Arasaki, Jun & Nine Sheep Visible Cloaks: Kajyadhi Fu Bushi (7-Inch Single)
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Seven inch vinyl pressing. A charming set of double transformations on this release. Kajyadhi Fu Bushi is a traditional Ryukyu minyo (Okinawa folk song), a joyous celebratory classic which is usually sung at weddings, with lyrics describing how beautiful buds unfold, using the distinctive Ryukyu/Okinanwa pentatonic scale. Typically performed by a small ensemble of a singer accompanied by sanshin, the Okinawan precursor to the shamisen, the A-side is has been transformed by jazz musician and conductor Jun Arasaki and his group Nine Sheep, with five sanshin, four winds, piano, guitar, bass, percussion and drums. Played only once, unrehearsed but perfect in execution, for a 1977 TV broadcast, this release has been taken from the only recording in existence. The B-side is yet another transformation, a remix by the Portland fourth world duo Visible Cloaks. Kajyadhi Fu Bushi, Kajyadhi Fu Bushi (Visible Cloaks Remix)
Seven inch vinyl pressing. A charming set of double transformations on this release. Kajyadhi Fu Bushi is a traditional Ryukyu minyo (Okinawa folk song), a joyous celebratory classic which is usually sung at weddings, with lyrics describing how beautiful buds unfold, using the distinctive Ryukyu/Okinanwa pentatonic scale. Typically performed by a small ensemble of a singer accompanied by sanshin, the Okinawan precursor to the shamisen, the A-side is has been transformed by jazz musician and conductor Jun Arasaki and his group Nine Sheep, with five sanshin, four winds, piano, guitar, bass, percussion and drums. Played only once, unrehearsed but perfect in execution, for a 1977 TV broadcast, this release has been taken from the only recording in existence. The B-side is yet another transformation, a remix by the Portland fourth world duo Visible Cloaks. Kajyadhi Fu Bushi, Kajyadhi Fu Bushi (Visible Cloaks Remix)