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Santoobachi

[Genre]Shomyo
[Also Known As]Percussion Concert Accompanying a Funeral Ceremony

Santoobachi appears on the following albums

Album Artist
Play ButtonMusical Anthology of the Orient, Unesco Collection Vol 4
SANTOBACHI, the "mountain summit sound" is the percussion concert accompanying a funeral ceremony. The instruments are shikei, gakudaiko and nyohachi.

Performers: The monks of the Eiheiji
Recorded on November 23rd 1953