Japanese Traditional Music

Noh, Biwa, Shakuhachi - 1941

World Arbiter

A magical, poignant selection from sixty 78s issued in 1942. Featuring Noh theatre musicians, many trained by artists active before the Meiji period, prior to 1868.

• Takasago
• Yashima
• Hagoromo
• Matsumushi
• Aoi–no–ue
• Hachinoki
• Youchi Soga
• Teika Ichiji
• Sanekata
• Kyoge kouta: Tsuchiguruma, Nanatsu ni naru ko
• Uji No Sarashi, Fuku No Kami
• Biwa: Jishinkyo
• Heikyoku: Nasu No Yoichi
• Satsuma Biwa: Ko-Atsumori
• Chikuzewn Biwa: Gishi No Honkai
• Shakuhachi: Fuke shakuhachi: Ajikan
• Kinko-ryu: Koku reibo
• Tozan-ryu: Iwashimizu
• Miny’ O-shakuhachi: Oiwake-bushi