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Koto Melodies Of Japan

                 



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Label: Capitol Records SP10523
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Genre: FOLK
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Tracklist
 
A1Awa-Odori2:38
A2Nambu-Ushioiuta3:42
A3Kiso-Bushi3:10
A4Sado-Okesa2:41
A5Otemoyan2:18
A6Soma-Bon'Odoriuta3:26
B1Yashaburo-Bushi2:40
B2Hiroshimano-Sendouta4:04
B3Itsukino-Komoriuta4:08
B4Owashi-Bushi3:02
B5Soran-Bushi3:31
B6Hanagasa-Odori2:30



Credits
Composed By - Yujiro Fukushima
Koto - Akiko Yazaki, Sumiko Goto, Teiko Kikuchi
Producer - Kazuhiko Chino
Shakuhachi - Kôzan Kitahara II

Notes
Deep orange labels with purple "C" Capitol logo.

Recorded in Japan

Track Notes:

Awa-Odori
In the city of Tokushima on the island of Shikoku, the people have a customary dance that goes on for many days and nights in the summer season. It is called Awa-Odori, and this music based on that dance is not unlike the rhythmical music of a carnival.

Nambu-Ushioiuta
In Iwate, near the eastern end of the Japanese mainland, this tune is sung by the people when they drive their cattle to pasture. The sound of the shakuhachi conveys the effect of pastoral scenery in a peaceful farming village.

Kiso-Bushi
In the middle part of the Japanese mainland there are the beautiful wooded Kiso Mountains. To all people who live in that district this tune is like a theme song. The music starts with a free arpeggio of koto. Next shakuhachi plays a melody which reminds us of a quiet heart of mountains. Then koto and seventeen-stringed koto change into a delightful melody that symbolizes the beginning of day.

Sado-Okesa
Near the Japan Sea coast of the middle part of the Japanese mainland there is a small island called Sado Island. In the old days it was famous for being an exiles' island and for its gold mine. Sado-Okesa is the most popular song among the people of this island. In the Bon Festival in summer the islanders form a circle and sing this song, dancing elegantly. The Festival is a traditional Japanese event when the dead's souls were once believed to return to this world. In the present days the festival still exists as a kind of recreation. The above-mentioned Awa-Odori and Kiso-Bushi, too, are danced in this festival.

Otemoyan
This is a song of the composer's birthplace -a district in Kyushu, the southern island of the Japanese mainland. Otemoyan is a girl's nickname. The humorous words tell about her marriage. The melody is comical, too.

Soma-Bon'Odoriuta
Soma District, situated on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, is a three hours' ride by train from Tokyo to the east. It is


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