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Tanko Bushi

炭坑節

[Genre]Min'yo
[School]Min'yo

Tanko Bushi appears on the following albums

Album Artist
Play ButtonAll the Best from Japan

Bamboo Spirit Shakuhachi : Peter Ross
Play ButtonFlute and Koto of Japan Shamisen : Yonekawa Toshiko
Shakuhachi : Yamaguchi Gorō

Japan Revisited Shakuhachi : Ono Mamoru
Play ButtonJapanese Music of Hawaii
Guest performers Itsuo Tokunaga (a Japanese national) and Yukie Tsutsumi (a noted dancer) perform this famous song from Fukuoka Prefecture. It remains a favorite at bon matsuri (an annual Buddhist celebration held to pay respect to ancestors).

Memories of Japan Shakuhachi : Riley Kōho Lee