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Sky Spirit

飛天

[Genre]Modern
[Composed]John Kaizan Neptune - Shakuhachi

Sky Spirit appears on the following albums

Album Artist
Play ButtonSky Spirit Shakuhachi : John Kaizan Neptune
A piece commissioned by traditional Japanese dancer Kimiei Mutsunoya (Sanae Aoki) and first performed at the National Theater in Tokyo, "Hiten" (Sky Spirit} is a Buddhist "angel" type of being found in many of the religious paintings seen along the silk road, Chinese and Japanese scales are used and the yang-qin (Chinese dulcimer-type instrument) is featured.