Folk Music of Japan

The examples of Japanese folk music presented in this collection were selected from 81 field recordings made in 1950–1951 by anthropologist Edward Norbeck, primarily in Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region on the main island of Honshu. The selected music, while necessarily not fully representative of the range of Japanese folk music, is a good starting point, and Professor Norbeck’s liner notes provide background on Japanese traditions and each track.

Track Listing

101	Sado Okesa	n/a	03:01
102	Waka	n/a	00:46
103	Bitchũ Kagura	n/a	01:10
104	Bitchũ Kagura (Cont.)	n/a	02:10
105	Ōmiya Odori	n/a	01:51
106	Shimotsui-bushi	n/a	01:24
107	Kagura-bayashi	n/a	03:18
108	Ashimori Ondo	n/a	05:25
201	Ishiya-bushi	n/a	02:50
202	Itokuri-uta	n/a	02:24
203	Maritsuki-uta	n/a	01:21
204	Shiraisi Odori	n/a	03:28
205	Shiraisi Odori (Cont.)	n/a	01:38
206	Shiraishi Odori	n/a	01:14
207	Shiraishi Odori (Cont.)	n/a	04:02
208	Urashima Odori	n/a	03:54