Yamato Ensemble - Music of Japan: The Legacy of Myoonten (2020)

Performing traditional Japanese music on traditional instruments, Yamato Ensemble honours the legacy of Myoonten, the Japanese goddess of music, art, of everything that flows, and of wonderful sounds. Yamato Ensemble have been playing together for decades; on this special recording, they perform on koto, shakuhachi, jushichigen, shakuroku, and the now-rarely heard kokyu. graceful and supple musicianship Mixedworldmusic.com

Tracklist:
01. Yamato Ensemble - 3 Ballads in Memory of Hida: No. 1, Pastoral Poem (6:39)
02. Yamato Ensemble - 3 Ballads in Memory of Hida: No. 2, Tachitsubura (4:28)
03. Yamato Ensemble - 3 Ballads in Memory of Hida: No. 3, Sugidama (4:52)
04. Yamato Ensemble - Song of the Cuckoo (13:56)
05. Yamato Ensemble - Empty Sky (11:18)
06. Yamato Ensemble - Chikubushima (14:49)
07. Yamato Ensemble - Izumi (8:48)
08. Yamato Ensemble - Hokkai minyo cho (8:26)