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Music and Basic Resources
Music (Honkyoku, a.k.a blowing Zen)
- From Blowing Zen:
- Ban Shiki Cho (1,196K)
- Kumoi Jishi (1,408K)
- Hi Fu Mi (20 Minute Version) (7,406K)
- From Blowing Zen II:
- Takiochi No Kyoku (5,727K)
- Kyushu Reibo (6,889K)
- Akita Sugagaki (5,307K)
- Shin Kyorei (5,752K)
- Igusa Reibo (6,324K)
Miscellanious Tracks
Some familiar western tunes from Blowing Zen, played on the shakuhachi.
- Amazing Grace (276K)
- Beautiful Dreamer (565K) (see below)
- El Condor Pasa (684K)
- Greensleaves (422K)
- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (389K)
- Loch Lomand (492K)
- Londonary Air (560K)
- Old Folks at Home (331K)
- Rock of Ages (241K)
- Santa Lucia (451K)
- Scarborough Fair (262K)
- Shanendoah (313K)
- Shule Shule (292K)
- Silent Night (336K)
- Swing Low Sweet Chariot (290K)
- Tennessee Waltz (517K)
- Venezuela (362K)
We have also discovered that the timing for Beautiful Dreamer that is given in Blowing Zen is incorrect. We have corrected the beat marks and published the correct version in a PDF file. Click here to download it.
Basic Resources
For the Blowing Zen book see:
@ Shakuhachi.com, or
@ Amazon.com
For the Companion CD see:
@ Gumroad
@ Shakuhachi.com,
@ Amazon.com, or
@ Kunakiabbott.com.
For Shakuhachi Flutes see:
@ Shakuhachi.com or
@ ShakuhachiYuu.com