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Far Side Music > JAPAN traditional
CONTEMPORARYCONTEMPORARY
Young and current musicians, and some older ones too, rooted in tradition exploring new directions. Click here to select different instruments and styles.
CLASSICALCLASSICAL
Folk and Traditional styles from throughout Japan. Click here to select different instruments and styles.
JAPANESE TRADITIONAL DANCE SERIESJAPANESE TRADITIONAL DANCE SERIES
Music to accompany Japanese tradtional dance such as butoh or in kabuki; gidayu, tokiwazu, nagauta and kiyomoto.
KYOTO RECORDSKYOTO RECORDS
Releases of classical and contemporary traditional music from this excellent independent label. Most releases come with exemplary English liner notes.
MASTERS OF JAPANMASTERS OF JAPAN
Groundbreaking series of 25 CDs. The greatest masters, the greatest compositions of all the major traditions and instruments.
LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE SERIESLIVING NATIONAL TREASURE SERIES
Series that focuses on Living National Treasures of traditional music, performing instruments such as shamisen, koto, shakuhachi, and styles including Nagauta and Gidayu.
TRADITIONAL ENTERTAINMENT SERIESTRADITIONAL ENTERTAINMENT SERIES
The wonderful world of traditional entertainments, from peddling toad oil on the streets to storytelling, haikara (refined) songs, old downtown Tokyo hits and sumo jinku, ex-sumo wrestlers excercising their vocal chords.
COLEZO! SERIESCOLEZO! SERIES
Superb series of the greatest traditional musicians playing koto, shakuhachi, tsugaru shamisen, taiko drums, taishokoto. Plus noh, gagaku, minyo, and excellent 2CD guides to minyo and choral music.
KING RECORDS' JAPANESE TRADITIONAL MUSIC' SERIESKING RECORDS' JAPANESE TRADITIONAL MUSIC' SERIES
Award winning series of excellent recordings by top musicians performing the most important traditional styles.Comes with English liner notes. Sound samples of all titles.
MUSIC OF JAPANESE PEOPLEMUSIC OF JAPANESE PEOPLE
Excelent series of folk songs, work songs, festival music, soundscapes and unusual instruments.Comes with English liner notes. Sound samples of all titles.

Far Side Music > JAPAN traditional