Longing for the Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939

Home Blues Longing for the Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939

Various Artists

Longing for the Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939

Death Is Not The End

DEATH043LP

LP Black	$27.50
Cassette	$16.50

Collection of 1920s and 30s ryūkōka recordings
Emerged from the early stages of the recording industry in Japan
Blends western classical, blues & jazz elements into traditional and classical Japanese music

Description

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 hauntingly unique sound of a cultural merging that was starting to reflect itself via popular song, ahead of the widespread influence of western pop music during post-war US occupation.