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ART OF SHAKUHACHI, VOL.2
by Mitsuhashi, Kifu
ISBN: 9991439188
Item Type: Compact Disk
Publisher: Celestial Harmonies
The second in Celestial Harmonies' series documenting the art of the Japanese bamboo shakuhachi flute features pieces anchored in the traditional music played by the Zen monks of the Edo or Tokugawa period (1603-1868). It includes Ajikan, one of the most famous in the entire shakuhachi repertory, whose title refers to an important meditative practice of Shingon-sect esoteric Buddhism. A booklet comes with the CD with annotation and translation by associate professor Yamanashi University in Kofu, Japan.
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