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Shakuhachi
The shakuhachi is a Japanese end-blown flute made from the root section of bamboo, cut at an angle at the blowing end. It arrived from Tang dynasty China and was later taken up by the Fuke sect of Zen Buddhism as an instrument of meditation, developing a solo repertoire called honkyoku that stands apart from almost anything else in the world. Tone production on the shakuhachi demands precise cont...
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