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Joji Hirota: Japanese Taiko

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Label: ARC Music
Released: 2004
Time:
 66:55
Category: World Music
Producer(s): Joji Hirota
Rating: *****..... (5/10)
Media type: CD
Web address:
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2010
Price in €: 9,99





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[1] Harvest (J.Hirota) - 7:51
[2] Pageant (J.Hirota) - 8:51
[3] Haru-Ichiban (J.Hirota) - 9:34
[4] Musashi Mai Uchi (Traditional) - 5:31
[5] Hokkai II (J.Hirota) - 6:27
[6] Chido-Setsu (J.Hirota) - 7:38
[7] Suisei-Hanabi (J.Hirota) - 5:01
[8] Heart Beat (J.Hirota) - 10:48
[9] Yuki Jizoh (J.Hirota) - 5:10

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Joji Hirota - Cymbals, Gong, Hirado-o-daiko, Miya-daiko, Uchiwa-daiko, Soloist, Tibetan Bells, O-Daiko, Arranger, Producer, Contributor, Liner Notes, Audio Production

Mark Alcock - Miya-daiko, Soloist, Daiko Drum
Xavier Boulanger - Hirado-o-daiko, Okedo-daiko, Soloist, Daiko Drum
Shingo Karube - Miya-daiko, Okedo-daiko, Soloist, Daiko Drum
Yukiko Kato - Soloist, Daiko Drum
Nao Masuda - Soloist, O-Daiko
Kumiko Suzuki - Miya-daiko, Soloist, Daiko Drum
Liz Walters - Miya-daiko, Okedo-daiko, Soloist, Daiko Drum

Matt Bartram - Engineer
Mat Bartram - Engineer
Diz Heller - Liner Notes
Jesse Reuben Wilson - Cover Design, Cover Photo
Alex Stokes - Cover Design
Shingo Karube - Contributor
Kumiko Suzuki - Contributor
Liz Walters - Contributor

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2004 CD Arc Music 1885

Among a run of other Arc albums involving Joji Hirota in the last year or so, Japanese Taiko takes a crack at one of the more stereotypical of Japanese sounds. Hirota is a master of Japanese music, but something of a jack-of-all-trades, and a multi-instrumentalist. The result of this is that his music on the taiko is more adventurous than some specialist groups, but also perhaps somewhat less tightly executed in places. Here, Hirota takes a mostly traditional format, but makes use of a large number of drums throughout the course of a given work. The rest of the ensemble will provide much of the stability of a piece here, as Joji explores the sonic possibilities of having a range of drums to play with. That said, there's plenty of traditional, powerful taiko to be heard here, too. This is some excellent playing by the Taiko Drummers. It's perhaps not quite of the caliber or excitement of the über-stars Kodo, but it's a sweet pounding nonetheless.

Adam Greenberg - All Music Guide
 

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