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Released by World Music Network.
Listen to sound samples at www.worldmusic.net
THE LATEST CD
The Rough Guide to the music of Japan (2nd edition)
Released in 2008 by World Music Network, UK. Compilation album of contemporary Japanese music having the traditional or folkish base. The 1st edition of this album is also popular in which Kunimoto's word play is recorded.
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Ushibuka Haiya Bushi | MICHIKO SUGA |
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Yagaefu | CHANCHIKI | |
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Subayado Bushi | NAMI MAKIOKA | |
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Koza Renka | TAKASHI HIRAYASU | |
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East of Kunashiri | OKI DUB AINU BAND | |
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Shinkaichi (Saru's Meditation Dub) | RYUKYU UNDERGROUND | |
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Asadoya Yunta | SEIJIN NOBORIKAWA | |
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Ah Wakaranai | SOUL FLOWER MONONOKE SUMMIT | |
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Kawachi No Ryu | HAJIME IKOMA | |
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Futatsuno Hensokyoku Sakura Sakura | TADAO SAWAI | |
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Hyojo Netori | KUNAICHO GAKUBU | |
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Gobai | TENDAI SHOMYO, TATSUYA KOUMAZAKI & PANGEA | |
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Harano Tatsutokya | KOTSURU TADE |
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Appalachian Shamisen | TAKEHARU KUNIMOTO & THE LAST FRONTIER | |
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Tokyo Boogie Woogie | SHIZUKO KASAGI | |
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Yuhizaka | HARUMI MIYAKO | |
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Tokyo Bushi | MORIO AGATA | |
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Akkan | SHIBUSASHIRAZU | |
Released by World Music Network. Listen to sound samples at www.worldmusic.net |
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OTHER CDs
Sushi & Gravy
The second album of The Last Frontier released in 2005.
Appalachian Shamisen
The debut album of the The Last Frontier, the world's first bluegrass band incorporating the shamisen. Released in 2004.
Click the titles of the tunes underlined to listen.
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Tears of the Samurai | Takeharu Kunimoto |
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Gonna Paint the Town | STANLEY RALPH | |
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No Use to Cry | R. Gaines,F.Kober,J.B.Daniels | |
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Nanny Goat | J.P.MATHES II | |
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The Next New Hartbreak | Aaron Jackson | |
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Cry from the Closs | Johnnie Masters | |
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Hikyaku's Love | Takeharu Kunimoto | |
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The One Who Leads Me Home | Aaron Jackson/J.P.MATHES II | |
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Alcatraz Island Blues | Delmore Bros | |
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I Live in the past | Virginia Stauffer | |
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Chinese Caravan | Takeharu Kunimoto | |
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A-jyanaika | Takeharu Kunimoto | |
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Shami-Jo | Raymond McLain | |
MEMBERS: TAKEHARU KUNIMOTO - Shamisen Special Guest: RAYMOND MCLAIN - Fiddle |
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Appalachian Shamisen | Takeharu Kunimoto |
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Are You Missing Me | Louvin Brothers | |
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Tiger Creek | J.P. Mathes II | |
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Lonesome Dreams | Daniel Boner | |
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Lonesome Yokocho | Takeharu Kunimoto | |
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It Was Your Love | Daniel Boner | |
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Eureko's Breakdown | Sab Inoue/J.P. Mathes II | |
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I'll Never Shed Another Tear | na | |
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Ninja Rag | Takeharu Kunimoto | |
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Little Girl And The Dreadful Snake | na | |
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Earl's Medley | Earl Scruggs | |
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This World Is Not My Home | na | |
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Dream of A Geisha | Takeharu Kunimoto | |
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Pray For Asia | Takeharu Kunimoto | |
MEMBERS: TAKEHARU KUNIMOTO - Shamisen, Harmony and Lead Vocals on "Pray For Asia" Special Guest: Recorded and mixed by Keith Smith at EKS Sound Studio, Johnson City, TN |
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| In Japan | In other areas | |
| The rough guide to the music of Japan | Amazon.co.jp | Amazon.com or contact World Music Network through http://www.worldmusic.net/ |
Sushi & Gravy |
Contact Takeharudo (Kunimoto's office) at kunimototakeharu@mbj.nifty.com | Contact CASS (East Tennessee State University’s Center for Appalachian Studies and Services) at cass@etsu.edu |
| Appalachian Shamisen | Contact Takeharudo (Kunimoto's office) at kunimototakeharu@mbj.nifty.com | Amazon.com or contact CASS at cass@etsu.edu |
