{"product_id":"kiyoshi-yamaya-wamono-groove-shakuhachi-koto-jazz-funk-76-lp-5050580774728","title":"Kiyoshi Yamaya \"Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi \u0026 Koto Jazz Funk ’76\" LP","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen recordings from 1976\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKiyoshi Yamaya arrangements; koto and shakuhachi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eKiyoshi Yamaya’s arrangements put traditional Japanese instruments inside a 1976 jazz-funk rhythm section. Toshiko Yonekawa plays koto and Kifu Mitsuhashi plays shakuhachi, carrying folk melodies over electric bass and drums. Across ten tracks, including “Asadoya Yunta,” “Soma Nagareyama” and “Yagi Bushi,” the instruments remain central to the arrangements rather than serving as background decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“ten brilliant East meets West jazz-funk bangers from the mid-70s”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfooter\u003eOn the music — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/banbantonton.com\/2022\/02\/22\/kiyoshi-yamaya-toshiko-yonekawa-kifu-mitsuhashi-wamono-groove-shakuhachi-koto-jazz-funk-76-180g-by-cal-gibson\/\"\u003eCal Gibson, BanBanTonTon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/footer\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eListen: Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa, Kifu Mitsuhashi - Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi \u0026amp; Koto Jazz Funk ’76\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lYIkkiLDfcc\" title=\"Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa, Kifu Mitsuhashi - Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi \u0026amp; Koto Jazz Funk ’76\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5050580774728\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"180G","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43147511857232,"sku":"amsdrop","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/4838\/files\/a3424880741_5.jpg?v=1794695757","url":"https:\/\/deadtankrecords.com\/products\/kiyoshi-yamaya-wamono-groove-shakuhachi-koto-jazz-funk-76-lp-5050580774728","provider":"Dead Tank Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}