Recordings
 
 
  


Recordings

CDs can be purchased directly from Nagata Shachu's CD Order Form.

Retailers can purchase "Kiro", "De-Bayashi", "Koku" and "Tenkai" through our distributor.

 

 

Tsuzure (KNE006), release date - November 29, 2008
Recording for the first time under our new name Nagata Shachu, this CD highlights a broad range of music from the full assault of the taiko to melodic instruments such as the koto (Japanese zither), shakuhachi (flute), shinobue (folk flute), shamisen (lute) and voice. This is one of Nagata Shachu's best efforts to date.

  1. San Ren On
  2. Také Ito Kawa
  3. Onpa
  4. Koe Narashi
  5. 14-14
  6. Tsuzure
  7. Orbit
  8. Hyakki Yagyo
  9. Uchouten
  10. Kakkazan
  11. Mamagoto

Kiro (KNE004), released 2005
The ensemble's most varied and sophisticated recording to date combining the group's signature taiko drumming with such traditional instruments as the shamisen (three-stringed lute), shakuhachi (vertically blown bamboo flute), shinobue (transverse folk flute) and vocals.

  1. Matsuri Genso (Festival Fantasy)
  2. Hon Choshi
  3. Kaze no Seirei (Wind Spirits)
  4. Bidou (Micro-Movements)
  5. Hamajishi
  6. Tentetsu no Kase
  7. Kumo no Nabiki (Floating Clouds)
  8. Benten Bayashi
  9. Khanda Taiko
  10. Senba Oiwake

De-Bayashi (KNE005), released 2007
This CD is performed by the group Ten Ten led by Aki Takahashi and is not a taiko recording. It is a wondeful mixture of Japanese inspired folk tunes featuring vocals, shamisen (lute), bamboo flutes and taiko/percussion accompaniment.

  1. Ten Ten De-Bayashi
  2. Kon Kon Kon
  3. Karaten
  4. Namuami Nezumi
  5. Horie Sankyoku
  6. Totto Mesai
  7. Chakkiri Bushi
  8. Sanaburi
  9. Dojoji no Hen
  10. 1 Kara 10 no Kazoe Uta
  11. Ten Ten Ato-Bayashi




Koku (KNE003) released 2002
Eight original compositions by Kiyoshi Nagata featuring exciting and intricate ensemble playing. This CD captures the spirit of the Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble's live performance.

  1. Iwai (Celebrate)
  2. Taichi no Sakebi (The Shouting Earth)
  3. Nengestu no Nagare (Time Flows)
  4. Gokan (Five Senses)
  5. Araumi (Stormy Sea)
  6. Teiryu (Undercurrent)
  7. Sasurai no Tsuki (The Floating Moon)
  8. Koku (Empty Sky)




Stone Path (KNE002), released 2001 - Out of Print

This recording features both original and traditional music representing the ensemble's early repertoire. CD is no longer in print.

  1. Shin Kodama (Echoes of the Heart)
  2. Harukoma II (Spring Horses)
  3. Music for Uchiwa Daiko
  4. Music for Chappa (Brass Cymbals)
  5. Stone Path, traditional arr. by K. Nagata
  6. Nebuta Daiko
  7. Shodo (Impulse), traditional arr. by K. Nagata
  8. Yamadera (Mountain Temple), traditional arr. by K. Nagata
Tenkai (KNE001), released 1997

Kiyoshi Nagata's debut solo CD featuring eight original compositions. The CD has been described as subtle, meditative and beautifully spare.
  1. Edge of Dusk
  2. Chikurin (Bamboo Grove)
  3. Pulse Progressions
  4. Tenkai
  5. Akikaze (Autumn Wind)
  6. 11 Voices
  7. Furyu (Floating)
  8. Changes
   


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