The Sound of Zen
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The Sound of Zen, album cover
The Sound of Zen is a 2002 solo shakuhachi album by Atsuya Okuda. The album contains recordings of six honkyoku, the music of Japanese Zen monks, played by Okuda.[1]
Okuda has played shakuhachi since 1985 but until this album he refused to record his playing, believing that only live sound leads to an understanding of jinashi shakuhachi.[2] The CD was published by .[1]
Tracks[]
- Honte Shirabe (本手調子), 4:56
- Tsuru no Sugomori (鶴の巣籠), 9:52
- Shin Kyorei (真虚霊), 12:03
- Ôshû Sashi (奥州薩字), 7:40
- Tamuke (手向), 5:53
- Kokû (虚空), 17:09 seconds
References[]
- ^ a b The International Shakuhachi Society. "Recording: Sound of Zen, The". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
- ^ shakuhachi.com. "Atsuya Okuda - Shakuhachi Recordings".
External links[]
Categories:
- 2002 albums
- Buddhist music
- Zen art and culture