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NEW RELEASES May 08
JAPAN CDs
Excellent new archive series of Asakusa Opera and songs from the Meiji and Taisho periods and Japanese Traditional Dance music series. New Soil & 'Pimp' Sessions and Little Tempo albums.
OKINAWA CDs
Rare recordings from the 70s of the greats of Okinawan music including Seijin Noborikawa, Teihan China and Kame Itokzazu and of lesser known artists singing classic minyo. New recording of the ancient uzagaku, court music of Okinawa and other compilations.
JAPROCKSAMPLER TOP 50
Japrocksampler - How the Post-War Japanese Blew their Minds on Rock 'n' Roll - is an excellent book written by Julian Cope. 'An exploration of the clash between traditional, conservative Japanese values and the wild rock 'n' roll renegades of the 1960s and 70s.' Julian included his personal Top 50, most of which are currently unavailable, but here we post the CDs that you can buy. As others get re-released, we'll add them to the list.
OTHER ASIAN CDs
Innovative Jaipong from Indonesia and various Chinese albums from traditional to contemporary.
ETC..
Vintage Arab Andalous recordings and Hawaii's Songbird, Lena Machado.
DVD
Concert DVD from young shamisen player Mika Shigemori and Okinawan comedy variety show.
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NEW RELEASES May 08