Seventies Japanese jazz funk and rare groove collected in new Wamono comp

Showcasing the music of composer Kiyoshi Yamaya, koto player Toshiko Yonekawa, and shakuhachi master Kifu Mitsuhashi.

180g is releasing a new compilation, titled Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76, this January.

The compilation focuses on the output of arranger Kiyoshi Yamaya, koto player Toshiko Yonekawa and shakuhachi master Kifu Mitsuhashi.

Encompassing their mid-seventies jazz funk and rare groove musings, all the tracks were recorded at the Nippon Columbia studios.

Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 follows the label’s WAMONO A to Z Vol. III – Japanese Light Mellow Funk, Disco & Boogie 1978​-​1988 compilation, in October.

Pre-order Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 here in advance of its 28th January release, check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

2. Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa – Isohama Bon-Uta

3. Kiyoshi Yamaya, Kifu Mitsuhashi – Hohai-Bushi

4. Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa – Otemoyan

5. Kiyoshi Yamaya, Kifu Mitsuhashi – Aizu Bandaisan

6. Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa – Saitarō-Bushi

7. Kiyoshi Yamaya, Kifu Mitsuhashi – Sōma Nagareyama

8. Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa – Yagi-Bushi

9. Kiyoshi Yamaya, Kifu Mitsuhashi – Asadoya Yunta

10. Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa – Konpira Fune Fune