093074050927

Sakura: A Musical Celebration Of The Cherry Blossoms

Various Artists

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Format: CD

Cat No: SFW40509

Release Date:  01 March 2003

Label:  Smithsonian Folkways

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  093074050927

Genres:  World Music  World Music  

  • Description

    The harmony between humanity and nature constitutes an ideal state in Japanese music. In spring, the beautiful but short-lived sakura (flowering cherry tree)—Japan's most celebrated plant whose blossom is the national flower—powerfully symbolizes the transient splendor of human life. Each year, in Washington, D.C., thousands of visitors savor the beauty of the cherry blossoms which have come to represent the friendship between the people of the United States and Japan. Featuring traditional Japanese folk songs, classical instrumentals, and live ensemble performances, this recording honors the musical gifts that were brought to the United States from Japan.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Sakura - Kyoko Okamoto
      • 2. Yasugi Bushi (Song of Yasugi)
      • 3. Asadoya Yunta of Okinawa
      • 4. Hachigaeshi (Returning the Bowl)
      • 5. Akita Nitaka Bushi (Akita Nitaka Song)
      • 6. Song of Rice-Husking - Shinichi Yuize
      • 7. Songs of the Stonemason
      • 8. Soran Bushi (Soran Song)
      • 9. Rokudan No Shirabe (Music of Six Steps)
      • 10. Yuudachi (Evening Rainstorm) - Soh Daiko Taiko Drum Ensemble