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HOJO KINEYA, TETSUKURO MATSUNAGA

Nagauta Shamisen - The Most Stylish Edo Music - Highlights from the Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments Lecture Concert

Ref: FSV6257

Price: £34.99

Comes with English notes and subtitles. DVD of lecture and concert of Nagauta Shamisen performed by Hoju Kineya and Tetsukuro Matsunaga in 2010. The footage includes introduction to the instrument and interviews with the musicians. NTSC. 58 minututes.

AONODAICHI

Shidara Ao no Daichi Japan Tour - Now, Joined as One, We Go

Ref: FSV6256

Price: £39.99

Film of tour by taiko group formed in 1990 and based in Aichi. 104 minutes.

1. Ten no Uroko 2. Shino tsuku Ame 3. Ryu no Sumu Tani 4. Kagun 5. Iwayama no Kodo 6. Suzu naru no Kaze 7. Tsubasa motsu Mono 8. Yumemi-So (Yamazakura) 9. Soyo no Nami 10. Ao no Daichi 11. Ten no Komorebi 12. Ku Chu Kan

MATSUMOTO KOSHIRO VIII, NAKAMURA UTAEMON VI, ONOE BAIKO VII

Tsumoru Koi Yuki no Seki no To (Mounting Love at the Snowbound Barrier)

Ref: FSV6216

Price: £45.99

NTSC, Region Code All, English Commentary and booklet notes. 90 mins (main programme) + 23 minutes (special feature on 50 selected works of Kabuki). Colour. Filmed May 1979.

Matsumoto Koshiro VIII (Matsumoto Hakuo 1910-1982) was a leading tachiyaku (male role) actor following the war. Playing Sekibei/Otomo no Kuronushi in this play was one of his best known roles. Nakamura Utaemon VI (1917-2001) was the leading onnagata (female role actor) of the post war years, known for playing Ono no Komachi/Sumizome/the spirit of the cherry tree in this play. Onoe Baiko VII (1915-1995) was also a leading onnagata and nimaime actor of the time.

Tsumoru Koi Yuki no Seki no To is a Tokiwazu dance drama first performed in 1784. Tokiwazu music by Tobaya Richo I and Kishizawa Shikisa II. After the death of Emperor Ninmyo a loyal courtier Yoshimine no Munesada retires to Mount Osaka to pray for the repose of his soul. Nearby is the barrier gate of Osaka, a checkpoint guarded by Sekibei, and the late emperor's favourite cherry tree. It is winter but the tree is in full bloom. In the heavy snow, a famous court beauty Ono no Komachi appears, and requests permission to pass through the barrier. Sekibei asks her to answer some questions, this being the mondo (question and answer) section, when the Tokiwazu musicians take over the dialogue leaving the actors to mime. Watching nearby has been Munesada, a former lover of Komachi, and Sekibei asks to hear about their first meeting which Komachi recalls in dance form (kudoki). Later is a teodori section in which all three characters reveal their personalities through dancing. Sekibei is actually Otomo no Kuronoshi a villain who is plotting to unsurp the throne. At the end is a fierce struggle, with bukkaeri costume changes as Sekibei reveals his identity and the courtezan Sumizome as the spirit of the cherry tree. The dances closes with a picture like tableau as Sumizome poses above her enemy.

NAKAMURA KANKURO, KATAOKA NIZAEMON XV, NAKAMURA SHIKAN VII, NAKAMURA TOMIJURO V, BANDO TAMASABURO, ICHIKAWA SOMEGORO, NAKAMURA SHIKAN, NAKAMURA TOMIJURO

Tsuyu Kosode Mukashi Hachijo

Ref: FSV6217

Price: £45.99

NTSC, Region Code All, English Commentary and booklet notes. 136 mins (main programme) + 23 minutes (special feature on 50 selected works of Kabuki). Colour. Filmed April 2000.

This DVD features some of the most amazing contemporary Kabuki actors. These include Nakamura Kankuro V (Nakamura Kanzaburo XVIII) (May 1955-December 2012) one of the most popular actors of modern times. From a long line of Kabuki actors, he was the first son of Nakamura Kanzaburo XVII. He was known as an outstanding 'tachiyaku' male actor and 'onnagata' female impersonator, known for portraying good characters driven insane by rage, or jealousy. Kataoka Nizaemon VX (born 1944) is another popular contemporary actor,especially tachiyaku roles, and is known for performing with Bando Tamasaburo, probably the most popular of all onnagata actors.

Tsuyu Kosode Mukashi Hachijo (common name Kamiyui Shinza) premiered 1873 of which six scenes are regularly performed today, is a sewamono (domestic drama of the lives of commoners). Shinza has enticed Chushichi, the Shirakoya (lumber trading house) clerk, to help him kidnap Okuma, daughter of the owner of the Shirakoya. Shinza sends back Yatagoro Genshichi, a gang leader, but agrees with the landlord Chobe to release Okuma in exchange for money. Chobe cheats Shinza out of more money. Later, Genshichi ambushes Shinza and kills him to avenge the humiliation he suffered.

ICHIKAWA DANJURO XI, NAKAMURA UTAEMON VI, NAKAMURA KANZABURO XVII, ICHIKAWA ENNOSUKE II

Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi

Ref: FSV6218

Price: £45.99

NTSC, Region Code All, English Commentary and booklet notes. 75 mins (main programme) + 23 minutes (special feature on 50 selected works of Kabuki). Black & White. Filmed January 1963.

Features some of the greatest actors who were in their pomp fifty years ago. Ichikawa Danjuro XI (1909-1965) died only three years after taking this prestigious name. He was one of the top talented tachiyaku (male role) actors of the Showa era. Nakamura Utaemon VI (1917-2001) was probably the leading onnagata at the time. Nakamura Kanzaburo XVII (1909-1988) was a renowned kaneru yakusha (able to play any role). Ichikawa Ennosuke II (Ichikawa En'o I 1888-1963) was a revolutionary figure, creating many new dances. He died a few months after the filming of this performance.

Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi (commonly called Kirare Yosa) was a Kabuki adaptation of a kodan (traditional storytelling tale) and is based on a true story. First performed in 1853, only three acts have survived, although only 2 scenes are often performed. It is a Sewamono, depicting the changes in the characters of Yasaburo and Otomi. In 'Misome' Otomi and Yoshaburo meet on Kisarazu beach. In 'Genjidana' Yosaburo looks completely different and meets Otomi three years later.

ICHIKAWA DANJURO XII, BANDO MITSUGORO X

Kabuki Eighteen Best Plays- Shibaraku - Uiro Uri

Ref: FSV6219

Price: £45.99

NTSC, Region Code All, English Commentary and booklet notes. 99 mins (main programme) + 23 minutes (special feature on 50 selected works of Kabuki). Colour. Filmed May 2003 and May 2006.

Ichikawa Danjuro XII (1946-2013) was a brilliant tachiyaku actor, and holder of the most prestigious name in Kabuki. In Uiro Uri he plays the role of the moxa peddler / Soga Goro Tokimune. Bando Mitsugoro (born 1956) is a leading contemporary tachiyaku.

The Kabuki Juhachiban - Eighteen Best Kabuki plays associated with the Ichikawa Danjuro line of actors, are considered as seminal representations of the Aragoto style, that exaggerates all aspects of the role to portray warriors, gods or demons. Shibaraku (Wait a Moment!) was a scene staged for the first time in 1697, as part of the drama Daifukucho Sankai. The play is the epitome of the Aragoto style founded by its author Ichikawa Danjuro I. The villain Kiyohara Takehira has ordered his retainers to kill people who will not obey his orders. The hero Kamakura Gongoro appears with a yell of 'Shibaraku!' (Wait a Moment!) and rescues these people. Takehira orders his henchmen to get rid of the intruder, but they are no match for the superhero. Gongoro accuses Takehira of power usurpation and pleads with him to return the stolen imperial sword and seal. Takehira's low ranking soldiers try a last attack against Gongoro, who beheads them all in a single strike with his giant sword. Gongoro strikes his final mie and victoriously leaves the theatre through the hanamichi.

Uiro Uri was originally a short scene staged for the first time in 1718. It is based on the revenge by the Soga brothers on Kudo Saemon Suketsune, the villain responsible for the murder of their father. The dramatic fight is transformed into light fantasy by showing Sogo Goro Tokumine disguised as Toraya Tokichi, a moxar peddler. He arrives at the pleasure quarters of Oiso, near Mount Fuji, where he meets a party led by Kudo Saemon Suketsune. This highlight is considered to be a three minute speech littered with puns and tongue twisters.

JITSUKAWA ENJAKU III, ICHIMURA UZAEMON XVII, ICHIKAWA DANSHIRO, SAWAMURA SOJURO IX, ICHIMURA UZAEMON

Toryu Ogura Hangan

Ref: FSV6220

Price: £45.99

NTSC, Region Code All, English Commentary and booklet notes. 178 mins (main programme) + 23 minutes (special feature on 50 selected works of Kabuki). Colour. Filmed July 1983.

Jitsukawa Enjaku III (1921-1991) was a leading tachiyaku. He died without a son, ending the Jitsukawa clan, although one disciple still holds the name. Ichimura Uzaemon XVII (1916-2001) was considered by some the last 'heavyweight' in the Kabuki world, learning from the old legendary actors. He was known as a tachiyaku, especially of aragoto roles.

One of the most popular stories of medeival sekkyo bushi, that told tales of Buddhist miracles and legendary heroes, was about the warrior Oguri Hangan, who could make horses perform acrobatics. He used his abilities to win the love of Princess Terute, the daughter of the governer of Hitachi, but the jealousy of her family led to him being poisoned and paralyzed. Princess Terute undergoes great hardship, pulling a cart carrying him, but finally he is revived in a holy waterfall.

BANDO TAMASABURO, ONOE KIKUNOSUKE

Kyoganoko Musume Ninin Dojoji, Michiyuki Yori Kaneiri Made

Ref: FSV6221

Price: £45.99

NTSC, Region Code All, English Commentary and booklet notes. 68 mins (main programme) + 23 minutes (special feature on 50 selected works of Kabuki). Colour. Filmed February 2009.

Features the most popular onnagata actor in Kabuki today, Bando Tamasaburo V (born 1950) and Onoe Kikumosuke (born 1977) an up-and-coming onnagata actor. He performed at the Barbican in London in Nanagawa Yukio's Kabuki adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelth Night, titled Ninagawa Juniya.

Kyoganoko Musume Ninin Dojoji is a spectacular version of the classic dance Musume Dojoji, with two leading dancers instead of the one. The scene of the dance is Dojoji Temple, when a new bronze bell has been built to replace one destroyed by the serpent transformed from Princess Kiyo who had fallen in love with the priest Anchin. Two shirabyoshi dancers, Hanako and Sakurako, arrive at the Dojoji. They take turns dancing, as in the classic Musume Dojoji. At the climax of the dance, their true identities are revealed, when they strike a dramatic mie. A previous Bando Tamasaburo and Onoe Kikunosuke performance of this dance was the fourth Cinema Kabuki film in 2006.

ONOE SHOROKU II, NAKAMURA KANZABURO XVII, JITSUKAWA ENJAKU III, ICHIKAWA EBIZO X, ONOE TATSUNOSUKE

Meiboku Sendai Hagi (Precious Incense and the Bush Clover of Sendai)

Ref: FSV6222

Price: £45.99

Released May 2013. NTSC, Region Code All, English Commentary and booklet notes. 115 mins (main programme) + 23 minutes (special feature on 50 selected works of Kabuki). Colour. Filmed May 1983.

Onoe Shoroku II (1913-1989) was one of great tachiyaku of the showa era, with a warrior like appearance. Nakamura Kanzaburo XVII (1909-1988) was one of the most versatile actors of his time. Jitsukawa Enjaku III was another great tachiyaku, and the last of the Jitsukawa clan. Ichikawa Ebizo X, (Ichikawa Danjuro XII) (1946-2013) was an amazing tachiyaku actor, and holder of the most prestigious name in Kabuki. Onoe Tatsunosuke (1946-1987) was a promising tachiyaku actor at the time of his premature death.

Meiboku Sendai Hagi was first performed as Kabuki in 1777. The play is based on the troubles of the Date family of the Sendai clan. Nikki Danjo, the regent for the Ashikaga family in Oshu, conspires with his younger sister Yashio to take over the Ashikaga family. The part of the wet-nurse Masaoka, is considered one of the greatest onnagata roles of the katahazushi type, samurai women who serve at a daimyo's mansion.

ICHIKAWA SADANJI IV, NAKAMURA KICHIEMON II, NAKAMURA SHIKAN VII, BANDO TAMASABURO V, NAKAMURA FUKUSUKE IX, NAKAMURA KAROKU V,

Omi Genji Senjin Yakata

Ref: FSV6223

Price: £45.99

Released May 2013. NTSC, Region Code All, English Commentary and booklet notes. 119 mins (main programme) + 23 minutes (special feature on 50 selected works of Kabuki). Colour. Filmed September 2008.

Ichikawa Sadanji IV (born 1940) is a tachiyaku actor (especially of villains) known for his loud voice and commanding stage presence. Nakamura Kichiemon II (born 1944) is a Living National Treasure specialising in male heroes of jidaimono, historical plays. Nakamura Shikan VII (1928-2011) was a great onnagata actor. Bando Tamasaburo is the leading onnagata actor today.

Omi Genji Senjin Yakata was staged for the first time as Kabuki in 1770. Of the nine original acts, only one has survived, called Moritsuna Jinya (Moritsuna's Battle Camp). This play is one of the greatest classics of the jidaimono, historical play style. Two brothers, Sasaki Moritsuna and Sasaki Takatsuna live near the lake of Omi, one is for the shogun, the other a rebel. Moritsuna holds his brother's son, Koshiro, a hostage and tells his mother to tell the boy to commit seppuku (ritual suicide). Messengers arrive saying Takatsuna had been killed in battle, and a representative of the Shogun called Tokimasa, comes with Takatsuna's head. Moritsuna identifies the head, and realizes it is not that of his brother. Ruthlessly, Takatsuna has his son sacrifice his life to force Moritsuna to identify the head of an imposter as that of his dead brother.

BANDO MITSUGORO X, NAKAMURA TOKIZO V

Yakko Dojoji - Kisen

Ref: FSV6224

Price: £45.99

Released May 2013. NTSC, Region Code All, English Commentary and booklet notes. 87 mins (main programme) + 23 minutes (special feature on 50 selected works of Kabuki). Colour. Filmed February 2001, May 2008.

Bando Mitsugoro (born 1956) is a leading tachiyaku and dancer. Nakamura Tokizo V is a talented onnagata and nimaime (handsome lover) actor.

Yakko Dojoji was staged for the first time in 1875. It is a humorous dance play, a paraody of the famous 'Musume Dojoji' about a passionate girl who falls in love with a priest and takes revenge when she is jilted. It mixes Nagauta and Tokiwazu music ensembles. Kisen is a dance first staged in 1831 as one section of the five role hengemono. The dance opens in the precincts of Maruyama Park in Kyoto, when the cherry trees are in full bloom.

ONOE SHOROKU II, ICHIMURA UZAEMON XVII, NAKAMURA JAKUEMON IV, NAKAMURA KICHIEMON II, ONOE KIKUGORO VII,ONOE TATSUNOSUKE I, ICHIKAWA EBIZO X, NAKAMURA KOTARO V,

Mekura Nagaya Ume-ga-Kagatobi

Ref: FSV6225

Price: £45.99

Released May 2013. NTSC, Region Code All, English Commentary and booklet notes. 89 mins (main programme) + 23 minutes (special feature on 50 selected works of Kabuki). Colour. Filmed October 1981.

Onoe Shoroku II (1913-1989) was one of the best tachiyaku of the Showa era. Ichimura Uzaemon XVII (1916-2001) was a leading tachiyaku of post-war Kabuki world, who learnt his trade from the legendary old actors. Nakamura Jakuemon IV (1920-2012) was a Living National Treasure, and the top onnagata of his time. Nakamura Kichiemon II (born 1944) is also a Living National Treasure and one of the most popular tachiyaku actors. Onoe Kikugoro VII (born 1942) is a popular kaneru yakusha (plays any role) actor. Onoe Tatsunosuke (1946-1987) never realized his potential before passing away aged 40. Ichikawa Ebizo X, (Ichikawa Danjuro XII) (1946-2013) was an amazing tachiyaku actor, and holder of the most prestigious name in Kabuki. Nakamura Kotaro V (born 1960) is an onnagata actor and heir apparent to be the next Nakamura Utaemon.

Mekura Nagaya Ume-ga Kagatobi (usually known as Kagatobi) premiered in 1886. The fireman serving the wealthy Kaga clan were well known for their spirit. This play features a short pageant of these firefighters combined with a dark story of the sinister masserur Dogen who uses murder, theft and extortion to satisfy his lust and greed.

NAKAMURA KANZABURO XVII, NAKAMURA UTAEMON VI, KATAOKA NIZAEMON XIII, NAKAMURA SHIKAN VII

Ichijo Okura Monogatari

Ref: FSV6226

Price: £45.99

Released May 2013. NTSC, Region Code All, English Commentary and booklet notes. 83 mins (main programme) + 23 minutes (special feature on 50 selected works of Kabuki). Colour. Filmed January 1978.

Nakamura Kanzaburo XVII (1909-1988) was one of the most versatile actors of his time. Nakamura Utaemon VI (1917-2001) was probably the leading onnagata at the time of this filming. Tachiyaku Kataoka Nizaemon XIII (1903-1994) had one of the longest careers in Kabuki history, and remained a top draw till the end of his life. Nakamura Shikan VII (1928-2011) was a great onnagata actor.

Ichijo Okura Monogatari (Lord Okura, the fool and Tokiwa Gozen) was staged as Kabuki for the first time in 1731. Kiymori, the leader of the Heike clan is persecuting the members of the defeated Genji clan. Tokiwa Gozen is the widow of the head of the Genji clan and the mother of Yoshitsune, the generals who will later restore their clan. Kiymori however, made Tokiwa Gozen his mistress and then gave her to one of his supporters, Lord Okura, who appears to be a simple minded fool who spends his time chasing women. Outraged members of the Genji clan sneak into Lord Okura's mansion to discover that Tokiwa Gozen's immorality and Lord Okura's idiocy are a guise to survive under control of the enemy.

KATAOKA NIZAEMON XV, KATAOKA TAKATARO, KATAOKA HIDETARO, NAKAMURA KAROKU V, NAKAMURA BAIJAKU II

Onna Goroshi Abura no Jigoku

Ref: FSV6227

Price: £45.99

Released May 2013. NTSC, Region Code All, English Commentary and booklet notes. 110 mins (main programme) + 23 minutes (special feature on 50 selected works of Kabuki). Colour. Filmed June 2009.

Kataoka Nizaemon XV (born 1944) is one of the most popular Kabuki actors today. Kataoka Takataro (born 1968) is a talented, young onnagata. Kataoka Hidetaro (born 1941) is another young onnagata in the Kamigata Kabuki tradition. Nakamura Baijaku is a popular actor known for his dancing skills.

Premiered in 1721, Onna Goroshi Abura no Jigoku, (The Lady Killer and an Oil Hell) was not adapted to Kabuki until 1907. The story centres on Yohei, the son of an oil merchant in Osaka, called Tokubei. Yohei has got into trouble by accidently throwing mud at a high ranking samurai, and borrowing money in his father's name. He asks the wife of the owner of the Teshimaya oil store, Okichi, for money, and after she refuses he kills her. At the memorial service at the Teshimaya oil shop, evidence comes to light that Yohei killed her. He is arrested by those present including a policeman.

KATAOKA NIZAEMON

Kataoka Nizaemon no Gei to Kokoro (A Year With Kabuki Master - Faith and Passion of Nizaekon Kataoka) (2 DVDs)

Ref: FSV6171

Price: £69.99

283 minutes, NTSC, Region Code All, Japanese only. Documentary of Nizaemon Kataoka XV, one of the most popular tachiyaku (male role) actors, who has been performing on stage since 1949. The film follows a year in the life of Kataoka Nizaemon between 2011 and 2012. Includes footage of performance, backstage, daily practice and interviews. Disc 2 is of his 14 greatest performances.

WADAIKO MATSUMURA-GUMI

Hokkaido Tour

Ref: FSV6172

Price: £41.99

Wadaiko Matsumura-gumi is a Taiko group formed in 1995 in Kobe to encourage those affected by the Great Hanshin Earthquake which resulted in the death of over 6000 people. Over the years the group have developed their music to include South American instruments such as ocarina, kena, charango, sanpona and marimba. This dvd is of their Hokkaido tour in June and July 2012. 157 minutes. NTSC.

EIKICHI KIYOMOTO

The 16th Japan Culture Award - Eikichi Kiyomoto

Ref: FSV6156

Price: £34.99

The winner of this year's Japan Culture award is Eikichi Kiyomoto. Born in 1963, he was a disciple of Eizaburo Kiyomoto and Enjudayu Kiyomoto VII. Kiyomoto Bushi is based on Tomimito Bushi, a school of Joruri. The shamisen is the same as in Tokiwazu, but in Kiyomoto the words are recited in high pitched tones.Eikichi Kiyomoto has also performed in kabuki and nihon buyo (traditional dance). NTSC, Region Code All, 40 minutes.

1. Kiyomoto Mutamagawa 2. Etude 3. Shokusou-kusa Ni Furereba

KANZABURO NAKAMURA, TAMASABURO BANDO, KIKUGOROU ONOE AND OTHERS

Kabuki-za: Final Curtain (with English subtitles)

Ref: FSV6133

Price: £46.99

Formerly titled Behind the Drama: Kabuki Documentary. Long awaited DVD release of the acclaimed cinema documentary film, directed by Sokichi Sogawa. Backstage at the legendary Kabuki-za which closed its doors in 2010. 11 actors, including Shikan Nakamura, Tomijuro Nakamura and Kikugoro Onoe guide the viewer into the heart of the theatre. A look back at some of the greatest performances, the actors, the creation of the stage and the last days of Kabuki-za. NTSC, Region Code 2. English subtitles. 167 minutes.

Kabuki-za: Final Curtain (with English subtitles) (Blu-ray)

Ref: FSV6134

Price: £55.99

The above release on Blu-ray DVD.

BLUE MAN x ICHIKAWA KAMEGORO

Blue Man Group Meets Kabuki (Blue Man x Ichikawa Kamegoro)

Ref: FSV6135

Price: £35.99

Blue Man Group, who ended a four year residency in Tokyo in 2012, were filmed on two special collaborations originally broadcast by WOWWOW. The first is a collaboration with kabuki actor Ichikawa Kamegoro. NTSC, Region Code 2, 47 minutes.

Blue Man Group Meets Wadaiko (Blue Man x Kodo)

Ref: FSV6136

Price: £35.99

The second collaboration features Blue Man Group with taiko drummers from the group Kodo. Originally broadcast in 2011 by WOWWOW. NTSC, Region Code 2, 52 minutes.

YMO

A YMO Film Propaganda

Ref: FSV6149

Price: £37.99

Re-release of classic film of the farewell concert of YMO from 1983. NTSC, Region Code 2

1. Propaganda 2. Tong-Poo 3. Behind The Mask 4. Solid State Survivor 5. Ballet 6. La Femme Chinoise 7. Kageki na Shukujo 8. Ongaku 9. Wild Ambitions 10. Chinese Whispers 11. Kai-Koh 12. Key 13. Technoplis 14. Rydeen 15. M16

THE BEATNIKS

The Beatniks Live 2011 - Let's Go to Beatown

Ref: FSV6154

Price: £29.99

Live DVD of occasional project of Yukihiro Takahashi (YMO) and Keiichi Suzuki (Moonriders). This was their 30th anniversay concert, although they have only released four original albums in that time, 1981, 1987, 2001 and 2011. Filmed on 25th November 2011 at Tokyo Nakano Sun Plaza.

1. A Song for 4 Beats 2. Ghost of My Dream 3. Chotto Tsurai Da 4. 5. Go and Go 6. Camisa de Chino 7. Now and Then 8. Left Bank 9. Didn't Want To Have To Do It 10. 7,000,000,000 no Tenkoku 11. Come Around The Bends 12. Around The Bends 13. Hobo's Lullaby 14. Cut Up Our Existence 15. Ark Diamant 16. Mirrors 17. Dohro Niwa 18. No Way Out 19. Total Recall 20. Inevitable 21. Last Train to Exitown

WADAIKO MATSUMURA-GUMI

Concert 2012

Ref: FSV6140

Price: £32.99

Matsumura-Gumi are a taiko / percussion group formed in the wake of the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995. The group combines the sound of Japanese taiko drums with marimba, ocarina, and other instruments from around the world. They have performed around the world including Australia, Germany, Abu Dhabi and South Korea. This DVD is of their live performance in 2012. NTSC, Region Code 2, 60 minutes.

Gagaku - Music for Eternity (with English naration)

Ref: FSV6141

Price: £47.99

Excellent DVD of Japan's ancient court music, gagaku. 90 minutes, English commentary, NTSC, Region Code 2.

Tenri University Gagaku Music Society performing at the Ise Shrine Jingu Autumn Festival. Imperial Household Orchestra performing at The National Theatre. The Tennoji Gakuso Garyokai performing at Shitennoji Temple Shoryo-e Ceremony Members of Reirakusha peforming at Kasuga Grand Shrine, The Nanto Gakuso, Kasuga Wakamiya Festival.

Arranged by Sukeyasu Shiba.

VARIOUS

Okinawa Kumiodori Senshu (2 DVDs) (Okinawa Kumiodori Collection)

Ref: FSV6081

Price: £114.99

Kumiodori is the Okinawan traditional dance performed to Ryukyu classical music and dates back to 1719, when it was performed for Chinese diplomats visiting the old capital, Shuri. This DVD gives a guide to Kumiodori with eight songs performed by the best dancers and musicians from Dento Kumiuta Hozonkai (an association who preserve traditional Kumiuta). Released to coincide with the 40 year anniversary of the return of Okinawa to Japan from the United States. NTSC, Region Code 2

Disc 1

1. Kumiodori Nyudai 2. Shushin Shonyu 3. Nido Tekiuchi 4. Mei 5. Onna Monogurui

Disc 2

1. Koukou no Maki 2. Banzai Tekiuchi 3. Temizu no En 4. Yukibarai

ANYANGO

Anyango A Live!!

Ref: FSV6066

Price: £34.99

Live DVD from Japanese female nyatiti (harp-like instrument from Kenya) player. Live performance plus interview and images of her time in Kenya.

1. Overture 2. Ochieng Kochieng 3. Anyango 4. Vyumba Vitano 5. Afro Blue 6. Nabed nade gijo pinje 7. Do ya 8. Aye 9. Weche ng'eny 10. Jacaranda 11. To thumno ywak kanye 12. Tei molo 13. Koro azen 14. Zen ining 15. Ne Nyako ma Go Ogol Ogol/Endroll Ogwang

YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA

YMONHK

Ref: FSV6030

Price: £37.99

Live DVD from Yellow Magic Orchestra of performance held at the national broadcaster NHK studios, on August 5th 2011. Includes interviews. Supporting musicians are Keigo Oyamada, Tomohiko Gondo and Christian Fennesz.

1.Improvisation 2.Firecracker 3.Behind The Mask 4.The City of Light 5.Seoul Music 6.Gradated Gray 7.Taiso 8.1000 Knives 9. Cosmic Surfin- Absolute Ego Dance 10.Rydeen 11.Cue 12.Tong Poo

KATSUYA YOKOYAMA

Katsuya Yokoyama Honkyoku DVD Series Vol.1 - Koden Sugomori, Sanya, Sagariha, Tamuke

Ref: FSV6050

Price: £49.99

VHS video, now released onto DVD of shakuhachi lesson and tips by renowned shakuhachi player Katsuya Yokoyama (1934-2010). Comes with English, French, German and Spanish subtitles.

KATSUYA YOKOYAMA

Katsuya Yokoyama Honkyoku DVD Series Vol.2 - Hifumi Hachigaeshi, Shingetsu, Koku, Sokkan

Ref: FSV6051

Price: £49.99

Volume 2 is without the subtitles. More tips, including the mental side of shakuhachi playing, and fantastic, intimate performance as well.

MEKAR BHUANA CONSERVATORY

Semar Pegulingan Court Gamelan with Gambuh Dances

Ref: FSV6052

Price: £49.99

Excellent quality video of rare Balinese court gamelan and dance. Filmed in a historic temple in Denpasar with gamelan music performed on an antique court orchestra. Includes a temple history feature, subtitles in both Indonesian and English, as well as notes on reconstructed music. 60 minutes.

Instrumental pieces: Kawitan Tembung, Jerbon and Ginanti

Dances: Gabor (Denpasar style), Condong Gambuh, Putri Gambuh and Patih Gambuh

QURULI AND GUESTS

Kyoto Ongaku Hakurankai 2011 In Umekouji Kouen

Ref: FSV6006

Price: £49.99

DVD of the music festival 'Kyoto Ongaku Hakurankai' organised by Qururi in Kyoto every year since 2007. This DVD is of footage from the 2011 festival, and includes a special 60 page photo book featuring all the artists who have performed from 2007 to 2011. 110 minutes.

1. Kazumasa Oda, Qururi, Haruomi Hosono, Soichiro Yamaychi (from Fuji Fabric) / Kaze o Atsumete 2. 10 Feet, Ayano Tsuji, Dr.Hasegawa / Recollection feat. Ayano Tsuji 3. Sayuri Ishikawa / Midori no Furusato 4. Sayuri Ishikawa / Amagigoe 5. Mia Hirasawa / It Doesn't Stop 6. Mia Hirasawa / Boom! 7. Haruomi Hosono / Koi wa Momoiro 8. Haruomi Hosono, Qururi / Roochoo Gumbo 9. Kazuyoshi Saito / Usagi to Kame 10. Kazuyoshi Saito / Uta-utai no Balad 11. Fuji Fabric / Niji 12. Fuji Fabric / Echo 13. Qururi / Kiseki 14. Qururi / Suna no Hoshi 15. Qururi / Baby I Love You 16. Qururi / Kyoto no Daigakusei 17. Qururi / Kagoshima no Ohara Bushi 18. Qururi / Bremen 19. Qururi, Takuma (from 10 Feet), Kazuyoshi Saito, Haruomi Hosono, Fuji Fabric, Mia Hirasawa / River

ENSEMBLE OF PELIATAN VILLAGE - UBUD, BALI

Music and Dance of Bali

Ref: FSV6019

Price: £34.99

DVD of Bali Super Gamelan, 'Yamasari', Ensemble of Peliatan Village, Ubud, Bali. Yamasari is led by maestro Cokorda Alit Hendrawan, regarded as one of the foremost gamelan composers. The top musicians have been chosen in the village of Peliatan Ubud Bali, and are captured on the fascinating DVD.

1. Puspa Raga Dance 2. Baris Tunggal Dance 3. Barong & Monkey Dance 4. Telek Dance 5. Kelinci Dance 6. Legong Lasem Dance 7. Tabuh Ratna Gurnita 8. Tabuh Yamasari Lelambatan 9. Tabuh Jagul 10. Tabuh Jimbar 11. Tabuh Hujan Emas

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