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TENDAI SHOMYO, TATSUYA KOUMAZAKI & PANGAEA

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Moon to the Heart of Heaven (2 CDs)

TATSUYA KOUMAZAKI & PANGAEA

Moon to the Heart of Heaven (2 CDs)

Ref: FSD5914


Price: £39.99

Latest album from the guitarist/kyujo hensyo player with group on shinobue, noukan (flutes) koto, bass, percussion, biwa and syo. Relaxing, laid back acoustic guitar with mix of western and traditional instrument accompaniment. Beautifully recorded and performed.

CD1.

1. Housen 2. Daigo 3. Moon Castle 8:41 4.Omoro 5. Wind rippling the sea of grass 6. Yin yue yao yuan? 7. Kie 8. Mahorozakura

CD2.

9. Bansyou - Moon Suite 10. Vol.1 Something was left on the moon 11. Vol.2 Longing for the moon 12. Vol.3 Landing from the moon 13.Vol.4 The moon above the earth 14. Kannon 15. Vol.5 Children's song of the moon 16. Vol.6 Full moon and a little moon 17. Vol.7 The crescent 18. Vol.8 The moon dancing on the waves 19. Jisyo 20. Vol.9 A cradle of the moon 21. Vol.10 Words from Moon Flowers 22. Vol.11 The 13th moon 23. Vol.12 Mikaerizuki



Quiet Night

TATSUYA KOUMAZAKI

Quiet Night

Ref: FSD5753


Price: £25.99

Studio recording of relaxing acoustic paulownia guitar, beautifully played and recorded.

1. At Twighlight, Wind is Wondering Who You Are 2. La Fontaine de la Rose 3. Daigo 4. Kantsubaki 5. Tsubaki no Yume 6. Moon Castle 7. Forest in February 8. Wind at Moonlit Night 9. Kunon 10. Beyond the Sky


Promise to Forest

TATSUYA KOUMAZAKI & SOFIA QUARTET + 1

Promise to Forest

Ref: FSD5752


Price: £25.99

Japanese guitarist playing paulownia guitar with Sofia Quintet plus contrabass. Recorded in Sofia. Koumazaki's guitar with its' trademark Japanese sound and European classical accompaniment.

1. At Twighlight, Wind is Wondering Who You Are 2. Lakes Wind 3. Promise to Forest 4. Kie 5. Mahorozakira 6. Kantsubaki 7. La Fontaine de la Rose 8. Kunon 9. Beyond the Sky


Onko Chishin

TENDAI SHOMYO, TATSUYA KOUMAZAKI & PANGAEA

Onko Chishin

Ref: FSD1769a


Price: £25.99

Coming primarily from China, the practice of singing and composing chants based on sacred texts and hymns became known as Shomyo in Japan. Elaborate ceremonies could include court music, or gagaku, although unrelated the chanting and the instrumental music performed simultaneously creates a powerful multisonic texture. On this new recording, the Tendaisyomyo Buddhist sect are joined by guitarist Tatsuya Koumazaki and the group Pangaea, playing various percussion, the Japanese zither, the Koto and flutes among other instruments to add another dimension.

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Inori

HIDA SHINGON SANGON,TATSUYA KOUMAZAKI & PANGAEA

Inori

Ref: FSD1768a


Price: £25.99

One of two remarkable recordings of Shomyo (Buddhist chants) this one of the Shingonshu sect, accompanied by taiko drums, shinobue (flute) nohkan (flute) koto (harp), sho (mouth organ), percussion and most notably guitar. It is an unlikely combination but totally effective as voices, normally sung accappella, are enhanced by a sympathetic accompaniment that enriches their effect.



Wind At Moon Night

TATSUYA KOUMAZAKI & PANGAEA

Wind At Moon Night

Ref: FSD2585a


Price: £25.99

Tatsuya Koumazaki plays an acoustic guitar, made from paulownia wood so it sounds similar to a koto (Japanese zither). He is backed up by his group Pangea playing a mixture of Japanese (shinobu, noukan flutes, koto) and Western instruments (percussion and bass). This album was recorded in a sake brewery and has a meditative, spiritual feeling. It features a poem reading and even the Chief sake brewer on the album's final track. Booklet is in Japanese washi paper, adding to the effect on a wonderful album.



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