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Pure Japanese Spirit.
Lullaby for the Moon is a perfect compilation of ancient Japanese music. It is beyond perfect, as a matter of fact. There are no words to describe the atmosphere of this unique piece of work. Inzan Tanaka, Ichizan Hoshida, Osamu Shimizu, Sajura and Ensho Yamakawa seem to bind their work together on a level that has never been equalled in folklore.
This album was released in 1997, although most of the tracks are several hundreds ... ...very long, suiting the meditative feel.
Komoriuta opens with soft plucked koto and ripples of shakuhachi flute, as fragile as cascading cherry blossom down a waterfall. Toge Hachi-Ri leads us eight miles through a mountain pass. It is a bit like trying to picture what Honshu would of looked like back in 60 AD; still, perfect, and with the most intelligent use of silence I have ever heard.
Kuon No Hikari kicks in with vibrant shakuhachi flute and ...
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Anybody can recognize "The Girl From Ipanema", it's a classic. But where did it come from? Where did Bossa Nova spread its roots?
Pianist Tom Jobim is credited for the composition of most of the classic Bossa Nova standards, but is was Joćo Gilberto who took these standards, and interpreted on the guitar what we now identify as Bossa Nova. By harmonizing the chords on the guitar with the traditional Brazilian Samba rhythm, Gilberto evolved Jobims' ... ...virtuous, but what really captures me is his voice. He sings with a "blown" quality as if he is blowing air from his gut, which produces an intimate close-to-the-microphone sound. It's possible to hear his lips smacking dryly during the pronounciation of certain words, and he has an excellent vocal amplitude, using mostly low-pitched but well chosen notes.
This album is fun to compare to his other work, as over the years his performances have become ...
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