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1	The Very Best of Japanese Music (2004) more music like this by Various Artists $8.79 (new CD, see detail) add to wishlist see all copies from $8.79! new only from $8.79!
2	Song of the Seashore & Other Melodies of Japan (1979) more music like this by James Galway $9.99 (new CD, see detail) add to wishlist It has been said that James Galway's appeal crosses all musical boundaries. In this album, the Belfast-born Galway successfully crosses into Japanese music. But while Galway's talent with his flute is evident, like some others of Galway's non-classical albums, this music lacks technical challenges that might make one sit up and listen. These ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $9.99!
3	Live at the Acropolis (1995) more music like this by Kodo $1.99 (used CD, see detail)* add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.59!
4	The Best of Kodo (1994) more music like this by Kodo $5.90 (used CD, see detail)* 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 $11.58!
5	Art of the Japanese Koto, Shakuhachi and Shamisen [#1] (1996) more music like this by Yamato Ensemble $13.48 (new CD, see detail) add to wishlist The Yamato Ensemble with British shakuhachi player Richard Stagg presents a second CD of traditional and contemporary Japanese chamber music, including an arrangement for koto and shakuhachi of folk songs from the island of Okinawa, a music rarely heard abroad. The first and the third pieces are typical pieces of the Jiuta repertoire (i.e., the ... see all copies from $13.48! new only from $13.48!
6	Tataku: The Best of Kodo, Vol. 2 (1994-1999) (2001) more music like this by Kodo $8.00 (used CD, see detail)* 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!
7	Explorer Series East Asia/Japan: Shakuhachi Music - A Bell Ringing in the Empty Sky (2007) more music like this by Various Artists $10.76 (new CD, see detail) add to wishlist see all copies from $10.76! new only from $10.76!
8	Beyond (2004) more music like this by Agatsuma $16.89 (new CD, see detail) add to wishlist Agatsuma's second album largely duplicates what he did on his first -- he plays his shamisen like ringing a bell over programmed backing tracks. The difference is that, this time around, there's more care and thought in at least some of those programmed tracks. So while something like "Dawnlight" can come across as bland in the very worst new age ... see all copies from $16.89! new only from $16.89!
9	Masters of Zen (Koto Shakuhachi) (1995) more music like this by Various Artists $14.98 (new CD, see detail) add to wishlist This CD presents a collection of modern pieces written by Japanese composers for the koto (the regular 13-string and the 17-stringed version), shakuhachi, and shamisen. All the pieces are melodic and traditional in nature, not contemporary or avant-garde types of pieces. Among the composers, two of them are known outside Japan: Hozan Yamamoto, the ... see all copies from $14.98! new only from $14.98!
10	Mondo Head (2002) more music like this by Kodo $8.00 (new CD, see detail) 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!
11	Ibuki (1997) more music like this by Kodo $7.98 (used CD, see detail)* 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!
12	Sai-So: The Remix Project (1999) more music like this by Kodo $1.99 (used CD, see detail)* 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!
13	Prayer (1999) more music like this by Uttara-Kuru $6.88 (new CD, see detail) add to wishlist see all copies from $6.88! new only from $6.88!
14	Samurai Collection (2004) more music like this by Various Artists $12.31 (used CD, see detail)* add to wishlist see all copies from $12.31! new only from $12.34!
15	The Art of Japanese Bamboo Flute & Koto (1994) more music like this by Yamato Ensemble With Richard Stagg $8.79 (new CD, see detail) add to wishlist This first record by the Yamato Ensemble offers four classical pieces from the classical Japanese repertoire, two of which are from the Jiuta repertoire, i.e., for Japanese trio (this typical trio includes a koto, a shamisen, and a shakuhachi, with voice). The two Jiuta pieces are rarely recorded pieces (at least rarely found on records available ... see all copies from $8.79! new only from $8.79!
16	Eternal Songs (2005) more music like this by Agatsuma $13.48 (new CD, see detail) add to wishlist see all copies from $13.48! new only from $13.48!
17	Unbridled (2006) more music like this by Lantana $11.27 (new CD, see detail) add to wishlist see all copies from $11.27! new only from $11.27!
18	Ichi on Buttsu (1997) more music like this by Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldon $2.29 (used CD, see detail)* add to wishlist In Japan, there are many schools and style of playing the shakuhachi. Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin comes from the Jin Nyodo school and is one of the greatest Japanese shakuhachi masters of the 20th century who died almost 40 years ago. He proposes seven pieces of that tradition, plus one of his own compositions. What strikes with Seldin's playing is the ... see all copies from $2.29! new only from $14.18!
19	The Voice of Geisha Doll (2006) more music like this by Umekichi $7.90 (used CD, see detail)* add to wishlist see all copies from $7.90! new only from $12.48!
20	Jin Jin/Firefly (2000) more music like this by Takashi Hirayasu & Bob Brozman $16.98 (new CD, see detail) add to wishlist Recorded on the Okinawan island of Taketomi, Jin Jin/Firefly documents a rare encounter between Okinawan singer/sanshin player Takashi Hirayasu and acoustic guitarist Bob Brozman. Forming a duo, the two prove to be highly compatible -- and when you think about it, they're a logical combination. Hirayasu's foundation is Okinawan music, which ... see all copies from $16.98! new only from $16.98!
21	Kurokami (1988) more music like this by Clive Bell & Rié Yanagisawa $12.97 (used CD, see detail)* add to wishlist The title of this album (Kurokami) refers to a traditional classical Japanese composition with that name (also the second song on the CD), meaning black hair (referring to the beautiful long dark hair of Japanese ladies). Clive Bell plays the shakuhachi while Rié Yanagisawa plays the koto, the shamisen, and sings. This CD offers us traditional and ... see all copies from $12.97! new only from $16.45!
22	World Network, Vol. 49: Japan - Master of Shakuhachi (1999) more music like this by Tadashi Tajima $21.10 (new CD, see detail) add to wishlist Tadashi Tajima proves to be one of today's most talented shakuhachi players with this CD. A former student of the great master Katsuya Yokoyama, he has proven to be a very versatile shakuhachi player. He is a member of the Nihon No Oto Ensemble, a well-known and well-respected Japanese traditional chamber music ensemble. One of Tajima's landmarks ... see all copies from $21.10! new only from $21.10!
23	The Art of the Japanese Koto, Shakuhachi and Shamisen [#2] (2002) more music like this by Yamato Ensemble $13.48 (new CD, see detail) add to wishlist see all copies from $13.48! new only from $13.48!
24	Nasca Fantasy (1994) more music like this by Kodo & Isao Tomita $2.84 (used CD, see detail)* add to wishlist What happens when three musical patterns align: a synthesizer genius, a Taiko drum troupe, and a traditional Peruvian band? Even after hearing this album, you might not be sure. On Nasca Fantasy, inspired by the Nasca drawings in Peru, Isao Tomita, a serious synthesizer artist; Kodo, the bearers of the torch for energetic Taiko drumming; and ... see all copies from $2.80!
25	Beams (2003) more music like this by Agatsuma $15.40 (new CD, see detail) add to wishlist Hiromitsu Agatsuma is a truly gifted player of the shamisen, the traditional three-string Japanese instrument. However, he's taken it in a very new direction, putting his fingerwork on top of programmed tracks that run the gamut from ambient to almost-pounding techno. While Agatsuma has a deep grounding in traditional Japanese music, here he gives ... see all copies from $15.40! new only from $15.40!

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