A mixed bag of folk or classical shamisen and shakuhachi mixed in with jaunty little pop ditties that owe more to rock and roll with some oddities in between, like a James Bond theme; doesn't flow much but makes you wonder what else -- besides world-class jazz and classical, comic heavy metal, and ear-shattering techno-noise -- the world's second largest economy has to offer.
VA - The Rough Guide To The Music Of Japan
World/Ethnic | MP3 VBR 220kbps | 19 Tracks | 130 MB
Label: World Music Network
01. TAKEHARU KUNIMOTO - MAKURA (01:01)
02. KAWACHIYA KIKUSUIMARU - KAKIN ONDO (06:11)
03. SOUL FLOWER MONONOKE SUMMIT - FUKKO BUSHI (03:12)
04. MICHIHIRO SATO - NIKATA BUSHI (03:44)
05. TAKIO ITO & TAKIO BAND - TAKIO'S SORAN BUSHI (04:49)
06. YASUBA JUN & AN-CHANG PROJECT - AMAGOI BUSHI (04:18)
07. TAKASHI HIRAYASU - MANGETSU NO YUBE (04:14)
08. AYAME BAND - HIYAMI KACHI BUSHI (03:15)
09. TADAYOSHI IKAWA - MOJI BANANA NO TATAKIURI (01:58)
10. OKI - UTUWASKARAP (06:05)
11. SHOZAN TANABE - NYORAI SHIZUNE (04:31)
12. YUKIHIRO GOTO - UBUE (05:35)
13. TETSUHIRO DAIKU - ASADOYA YUNTA (04:13)
14. THE SURF CHAMPLERS - JAMES BOND THEME (03:04)
15. MAKOTO KUBOTA & THE SUNSET GANG - HAISAI OJISAN (05:16)
*16. YASUKO YOSHIDA - AGARI JO (04:51)
17. KOTO VORTEX - HO NA MI [EXCERPT] (04:02)
18. EITETSU HAYASI - UTAGE [EXCERPT] (03:29)
19. CICALA MVTA - SHI CHOME (03:52)