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Otonai

おとなひ

[Genre]Modern
[Composed]Tanabe Shōzan - Shakuhachi

Otonai appears on the following albums

Album Artist
Play ButtonAt Times of Quiet Shakuhachi : Tanabe Shōzan
"Otonai" is an old word meaning to 'produce’ a sound or to 'reverberate.' It is my feeling that the power of the shakuhachi lies in its ability to give life to sound, and to allow that sound to thrive by placing it in the context of time or 'ma.’ In this improvisational work I utilize traditional techniques and a natural tonal progression in the hope that listeners may come to understand these sentiments.