Here is part 2 of the mini-series on special shakuhachi techniques: komibuki (コミぶき) or ‘pulsating breath’. Komibuki was developed by the samurai of Hirosaki castle and is now a distinguishing features of the Kinpu ryu. In the KSK we are quite free on how to do it though.
#shakuhachi #尺八 #komibuki #practice
https://youtu.be/XQUlnS-yLfw

Hi everybody! We are developing 3d-printed #shakuhachi #尺八 and other wind instruments. The doors aren't quite open for business yet; we're working on getting everything as right as possible first.

Sakura Sakura, one of the most famous Japanese songs, which dates back to at least the Meiji era. This is my own arrangement played on shinobue with some shakuhachi support for the last verse. The video footage was shot in the Edinburgh Meadows during ‘haar’, a dense fog coming in from the North Sea.
#shinobue #shakuhachi #篠笛 #sakurasakura #さくらさくら #haar #Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/00hiqhX37tU

This is a clip from Kakizakai sensei’s concert in Edinburgh in March 2023. The piece is ‘Shika no tone’ (鹿の遠音). I’m playing the second part.
Recorded on 25 March 2023 at the Cornerstone Centre in St John’s Church, Edinburgh.
https://youtu.be/B-r6w0T3gb0
#shakuhachi #concert #duo #honkyoku #shikanotone #鹿の遠音 #柿堺香

Thanks to all who liked/boosted the original post- I've uploaded the STL's and original blend files to https://www.printables.com/model/463033-shakuhachi-in-2-or-4-parts-with-tapered-bore along with some more photos of the build process and (nearly) final instrument... It plays now although not nearly as smoothly as the original PVC pipe one I'd made years ago (sked-40, named after the type of pipe used in construction :D) It took a _lot_ of trial and error getting that one to play nicely enough so I think this will be similar... #3dprinting #shakuhachi

effluvia, cries and murmurs - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a6DREzlLis

#shakuhachi

World Shakuhachi Festival 2025 is going to be in Texas. #wsf2025 #shakuhachi

A series is only a series if it is being continued. So, here’s photo № 3, featuring some of my woodwind instruments. From left to right:

· a Renaissance cornamuse (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornamuse),
· a contemporary tenor recorder,
· a B♭ clarinet,
· a Japanese shakuhachi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakuhachi),
· a Renaissance soprano recorder (model name “Praetorius”).

You can hear the cornamuse in my song “The Light”, doubled with a Terje-Rypdal-like electric guitar: https://babumenos.bandcamp.com/track/the-light

I played a few notes on the shakuhachi in the intro of “What Isn’t There”: https://babumenos.bandcamp.com/track/what-isn-t-there

#Music #MusicalInstruments #Acoustic #WoodwindInstruments #Recorders #Cornamuse #TenorRecorder #Clarinet #Shakuhachi #SopranoRecorder #BabuMenosInstrumentCollection

If you want to learn a bit more about the process (instruments I've used, software involved, etc.), please refer to the post I wrote on LinuxMusicians, where as usual I've gone a bit more in detail:

https://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?t=25544

Of course, for anything you're curious about feel free to ask! #linuxmusicians #musicproduction #soundtrack #koto #shamisen #shakuhachi #taiko

#NowPlaying

“A Heavy Shower” by Hozan Yamamoto (1971)

https://youtu.be/clr8Sdk0v1s

🌧️ More rain today. So enjoying a cup of ☕️ and a weather appropriate track for #SundayJazz

This album often gets name checked when discussing #JapaneseJazz and with good reason. It’s a wonderful blend of American jazz with Japanese composition and instrumentation, notably Hozan Yamamoto on the Japanese #shakuhachi an end-blown flute made from bamboo.

Wholly unique, it’s a record worth hearing.

#Vinyl

Schönen guten Morgen wünsche ich dir
-4 Grad trockene angenehme Frische
wolkenlos, dunstig über der Vils
windstill
Gezwitscher

Wir waren gestern Abend in einem japanischen Trommelkonzert der Gruppe #Kobuku. Es wurde getrommelt, geflötet (#Shakuhachi) und gezupft (#Shamizen extra groß und tiefer)
Für mich und M total begeisternd. Am geplanten Ende stand der ganze Saal und klatschte. Die Künstler haben dann noch fast ne halbe Stunde Zugabe gespielt und tanzten hinter …
https://kokubu.eu/

The term "Banshiki" based upon the B natural of ancient Gagaku. Among the Kinko Ryu Honkyoku, the piece Banshiki is the only such surviving example. #shakuhachi
https://soundcloud.com/ambattaglino/banshiki?si=f39eac28314349af857be0dfcb43bb84&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Kumoi-Jishi is a traditional Japanese melody, with lively and upbeat character. Classic piece in the repertoire of shakuhachi music. #shakuhachi #lionsong
https://soundcloud.com/ambattaglino/kumoi-jishi-1?si=736ed840add84fc7940899b43a200bf4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Dang. This is good.
Zac Zinger - Hanagasa Ondo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjILeKXg70o

#shakuhachi #jazz

【#マツケンサンバ Ⅱ】#松平健 #shorts #尺八 #演奏してみた #吹いてみた #和楽器 #音楽 #カラオケ #japan #music #shakuhachi #よたさん https://www.magmoe.com/523711/celebrity/2023-01-27/

#松平健

on the road #shakuhachi series (no filtering or enhancements of any kind). This is hotel #choshi. I wonder what my room neighbors think when they hear a shakuhachi in the morning? :)
https://soundcloud.com/ambattaglino/on-the-road-hotel-choshi?si=2d6428ea8fe442b9b6d567061c8186b2&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

morning session #shakuhachi
parking lot #choshi
https://soundcloud.com/ambattaglino/parking-lot-choshi?si=9092e6e0c65345a8804481ea4b68a571&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Minä ennen ekaa shakuhachi tuntia: "Otan muutaman tunnin ja opettelen soittamaan." Minä ekan shakuhachi tunnin jälkeen: "En ikinä opi soittamaan tätä! Miten tästä saa äänen?!" #musiikki #shakuhachi #zen

#shakuhachi morning session.
banshiki
https://soundcloud.com/ambattaglino/zoom0055-lrwav?si=cac5aa0bf85a439e9c2d270c355cd4ee&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Stunningly beautiful #AlbumOfTheWeek by Riley Lee, master of the #Shakuhachi. He has released many albums both deeply traditional and crossover over the years. This one, from 2022, stands out for me because the spirituality of Hildegard von Bingen resonates with me on a very personal level. Thank you, #RileyLee !
#HildegardVonBingen