 | SHO ASANO Utage
Price: £23.99 (Reference #FSD4594)Born in 1990, Sho Asano is one of the young stars of tsugaru shamisen, winning the national tsugaru shamisen competition for under fifteens when aged eight. He won the same competition for all-comers of all ages for 3 years between 2004-2006. This is his second album and features Christopher Hardy (percussion,drums), Katsumi Usui (drums), Kiyohide Ura (piano), Akinori Yamada (bass). 1. Utage 2. Miss my home 3.Tsuki no Kagayaku Yoruni 4. Heavens Dust 5. Rakuen 6. Itsuki no Komoriuta 7. Al Cantala 8. Tsugaru Jonkara Bushi (Kyusetsu/Shinsetsu) 9.Chamba
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KEISHO ONO WITH SHOGUN Samurai (Reference #FSD3950)Keisho Ono is one of the new breed of shamisen players. Lightning fast, technically excellent and attracting a younger crowd to this traditional instrument. He started playing at the age of 8 and by the age of 14 was recognized by Chikuzan Takahashi as his successor. He performed at SXSW in Austin, Texas in 2006 and in 2008 is back with a new album and a new project that teams Ono up with two younger shamisen players. Shamisen riffs are accompanied by programmed beats and swirling synthesizer sounds. 11 tracks.
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 | KEVIN KMETZ God of Shamisen
Price: £23.99 (Reference #FSD4660)Kevin Kmetz is an American tsugaru shamisen player and leader of the group God of Shamisen. He's won various shamisen competitions in Japan, and on this album he combines tsugaru shamisen with heavy metal, surf, rock and funk. Kevin's shamisen is accompanied by drums, guitar and bass. It's all delivered with a large degree of humour as well as great musicianship. 1. Shamisen Monster - Science fiction of Ray Bradbury 2. Tar Bomb Attack 3. Dragon Quest Medley 4. Metal Jongara 5. Bad Dog Attack 6. Star Wars Theme 7. Final Fantasy Medley 8. Sushi Furusato 9. Castles of Sand 10. Dragon String Attack 11. Last Shamisen Master 12. Black Dog | |
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 | TAKEHARU KUNIMOTO Takeharu Kunimoto Koten Rokyoku Kessaku-Sen Vol. 3
Price: £20.99 (Reference #FSD3789)Classic rokyoku storytelling from the shamisen playing and singing Takeharu Kunimoto. Third volume of five of his Koten Rokyoku series. Two parts of Chusingura, the revenge of the 47 ronin for the death of their master. 1.Murakami Kiken-Chushingura, Honden 2.Eikoku Mikkou
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TAKEHARU KUNIMOTO Dai Chushingura (Reference #FSD3791)Three tracks of Chushingura done in Kunimoto's unique rokyoku rock 'n' roll style plus two karaoke, including one with commentary by Kunimoto.
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 | AGATSUMA Sofu
Price: £23.99 (Reference #FSD3619)Yet another new album from the much hyped tsugaru shamisen player. This one includes tracks inspired by Japanese folk tales, children's songs as well as a tune for a TV drama and original tracks. The usual mix of shamisen and modern western backing.
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 | MICHIHIRO SATO Tohoku Roman
Price: £23.99 (Reference #FSD2409)Michihiro Sato is one of the original new generation of tsugaru shamisen players along with Shinichi Kinoshita and is one of the featured artists on the Rough Guide to Japan CD. On this album he plays tsugaru shamisen standards along with original tunes. Guest musicians include Shozan Tanabe on shakuhachi (also featured on the Rough Guide Japan CD) Shigeri Kitsu (taiko) and Masaki Yoshimi (tabla).
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YOSHIDA BROTHERS Another Side of Yoshida Brothers (Reference #FSD4656)To celebrate their 10 year anniversary, this is a CD of various remixes, collaborations and unreleased track by the tsugaru shamisen playing duo. 1. Yume - Laurent Wolf & Yoshida Brothers 2. Centrifugal Focus 3. Le Aquil Non Volano a Stormi - Franco Battiato 4. Intelligentactile 101 - Jessica Hoop 5. Not Like Me - Choir Boy feat Yoshida Brothers 6. 7. Change - Monkey Majik + Yoshida Brothers 8. 9. 10. 11. Parallel Feelings 12. Storm 13. 14. Rising (Complete Mix) 15. Kodo- Inside the Sun Remix
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 | YOSHIDA BROTHERS Prism
Price: £23.99 (Reference #FSD4462)New album from the dynamic shamisen playing brothers, touted as their major debut 10 year anniversay album. Recorded in Los Angeles, produced by Tony Berg, more of their blend of shamisen with rock, blues, jazz and other genres. 1. The National Anthem 2. Seven 3. Mr Nagano's Foolish Proposal 4. Akai Tori - Red Bird 5. One Long River 6. Fujin 7. Akita Obako 8. Summer Day 9. Tsutaerareyuku Michi 10. Aiya 11. End of the World | |
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 | YOSHIDA BROTHERS Frontier
Price: £23.99 (Reference #FSD2137)The tsugaru shamisen brothers latest album is their most experimental, and possibly best yet. There are some duets including the ever present standards, such as Jonkara Bushi, but what really sets this album apart is the wide range of collaborators, instruments and different types of music. Bass, drums, guitars, percussion, organ, violin, piano, even tablas and flamenco guitar, make for some original new mixtures on pieces that range from uptempo to gentle. Elsewhere, taiko drums and shakuhachi add a Japanese flavour. Stunning and stirring stuff.
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 | SHINICHI KINOSHITA Sho
Price: £23.99 (Reference #FSD1784)Excellent recordings of traditional tsugaru shamisen tunes. Superb playing by one of the originators of the new tsugaru sound.
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HIROMITSU AGATSUMA Agatsuma Plays Standards (Reference #FSD4448)Agatsuma is one of the young breed of tsugaru shamisen players who has been updating the tradition by mixing the instrument with other styles of music, and collaborating with other musicians. The steam however has been beginning to run out when it comes to fresh ideas, perhaps encapsulated by the concept of this album, Agatsuma plays 'standards' - a hogwash of various tunes most of which you've probably heard before. Tsugaru shamisen versions of the following. 1. Sunayama 2. Beat It 3. Scarborough Fair 4. Spain 5. Technopolis 6. Fragile 7. Takeda no Komoriuta 8. One Note Samba 9. Mission Impossible Theme 10. Polovtsian Dance 11. Canon
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