 | TATSUYA KOUMAZAKI & DHARMA SHANTHI Spirits Vibrations / Language Kletegan Hati
Price: £21.99 (Reference #FSD4111)Recorded in Ubud, Bali, this is a collaboration between Japanese guitarist Tatsuya Koumazaki and a ten piece gamelan group called Dharma Shanthi. Koumazaki is used to playing his guitar with its special design, tunings and sound (similar to a Japanese koto) in unusual collaborations such as with Japanese Buddhist chanters. His guitar either picks out the melody or is used in quite a percussive way and on the final track accompanies a single instrument, the gender. 1. Empathy 2.The First Meeting 3. Sekanti 4. Jalanan Ke Bulan 5. Kesanga 6. Ameagari.
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TATSUYA KOUMAZAKI & PANGAEA Former Home (Reference #FSD4187)Guitarist Tatsuya Koumazaki is joined by percussion, shibobue flute, koto, waidaiko drums, sho (pipe organ) on an album that mixes traditional and contemporary Japanese sounds with elements of gagaku, shomyo (buddhist chants) and even some Balinese gamelan. 1. Furusato / Former Home 2. The Beat of the Steppe 3. The Moon at Bago 4. Totorasu 5. Funaya (Song for Mother) 6. Nostalgia for Home 7. At a Period of Autumnal Cold 8. Stranger
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COLLAGE Healing Koto - 100 Japanese Songs on Koto Vol. 1. (A - I) (Reference #FSD3813)Famous Japanese songs played healing new age style by the group Collage featuring koto player Mie Kato and producer Hiroshi Igarashi, on synthesizer, programming, guitar and other instruments. Tracks include Aoge ba Toutoshi, Akai Kutsu, Aka-tombo, Amefuri, Amefuri Otsuki san, Amefuri Kumano ko.
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 | COLLAGE Healing Koto - 100 Japanese Songs on Koto Vol. 2. (I - O)
Price: £16.99 (Reference #FSD3814)Koto plus synthesizer and other western instruments on versions of famous Japanese tunes including Inu no Omawari san, Ue o Muite Arukou, Umi, Ureshii Hinamatsuri, Edo Komoriuta, Ookina Kuri no Ki no Shitade, Oshogatsu.
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COLLAGE Healing Koto - 100 Japanese Songs on Koto Vol. 3. (O - Ka) (Reference #FSD3815)Pleasant enough new age healing versions of Japanese songs on koto and luscious keyboard arrangements. Tracks include Ohanashi Yubi san, Oborozukiyo, Omocha no Cha Cha Cha, Kahsan no Uta, Kata, Tataki, Kamome no Suihei san, Karatachi no Hana.
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 | COLLAGE Healing Koto - 100 Japanese Songs on Koto Vol. 4. (Ki - Ko)
Price: £16.99 (Reference #FSD3816)Koto plays Japanese well known songs with western accompaniment: Kisha Poppo, Kyo no Hi wa Saoyounara, Koinobori, Kojo no Tsuki, Kono Michi, Konnichiwa Aka chan
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COLLAGE Healing Koto - 100 Japanese Songs on Koto Vol. 5. (Sa - Su) (Reference #FSD3817)The famous tracks on this one include Sakura Sakura, Sacchan, Shiawase nara Te o Tatakou, Shiki no Uta, Jidai, Shabom-dama, Zui Zui Zukkorobashi.
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 | COLLAGE Healing Koto - 100 Japanese Songs on Koto Vol. 6. (Se - Tsu)
Price: £16.99 (Reference #FSD3818)Sei-kurabe, Zosan, Takibi, Chiisai Aki Mitsuketa, Tulip, Tsuki no Sabaku, Tsubas o Kudasai and other tunes played on koto and western instrumentation by the group Collage.
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COLLAGE Healing Koto - 100 Japanese Songs on Koto Vol. 7. (Te - Na) (Reference #FSD3819)Collage play Te ho Hira o Taiyo ni, Tohryan se, Doremi no Uta, Donguri Koro Koro, Tombo no Megane, Nada Sou Sou, Natsuno Omoide and other well known Japanese tunes.
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 | COLLAGE Healing Koto - 100 Japanese Songs on Koto Vol. 8. (Na - Fu)
Price: £16.99 (Reference #FSD3820)Tracks include Nanatsu no Ko, Hana, Hanyu no Yado, Hamachidori, Hamabe no Uta, Haru ga Kita, Haru no Ogawa
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COLLAGE Healing Koto - 100 Japanese Songs on Koto Vol. 9. (Fu - Mu) (Reference #FSD3821)This selection of tracks includes Fuyugeshiki, Fuyu no Seiza, Furusato, Hotoru no Hikari, Miagete goran Yoru no Hoshi o, Mikan no saku Oka, Musunde Hiraite
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 | VARIOUS Buddhist Chanting- Music for the Path to Spiritual Enlightenment
Price: £9.99 (Reference #FSD2442)'On Buddhist Chanting-Music For the Path to Spiritual Enlightenment', Nascente's Far Eastern expert, Paul Fisher has compiled a unique double album of mantras and Buddhist music. The electronic keyboard accompaniment augmented by Chinese traditional elements contained on this album is designed to add accessibility and atmosphere to the overall effect- creating music suitable for Buddhist prayers as well as being perfect for relaxing and unwinding to, whatever your path.' 2 CD set, 6 tracks. Click Read About for the full liner notes.

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BLUE ASIA Hotel Ibah (Reference #FSD2852b)Blue Asia is the brain child of Japanese producer Makoto Kubota. He toured the world in the 1980s with his group the Sunset Gang, and the later the Sunsetz. He introduced Okinawan and Asian elements into his music, eventually becoming a full time producer, working with a variety of artists from Indonesia (Elvy Sukaesih, Detty Kurnia) to Madagascar (Njava). His co-conspiritors in Blue Asia are long time assistant Yoichi Ikeda and Malaysians Mac Chew and Jenny Chin, both Berklee graduates and top arrangers. Hotel Ibah is their first album featured around the gamelan music of Bali. As always with Kubota's projects, the is of the highest quality. Original, inspiring, a cool ambience of jegog bamboo gamelan, kecak chants, suling flutes, bells, chimes and more blended together with stylized electronic backing.
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MAKOTO KUBOTA Hotel Waimea (Reference #FSD1802a)Third album in Kubota's fascinating 'hotel' series, and after Bali and Turkey, this time focused on Hawaii. Featuring Yuki Yamauchi and Martin Pahinui, Kubota leaves his trademark sound and innovation as always.
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 | BLUE ASIA Hotel Rechamploo
Price: £22.99 (Reference #FSD1803)Compilation of Blue Asia/Makoto Kubota's three superb 'Hotel' albums: Ibah (Bali) Istanbul (Turkey) and Waimea (Hawaii). Click here to email for availability
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VARIOUS Cafe Siam (Reference #FSD2724)Compiled by Makoto Kubota to go with the Blue Asia Hotel Bangkok CD. Eight tracks are taken from the excellent tradtional recordings of Thai music from various King Records series. These include phin (guitar) solo, traditional morlam singing with khaen accompaniment, jahke (zither) pong laang (xylophone) and pee (reed oboe). The other five tracks are superb new recordings by Makoto Kubota in Thailand of a small combo playing some sublime traditional tunes. Wonderful.
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MAKOTO KUBOTA Aloha Therapy - Ambient Hawaii (Reference #FSD1100)Makoto Kubota has arranged the takes from Sandii's album into a relaxing, ambient sound. Click here to email for availability
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 | 108 GONGS 108 Gongs
Price: £18.99 (Reference #FSD1642)The sound of crickets, a pounding bass gong, the occasional bird call, the sound of thunder. You can't tap your foot to it, or sing along to it, just wonder how it is that 40 minutes of this makes not just pretty good background noise, but an inspiring listen.
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 | MAKOTO KUBOTA Spirit of Healing - India
Price: £19.99 (Reference #FSD3155)Makoto Kubota's first Indian excursion features various musicians recorded in Chennai on bamboo flute, violin, sitar, veena, dilruba, steel guitar, mandolin, tabla, dholak, udu and some superb vocalists to which Kubota has addded his trademark programmed beats, keyboards plus guitar and bass. His Blue Asia pals, Jenny Chin, Mac Chew and Yoichi Ikeda all help out at various points too. All tunes are Kubota or Blue Asia originals except for a wonderful version of Ever So Lonely. Quality Indian chill out music but not quite like anything you've heard before.  | |
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JIANG XIAOQING & FEI JIANRONG Asian Dream (Reference #FSD4046)Jiang Xiaoqing (guzheng), Fei Jianrong (pipa,sanxien) plus Daisaku Kume (piano, synth, pianica) and others perform a mixture of Asian and Japanese tunes, including the Peanuts 'Vacance de l'amour'. 1. Ye Lai Xiang 2. Shounenjidai 3. Miagetegoran Yorunohosiwo 4. Amairono Kamio Otome 5. Sakutazaka 6. The River of Rain (Fei Jianrong Original) 7. Last Emperor-Theme 8. Chijounohoshi 9. Ihoujin-Silk Road's Theme 10. Heri jun zailai 11. Tokinonagarenimiwomakase 12. Kokoro-no-tabi (Jiang Xiaoqing Original) 13. Asian Dream 14.Koino Vacance (Vacance de l'amour) (Vocal:Jiang Xiaoqing & Fei Jianrong)
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 | OKI Tonkori
Price: £23.99 (Reference #FSD2722)Tonkori is the long skinny Ainu stringed instrument. Oki, after listening to old reel to reel recordings of Ainu elders playing solo tonkori decided to 'transcend time and star in his very own period piece'. The repetitive phrases of these old traditional tunes transport the listener into a tonkori trance, exactly as Oki himself would imagine would happen if he could play along with those elder Ainu whose recordings he stumbled upon. 15 tracks with English liner notes. Fantastic.
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 | MIEKO MIYAZAKI Koto Sebastian Bach 2000
Price: £23.99 (Reference #FSD1557)New Age waffle? sort of. Bach pieces played on Japanese koto (harp) with dreamy synthesizers in the background. Click here to email for availability
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 | KINOHACHI Sora
Price: £23.99 (Reference #FSD2539)Shakuhachi (bamboo flute) player Kinohachi is a student of the pioneering Kifu Mitsuhashi, active back in the 60s. Kinohachi is attempting to do roughly the same as his master on his first album, that is bring something new and fresh to the instrument. His imagination however doesn't stretch much beyond adding synthesizers, programmed beats and attempting to look cool on the cover. Music seemingly made to have on in the background, which is fine if that's what you want.
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 | ZAN Furai
Price: £18.99 (Reference #FSD2398)Zan are three young cool image conscious musicians who've learned to play Japanese traditional instruments such as shakuhachi, fue, koto and junana-gen (seventeen stringed koto). On this mini-album with 6 tracks they play East Asian contemporary tunes on those instruments. Melodic and easy on the ear. Click here to email for availability
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VARIOUS Hoa Tau - Tranh Sao Bao Vol.2 (Reference #FSD2914)Easy listening Vietnamese instrumental music played on three traditional instruments with keyboards and drum machines. Click here to email for availability
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 | VARIOUS Dem Tan Ben Ngu
Price: £12.99 (Reference #FSD2916)Dem Tan Ben Ngu (Night's End at the Royal Docks) is a tune based on Hue traditional music, as are the other nine songs on this CD. Modern instrumental versions of those tunes played on dan bau, dan tranh, with keyboard backing. Vietnamese easy listening. Click here to email for availability
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 | VARIOUS World Cafe
Price: £21.99 (Reference #FSD1703)Tracks from the King World Music library, compiled and mastered by Makoto Kubota. Not much more than old tracks reissued into a hip package, but Kubota has chosen well with music from Burma, Timor, Madagascar, Mongolia, Greece, Nepal, Vietnam and elsewhere. Hugely enjoyable CD that is full of discoveries.  Click here to email for availability
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VARIOUS Kaffe Dunya (Reference #FSD2264)Compiled by Makoto Kubota from the King World Music catalogue of various world music. Part 2 of the equally excellent World Cafe. Click here to email for availability
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