What are some modern traditional japanese music groups?
I saw a CD at a japanese marketplace with two men on the front and I forgot to get their name. Im mostly looking for them. But others would be most appreciated! 
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June 8th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
What are some modern traditional American music groups? I saw a CD at an American market place with two men on the front.
Can you answer it?
June 11th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
Traditional and folk music
[edit] Traditional music
Main article: Traditional Japanese music
Two of the oldest forms of traditional Japanese music are shōmyō, Buddhist chanting, and gagaku, orchestral court music, both of which date to the Nara and Heian periods.
Gagaku is a type of classical music that has been performed at the Imperial court since the Heian period[citation needed]. Kagurauta (神楽歌), Azumaasobi(東遊) and Yamatouta (大和歌) are relatively indigenous repertories. Tōgaku (唐楽) and komagaku originated from the Chinese Tang dynasty via the Korean peninsula[citation needed]. In addition, gagaku is divided into kangen (管弦) (instrumental music) and bugaku (舞楽) (dance accompanied by gagaku).
Originating as early as the 19th century are honkyoku (“original pieces”). These are single (solo) shakuhachi pieces played by mendicant Fuke sect priests of Zen buddhism[citation needed]. These priests, called komusō (“emptiness monk”), played honkyoku for alms and enlightenment. The Fuke sect ceased to exist in the 19th century, but a verbal and written lineage of many honkyoku continues today, though this music is now often practiced in a concert or performance setting.
The samurai often listened to and performed in these musical activities, in their practices of enriching their lives and understanding.
Noh is usually accompanied by music, uta (唄) and hayashi (囃子)Musical theater also developed in Japan from an early age. Noh (能) or nō arose out of various more popular traditions and by the 14th century had developed into a highly refined art. It was brought to its peak by Kan’ami (1333-1384) and Zeami (1363?-1443). In particular Zeami provided the core of the Noh repertory and authored many treatises on the secrets of the Noh tradition (until the modern era these were not widely read).
Another form of Japanese theater is the puppet theater, often known as bunraku (文楽). This traditional puppet theater also has roots in popular traditions and flourished especially during Chonin in the Edo period (1600-1868)[citation needed]. It is usually accompanied by recitation (various styles of jōruri) accompanied by shamisen music.
During the Edo period actors (after 1652 only male adults) performed the lively and popular kabuki theater. Kabuki, which could feature anything from historical plays to dance plays, was often accompanied by nagauta style of singing and shamisen performance.
[edit] Folk music
[edit] Biwa hōshi, Heike biwa, mōsō, and goze
The biwa, a form of short-necked lute, was played by a group of itinerant performers (biwa hōshi) who used it to accompany stories.[citation needed] The most famous of these stories is The Tale of the Heike, a 12th century history of the triumph of the Minamoto clan over the Taira[citation needed]. Biwa hōshi began to organize themselves into a guild-like association (tōdō) for visually impaired men as early as the thirteenth century. This guild eventually controlled a large portion of the musical culture of Japan.
In addition, numerous smaller groups of itinerant blind musicians were formed especially in the Kyushu area[citation needed]. These musicians, known as mōsō (blind monk) toured their local areas and performed a variety of religious and semi-religious texts to purify households and bring about good health and good luck. They also maintained a repertory of secular genres. The biwa that they played was considerably smaller than the Heike biwa played by the biwa hōshi.
Lafcadio Hearn related in his book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things “Mimi-nashi Hoichi” (Hoichi the Earless), a Japanese ghost story about a blind biwa hōshi who performs “The Tale of the Heike”
Blind women, known as goze, also toured the land since the medieval era, singing songs and playing accompanying music on a lap drum.[citation needed] From the seventeenth century they often played the koto or the shamisen. Goze organizations sprung up throughout the land, and existed until recently in what is today Niigata prefecture.
June 15th, 2010 at 1:27 am
The only one I can think of is the Yoshida Brothers.
They also do collaborations with pop artists. like this for example.
June 16th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Just browse through here:
I recommend Ikue Asazaki.
September 9th, 2010 at 9:57 am
instrumental music is soothing to the ear and is quite relaxing’`’
October 11th, 2010 at 10:48 pm
the best thing about instrumental music is that they are very relaxing :;”
December 16th, 2010 at 1:21 am
when i am relaxing, i would love to just hear some instrumental music instead of regualr music ~*~
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