| | Explorer Series: Traditional Vocal & Instrumental Pieces CD
One of the more prominent volumes in Nonesuch's 92-volume Explorer series, TRADITIONAL VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL PIECES features a series of live performances by the Ensemble Nipponia recorded in 1976. The Ensemble Nipponia's repertoire embraced both folk and classical styles, and this disc contains virtuoso performances on instruments as varied as the guitar-like shamisen, the wood flute shakuachi, and the zither-like koto.
Liner Note Author: David Loeb.
Director: Minoru Miki.
Personnel: Ayako Handa (vocals, biwa); Sachiko Miyamoto, Keiko Nosaka (koto); Kohachiro Miyata (shakuhachi); Minoru Miki (bells).
Audio Remasterer: Robert C. Ludwig.
Explorer Series: Traditional Vocal & Instrumental Pieces Music Explorer Series: Traditional Vocal & Instrumental Pieces Songs | 1. | Kumoi Jishi - Ensemble Nipponia |
| 2. | Ozatsuma - Ensemble Nipponia |
| 3. | Ogi No Mato - Ensemble Nipponia |
| 4. | Edo Lullaby - Ensemble Nipponia |
| 5. | Godanginuta - Ensemble Nipponia |
| 6. | Esashi Oiwake - Ensemble Nipponia |
| 7. | Mushi No Aikata - Ensemble Nipponia |
| 8. | Azuma Jishi - Ensemble Nipponia |
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