CDs are available
with performances by Miyako Itchu XII. These are studio recordings with
a clear sound with Miyako Itchu singing and playing the shamisen himself.
This simple and pure form of performance reveals all the subtleties of
Itchu Bushi.
You can listen to samples from these CDs by clicking MP3. Depending on the settings on your browser, you can listen to these samples through streaming. If you download the data, you can listen with Quicktime Player.
You can listen to samples from these CDs by clicking MP3. Depending on the settings on your browser, you can listen to these samples through streaming. If you download the data, you can listen with Quicktime Player.
1. Tatsumi no Shiki (The Four Seasons of Kyoto)
2. Koharu Kamiyui no Dan (Koharu and the Hairdresser)
3. Matsu Gasane (The Long-lived Pine)
1. Onatsu Kasa Monogurui (Onatsu and the Mad Scene with the Straw Hat)
2. Miyako Kenbutsuzaemon (Miyako Kenbutsuzaemon and the Sights of the Capital)
3. Shinodazuma (The Fox Kuzunoha)
1. Shojo (Sake Loving Water Spirits)
2. Miyako Wakashu Manzai (Kabuki Youths Performing Manzai Dances)
3. Shakkyo (The Stone Bridge: Lion Dance)
This CD is taken from a recital in October 1997 at the National Theater in Tokyo. It contains one piece of Itchu Bushi and one piece of Tokiwazu. This can be appreciated as pure music and can also be appreciated as an example of the historical range of Japanese traditional music.
1. Itchu Bushi "Dojoji"
2. Tokiwazu "Sanzeso Nishiki Bunsho: Sanja Sairei no Dan"