SAMURAI COLLECTION

Various Artists

This album is a collection of hot SAMURAI spirit music from PACIFIC MOON. It is Japanese culture in the newest form of sound, featuring traditional instruments such as Wadaiko (Japanese drums) and Shakuhachi（Bamboo Flute）.
Featured artists are Kiyoshi Yoshida（Composer）and Uttara Kuru among others; some of the greatest musicians representing the Asian music scene today.

01. WINGS OF THE EAGLE from "EAST WIND"　
02. RISING SUN from "Asian Drums"
03. WINTER DANCE from "EAST WIND"
04. FIRST IMAGE from "EAST WIND"
05. FLOWERS from "Asian Drums II"
06. THE LUCKY SPIRIT from "Asian Drums II"
07. NEYUKI from "EAST WIND"
08. FOREST from "Asian Drums"
09. TSUGARU from "PRAYER"　
10. Midare Uchi -BONTEN- from "Asian Drums II"
11. KONJAKU MONOGATARI from "Mai"
12. WOODEN SHIP from "EAST WIND"

Shakuhachi(Bamboo Flute)

From its strong connection with Zen, the sound of the Shakuhachi is said to be the most Japanese-like sound of all.
The original form of this instrument was born thousands of years ago in central Asia, and arrived in Japan, together with Buddhism in the Nara period (AD 710 to 794).