Have A Big Bite of Japanese Minyo 100

Nearly every minyo or folk song is associated with a particular area, community or district.This groundbreaking 2 CD set of 100 tracks takes in virtually every major style from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south. Songs for dancing, work, lullabies, drinking songs, to bring rain, a bountiful harvest and many more. The classic minyo include Soran Bushi, Hokkai Ondo, Esashi Oiwake, Tsugaru Jonkara Bushi, Akita Obatko, Mogamigawa Funauta, Tokiwa Tanko Bushi, Kusatu Bushi, Chichibu Ondo, Sado Okesa, Ecchu Owara Bushi, Ise Ondo, Awaodori, Nagasaki Burabura Bushi, Otemoyan and Asadoya Yunta.