{"product_id":"various-artists-traditional-japanese-music-various-artists","title":"Various Artists: Traditional Japanese Music (Various Artists) - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eTraditional Japanese Music (Various Artists)\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eVarious Artists\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eArc Music\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e5019396273122\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eInternational\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2017-06-23\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         This pleasant and relaxing album contains beautiful and atmospheric Japanese music with a variety of instruments such as the koto, shakuhachi and shinobue, shamisen, and taiko drums, as well as sung pieces. The Matsu Take Ensemble was founded in 2002 with the aim of making traditional, folk, and classical Japanese music and dances known. Japanese music shows a profound serenity deeply rooted in nature. \"Matsu Take\" means \"pine and bamboo,\" a tree and a plant of great symbolic significance in Japanese traditions. The Matsu Take Ensemble is comprised of 2 koto players, 2 shakuhachi players, one of whom also sings, a percussionist, as well as a dancer who sings, plays shamisen as well as taiko.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Esashi Oiwake [Esashi Crossroads] \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Kazoe Uta [Counting Song] \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Sunayama [Sand Dunes] \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Gion Kouta [The Song of Gion] \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Harusame [Spring Rain] \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Sakura Sakura [Cherry Blossoms] \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Utage [Feast] \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Kokiriko Bushi [The Bamboo Stick Game] \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Daha [Pounding Waves] \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Torianse [Let Us Pass] \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Shika No Tone [The Distant Cry of the Deer] \u003cbr\u003e1.12 Akita Obako [The Young Girl from Akita] \u003cbr\u003e1.13 Kuroda Bushi [The Song of Kuroda] \u003cbr\u003e1.14 Yamabiko [Mountain Echo]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                           \u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/74252061\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:700px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Various Artists","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32466718752839,"sku":"33115177","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/products\/3217721-2538724_ebfe717f-f018-4e56-9c92-748e8f2ae808.jpg?v=1710728549","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/various-artists-traditional-japanese-music-various-artists","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}