V.A. : Japanese Traditional Music- Koto, Shamisen - Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai 1941

'41年?'42年頃に海外に日本文化を紹介するために制作されたもので、もともとは非売品だったようです。
本作はその10インチSPレコード全5巻60枚のセットの中から、琴と三味線を収録。
六段や松竹梅とか、お正月に耳にする様な超古典音楽。
貴重です。



Tracklist
- Koto
1 Hien No Kyoku 3:09
Koto ? Kikuhara Kotoji
Vocals ? Kikuhara Hatsuko
2 Rokudan 3:18
Koto ? Nakahashi Gyomu
3 Shochikubai 3:19
Koto ? Yonekawa Fumiko
Shamisen ? Fukuda Eika, Kawase Satoko
4 Kogo No Kyoku 3:16
Koto ? Koshino Eisho, Onodera Tamae
Shamisen ? Fujii Chiyoga
5 Chidori No Kyoku 3:30
Kokyu ? Sato Masakazu
Koto ? Yokoi Mitsue
6 Mikuni No Homare 3:15
Koto ? Kato Juko, Yonekawa Chikatoshi
7 Miyako No Haru 3:22
Koto ? Yamamuro Chiyoko
Shakuhachi ? Notomi Judo
Shamisen ? Chibu Tose
8 Shin-sarashi 3:20
Koto ? Imai Keisho
Shamisen ? Yamase Shoin
- Shamisen
9 Kumagai Jun'ya No Dan 3:31
Shamisen ? Nozawa Katsuyoshi, Takezawa Danroku
Vocals ? Takemoto Oritayu
10 Kitsune Bi No Dan 3:18
Shamisen ? Nozawa Katsuyoshi, Takezawa Danroku
Vocals ? Takemoto Oritayu
11 Sakaya No Dan 3:29
Shamisen ? Nozawa Katsuyoshi, Takezawa Danroku
Vocals ? Takemoto Oritayu
12 Nozaki-mura No Dan 3:17
Shamisen ? Nozawa Katsuyoshi, Takezawa Danroku
Vocals ? Takemoto Oritayu
13 Sukeroku Yukari No Edo Zakura 3:18
Shamisen ? Yamabiko Yaeko, Yamabio Hideko
Vocals ? Yamabiko Yoneko
14 Matsu No Hagoromo 3:15
Shamisen ? Miyako Ichihana
Vocals ? Miyako Ichiume
15 Sekitori Senryonobori 3:09
Shamisen ? Fujimatsu Tsuruhachi, Fujimatsu Tsurutodayu
Vocals ? Fujimatsu Tsurutayu
16 Toribeyama 3:21
Shamisen ? Miyazono Senyae
Vocals ? Miyazono Senhiro
17 Shin-utsubo 3:06
Shamisen ? Tokiwazu Mojibee, Tokiwazu Yaohachi
Vocals ? Tokiwazu Matsuodayu
18 Ichikawa Yamauba 3:14
Shamisen ? Tokiwazu Mojibee, Tokiwazu Yaohachi
19 Kanda-matsuri 3:15
Shamisen ? Kiyomoto Umekichi, Kiyomoto Umesaburo
Vocals ? Kiyomoto Umejutayu
20 Sanja Matsuri 2:53
Shamisen ? Kiyomoto Eiji, Kiyomoto Eijiro
Vocals ? Kiyomoto Shizutayu
21 Echigo-jishi 3:20
Flute [Fue] ? Katada Kisaburo
Percussion [Sasara] ? Mochizuki Taijiro
Shamisen ? Kineya Rokuji, Kineya Rokushiro
Taiko ? Katada Kisaku
Vocals ? Yoshimura Ishiro
22 Aki No Irokusa 2:51
Shamisen ? Kineya Rokuji, Kineya Rokushiro
Vocals ? Yoshizumi Kotoji
23 Ayatsuri Sanbaso 3:17
Drum [Kotsuzumi] ? Mochizuki Tazaemon
Drum [Otsuzumi] ? Mochizuki Taijiro
Flute [Fue] ? Katada Kisaburo, Mochizuki Taigoro
Shamisen ? Kashiwa Senzaemon, Matsushima Jusaburo
Taiko ? Katada Kisaku
Vocals ? Fujita Shinzo
24 Tsunayakata No Dan 2:55
Drum [Kotsuzumi] ? Mochizuki Tazaemon
Drum [Otsuzumi] ? Mochizuki Taijiro
Flute [Fue] ? Katada Kisaburo
Shamisen ? Kineya Rokosuke, Okayasu Kisaburo
Taiko ? Katada Kisaku
Vocals ? Kineya Rokuzaemon

Credits
Liner Notes ? Naoko Terauchi
Producer ? Allan Evans

Notes
Recordings made by the Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai (Society for International Cultural Relations) in 1941 and released as non-commercial 78rpm disks. Includes a 32 page booklet of notes in English and Japanese.