VA - Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz FUnk ‘76 (LP)

Following the already classic Wamono A to Z trilogy, 180g presents an extraordinary collection of jazz-funk/rare groove tunes recorded in the mid-seventies at Nippon Columbia studios by three giants of Japanese music: arranger Kiyoshi Yamaya, koto legend Toshiko Yonekawa, and shakuhachi master Kifu Mitsuhashi.

Fully licensed Nippon Columbia masters available for the first time outside Japan

Label: 180g
12” LP
33rpm
Paper Sleeve
Colored Label
Colored Cover

1 Nanbu Ushioi-Uta (feat. Kifu Mitsuhashi)
2 Isohama Bon-Uta (feat. Toshiko Yonekawa)
3 Hohai-Bushi (feat. Kifu Mitsuhashi)
4 Otemoyan (feat. Toshiko Yonekawa)
5 Aizu Bandaisan (feat. Kifu Mitsuhashi)
6 Saitaro-Bushi (feat. Toshiko Yonekawa)
7 Soma Nagareyama (feat. Kifu Mitsuhashi)
8 Yagi-Bushi (feat. Toshiko Yonekawa)
9 Asadoya Yunta (feat. Kifu Mitsuhashi)
10 Konpira Fune Fune (feat. Toshiko Yonekawa)