Product Description
Brilliant album of Tsugaru shamisen recorded between the 1920s and 50s, 2 CDs, 44 tracks and 60 page booklet with rare photos and lyrics. Tsugaru Shamisen from the north of Japan, is one of the great traditions of Japanese music, and the most recognised shamisen genre. It has crossed over to mainstream popularity on several occasions, including in recent years. The style is thought to have originated with homeless, itinerant, blind musiicans, and this CD is of rare tracks goes back to the roots of Tsugaru shamisen with tracks originally released on 78s.
CD1
1. NITTO Tsugaru Jongara Section - Misato Kudo, Mitsuaki Line Style, Taichi Ichinohe, May 1931
2. NITTO Tsugaru Jongara section - Kyoko Misako, Mitsumata Line style Taichi Ichinohe, May 1931
3. COLUMBIA Jonkara-bushi (Yaoya-ya Shichi)” Kiyoko Kida, Soryu Mitsumata, Taiko Umeda, August 1932
4. COLUMBIA "Jonkara-bushi (Shunde Maru)" Kiyoko Kida, Mitsuo Soryu Taiko Umeda Katsumi, August 1932
5. COLUMBIA Jonkara-bushi Tsuruko Mikami, estimated recording 1929
6. COLUMBIA Tsugaru Ohara Bushi Setsubun Mikami Tsuruko, estimated recording1929
7. Teichiku "Tsugaru Ohara-bushi -Mikami Tsuru, Shirakawa Gunhachiro, Taiko 12 Shirato, estimated recording January 1951
8. Teichiku "Tsugaru Ohara-bushi - Mikami Tsuru, Shirakawa Gunpachi, Taiko 12 Shirato, estimated in January 1951
9. VICTOR Yosare bushi, Soyoko Tonozaki, Toyotsuki Umeda, Taiko Dezaki, May 1929
10. VICTOR Yosare bushi, Soyoko Tozaki, Toyotsuki Umeda, Taiko Idezaki, May 1929
11. NITTO Tsugaru Ohara-bushi, Kyoko Misako, Umeda Toyotsuki, Taiko Koyamauchi Tomei, 1929
12. POLYDOR Jonkara-bushi, Tsuwaya Siwako, Umeda Toyotsuki, Taiko Kawayama Chidori, February 1930
13. POLYDOR Tsugaru Ohara-bushi (Suwako Tsutsuya) Toyotsuki Umeda Chidori Kawayama (February 1930
14. POLYDOR Yosare-bushi, Suwako Tsutsuya, Toyozuki Umeda, Chidori Kawayama, Chidori, (February 1930)
15. POLYDOR Tsugaru Sansagari - Umeda Toyotsuki Taiko Kawayama Chidori, April 1936
16. REGAL "Tsugaru Ohara-bushi - Umeda Toyotsuki Taiko Umeda Katsura (January 1933)
17. REGAL Tsugaru Jonkara-bushi, Umeda Toyotsuki, Taiko Umeda Katsuge, (January 1933)
18. VICTOR JUNIOR Tsugaru Yosare Bushi, Sada Hiyama, Toyotsuki Umeda, Katsumi Umeda, (March 1935)
19. VICTOR JUNIOR Tsugaru Jonkara-bushi, Sasa Hatakeyama, Toyotsuki Umeda, Katsumi Umeda (March 1935)
20. REGAL Ohara Bushi, Miki Ashikaru Shirakawa Gunpachi (January 1943)
21. COLUMBIA Shiogama Ohara-bushi - Kuniko Hakozaki Kitada Ushioda Taiko Hatsuko Estimated recording 1928
22. COLUMBIA Shiogama Ohara-bushi Kuniko Hakodate, Kitashio Hamada Taiko Hatsuko (estimated recording 1928)
CD2
1. REGAL Jyoongara Bushi, Kozaburo Kasai, Kikue Kudo, (estimated recording 1939)
2. REGAL Tsugaru Itakoguchiyose, Kozaburo Kasai, Kikue Kudo, (estimated recording 1939)
3. REGAL Itakoguchi-yose (1) Harada Junjiro (estimated recording 1940)
4. REGAL Itakoguchi-yose (2) Junjiro Harada (estimated recording 1940)
5. NIPPONOPHONE Kokkei Yosare Bushi, Shizutama Saito, (estimated recording 1928)
6. NIPPONOPHONE Kokkei Yosare Bushi, Shizutama Saito, (estimated recording 1928)
7. NIPPONOPHONE Tsugaru Ohara Bushi, Setsubun Somano Yusaku (estimated recording 1929)
8. REGAL Tanto-bushi "Imagezo / Asari Miki" Shirakawa Gunpachi (January 1943)
9. Teichiku Yosare-bushi - Wakameya Goro, Shirakawa Gunhachiro, Taiko, Kamikami Sanzan, (estimated recording 1951)
10. TEITIKU Yosare-bushi -Miki Ashikaru (estimated recording 1943)
11. VICTOR Jonkara Bushi Gentaro Kikuchi, Gunpachi Shirakawa, Tsuruko Mikami, (May 1930)
12. VICTOR Jonkara Bushi Gentaro Kikuchi, Gunpachi Shirakawa, Tatsuko Mikami, May 1930
13. REGAL Jonkara-bushi, Shinjiro Harada, Shoto Kida, (1939)
14. REGAL Jonkara -bushi - Junjiro Harada, Shogo Kida, (1939)
15. POLYDOR Tsugaru Ohara Bushi Tayo Dezaki, Masakatsu Fukushi, (October 1936)
16. POLYDOR Tsugaru Ohara Bushi, Kikue Kudo, Masakatsu Fukushi, ( October 1936)
17. VICTOR Tsugaru Yama Uta, Yoshiaki Noro Shakuhachi Chikuzan Takahashi (January 1956)
18. VICTOR Aya Tsugaru Aiyabushi, Ritsu Sato Chikuzan Takahashi (1957)
19. VICTOR Tsugaru Jongara Bushi Ritsu Sato, Chikuzan Takahashi (1957)
20. VICTOR Tsugaru Yosare Bushi , Yoshiaki Noro, Chikuzan Takahashi, (1957)
21. VICTOR Tsugaru Ohara Bushi, Yoshiaki Noro, Chikuzan Takahashi (1957)
22. VICTOR Tsugaru Bushi Kiso Hayashi Matsutake (1942)
