the music, perfectly chosen and performed by modern artists, does the job. "Ye Shanghai" is a recurrent theme, a bellwether of mood from ... see all copies from $12.99! new only from $12.99!
25	Music of Central Asia, Vol. 1: Tengir-Too - Mountain Music of Kyrgyzstan (2006) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist This might be a manufactured excursion into Central Asian roots, but it's one with integrity, with the intention of going to the heart of the music of Kyrgyzstani mountain music. These are traditional and nostalgic pieces, as well as modern tunes and songs that evoke the past, all exquisitely performed. What's perhaps surprising is how un-alien it ... see all copies from $11.76! new only from $17.41!

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