V/A ~ Is It Really Goodbye? More Ryūkōka Recordings, 1929​-​​1938

“A further volume of ryūkōka recordings, covering the end of the 1920s though to the late 1930s, supplementing the recent Longing for the Shadow collection… Emerging during the early stages of the recording industry in Japan, the ryūkōka style adopted western classical, blues & jazz elements into traditional and classical Japanese music. Is It ReallyContinue reading “V/A ~ Is It Really Goodbye? More Ryūkōka Recordings, 1929​-​​1938”

V/A ~ Longing for the Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921​-​1939

“Emerging during the early stages of the recording industry in Japan, the ryūkōka style adopted western classical, blues & jazz elements into traditional and classical Japanese music. This collection of 1920s & 30s ryūkōka recordings follows on from the Kouta Katsutaro tape we put out a couple of years back, and further captures the hauntinglyContinue reading “V/A ~ Longing for the Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921​-​1939”

Hánkel Bellido ~ A Change of Mourning

“Taking place in the Paras district, Cangallo province, in the Ayacucho region of the Central-South Sierra of Peru – this is a recording of a ritual held on February 5th 2020 for the one year anniversary of the death of Mrs. Sofía Miranda de Bellido, recorded by her grandson Hánkel Bellido. At noon the coffinContinue reading “Hánkel Bellido ~ A Change of Mourning”

V/A ~ Dream the Dreams So Far Denied: Devotional Music from the Gujarat

“Please enjoy this 60 minute mix of devotional music from Gujarati cassettes. Unfortunately I don’t have a tracklist as I have not yet been able to translate the text on the cassettes, but I hope this won’t detract from your enjoyment of the music. The line “Dream the dreams so far denied” comes from aContinue reading “V/A ~ Dream the Dreams So Far Denied: Devotional Music from the Gujarat”