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Folk Music of Japan

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Folk Music of Japan
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The examples of Japanese folk music presented in this collection were selected from 81 field recordings made in 1950–1951 by anthropologist Edward Norbeck, primarily in Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region on the main island of Honshu. The selected music, while necessarily not fully representative of the range of Japanese folk music, is a good starting point, and Professor Norbeck’s liner notes provide background on Japanese traditions and each track.

Track Listing

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101
Sado Okesa n/a 3:01
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102
Waka n/a 0:46
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103
Bitchũ Kagura n/a 1:10
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104
Bitchũ Kagura (Cont.) n/a 2:10
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105
Ōmiya Odori n/a 1:51
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106
Shimotsui-bushi n/a 1:24
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107
Kagura-bayashi n/a 3:18
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108
Ashimori Ondo n/a 5:25
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201
Ishiya-bushi n/a 2:50
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202
Itokuri-uta n/a 2:24
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203
Maritsuki-uta n/a 1:21
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204
Shiraisi Odori n/a 3:28
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205
Shiraisi Odori (Cont.) n/a 1:38
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206
Shiraishi Odori n/a 1:14
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207
Shiraishi Odori (Cont.) n/a 4:02
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208
Urashima Odori n/a 3:54

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

FW04429, FE 4429

Year(s) Released

1952

Label/Collection

Folkways Records

Genre(s)

World

Country(s)

Japan

Culture Group(s)

Japanese

Instrument(s)

Accordion; Bamboo flute; Chorus; Drum; Flute; Shamisen; Surigane (Gong); Violin

Language(s)

Japanese (日本語)

Credit(s)

Harold Courlander - Producer
 Ronald Clyne - Designer
 Utamaro - Cover Artwork
 Bernard Cehan - Writer (Introduction)
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