VARIOUS - WAMONO GROOVE: SHAKUHACHI AND KOTO JAZZ FUNK '76 VINYL COMPILATION DIE-CUT FRENCHDOOR GATEFOLD

DIE-CUT FRENCHDOOR GATEFOLD

horns and strings

Mahmoud Ahmed and Mulatu Astatke were major early collaborators while the band also gave opportunities to up-and-coming vocalists that would dominate the music scene for decades to come

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and other instruments as well

VARIOUS - WAMONO GROOVE: SHAKUHACHI AND KOTO JAZZ FUNK '76 VINYL COMPILATION DIE-CUT FRENCHDOOR GATEFOLDFollowing the already classic Wamono A to Z trilogy, 180g presents an exceptional collection of jazz funk rare groove tunes recorded in the mid seventies at the Nippon Columbia studios by three giants of Japanese music: arranger Kiyoshi Yamaya, koto legend Toshiko Yonekawa and shakuhachi master Kifu Mitsuhashi. Born in 1932 in Tokyo, Kiyoshi Yamaya started his musical career in 1953 when he played in various jazz bands in town. In 1957, Yamaya joined