Ravi Shankar - Hozan Yamamoto - Improvisations On Theme

Rokudan no Shirabe, is perhaps the foremost piece for Koto concerning classical music of Japan. Composed by Yatsuhashi Kengyo, (b. Japan, 1614; d. Japan, 1685). He was a Japanese musician and composer from Kyoto known as the Father of Modern Koto. The name Kengyo is an honorary title given to highly skilled blind musicians. This specific track was taken from the album East Greets East by Ravi Shankar and Friends, fusioning both japanese and hindu music. The personnel was: