Links
Shakuhachi Players and Organizations
- Torsten Olafsson Danish shakuhachi scholar and player, rock musician, and prolific music producer has translated one of the oldest existing historical shakuhachi documents, Kaido Honsoku. His site is a fascinating wealth of information about shakuhachi hisotry and philosophy from the 17th century to the present. He also has the largest compilation of ancient renderings of shakuhachi from Japan.
- Hiroyuki Kodama. Atsuya Okuda's most accomplished student. Kodama lives in the hills of Nagano where he harvests his own bamboo to make wonderful jinashi shakuhachi.
- Yoshio Kurahashi. One of the most popular shakuhachi masters in the world, based out of Kyoto who travels widely with students all over the globe.
- Yano Shiku. Jodo Shu priest and Shakuhachi player who lives in Aichi prefecture in Nagoya. He often goes to Europe to tour with fellow musicians playing compositions of original music.
Shakuhachi Makers
- Yamaguchi Shugetsu is a leading maker of traditional shakuhachi based in Nara, Japan. He is well-known for his exceptionally high quality jinashi shakuhachi flutes.
- Taro Miura. Shakuhachi maker, kyudo master, and poet laureate living in Mie prefecture. He is the organizer of the popular "Candle Concert" for shakuhachi which takes place every summer on his property.
- Kinya and Laurie Sogawa's homepage. Kinya-san is a leading shakuhachi maker and player in Japan.
- Monty Levenson is a maker of fine shakuhachi, the inventor of the "cast bore" technique of construction, and his website is the leading commercial site for shakuhachi.
Record Label
Biwa (Japanese Lute)
Taiko
- Uzume
Taiko, Canada's first professional taiko drum
ensemble.
Yakimono (pottery)
- Sandra
Chung Ramos. Sandra is an up and coming
young potter in BC. She creates functional, one of
a kind sculptural pieces utilizing salt and wood in
the firing process.
- Kanzaki
Shiho's website. Kanzaki Shiho is a potter in
Shiga-raki, Japan and master of the Shiga-raki yaki
tradition of pottery.
Samue (Monk's work clothes)
- Samue Take Toshi, a great site for purchasing high quality, reasonably priced samue, made in Japan. Excellent selection of colors and styles. A perfect garment to wear while playing shakuhachi!
World Music
- Joseph "Pepe" Danza website. Pepe Danza is one of Vancouver's premiere multi-instrumentalists, world musicians, and award-winning composers.
Ambient/Electronica
Pender Harbour
- Pener Harbour is my favorite place on earth, as well as my home. Explore the original, the biggest, the best, internet website about Venice of the North...Venice of the North? You'll see... and you'll find out why we're world-famous for our great climate, spectacular scenery, fabulous outdoor recreation and festivals, laid-back lifestyle and, especially, all the real nice folks who live here!
Charity
- Tzu Chi Foundaiton of Canada. As Tzu Chi enters its thirty-ninth year, every inch of path Tzu Chi members have traveled has been paved with love. Tzu Chi's four missions are a network of universal love.
We work in missions of Charity, Medicine, Education and Humanity with the spirit of sincerity, integrity, trust and honesty. We believe in the equality of all beings and the Buddha-nature potential in every person. Through charitable hearts, the privilege obtain blessings and joy, and the impoverished receive security and peace.
Tzu Chi members strive to bring forth the pure world Tzu Chi envisions; a world without suffering and obtained through love, compassion, joy and selfless giving. We invite all people in their goodwill to join us in purifying our minds, pacifying our society and working towards a disaster-free world.
Healing
- Sudama Sudama is a wonderful, fascinating, "full spectrum" healer from the beautiful hills of Santa Barabara, California. He's also the founder of the legendary world-fusion super group, Dreamtime Continuum.
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