Is It Really Goodbye? More Ryūkōka Recordings, 1929-​1938, by Various Artists

Is It Really Goodbye? More Ryūkōka Recordings, 1929-1938

by Various Artists

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VUKARI So happy they continued this series a bit longer because the artists on both part one and part two play and sing with passion and precision. This music is wonderful.

bandfan25 Haunting and beautiful melodies from the past - love the blending of cultural music! Favorite track: Over the Kuroshio.

Lachan Simpson There's something quite wonderful about the recognisable musical sensibilities of the age, but with the haunting voices. There's a noticable 20s and 30s vibe. Favorite track: Kazuhisa Yamadera.

michaela kaufmann a must have for all lovers of japanese culture. Favorite track: I'll Forget It.

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1.	Fumiko Yotsuya - Let's Dance the Tango 03:07	buy track
2.	Kiyoshi Utsumi & Asami Kuji - A Wandering Journey 03:22	buy track
3.	Kusunoki Shigeo - White Camellia Song 03:19	buy track
4.	Michiyakko - Oh, That's It 02:52	buy track
5.	Nakano Rhythm Boys - Kazuhisa Yamadera 03:13	buy track
6.	Noriko Awaya - Blues for Farewell 03:26	buy track
7.	Kouta Katsutaro - Kanaka's Daughter 03:12	buy track
8.	Sato Chiyako - Tokyo March 02:37	buy track
9.	Wantanabe Hamako - I'll Forget It 03:12	buy track
10.	Dick Mine - Yukari's Song 03:21	buy track
11.	Fujiyama Ichiro - Recollection 03:37	buy track
12.	Kouta Katsutaro & Shigeo Kusunoki - Tairiku Bushi 03:18	buy track
13.	Issei Mishima - Over the Kuroshio 03:06	buy track
14.	Fumiko Yotsuya - The Izu Dancer (Dancer's Song) 03:03	buy track
15.	Hanko Kagurazaka & Toshiro Oumi - Hatsukoi Nikki 03:03	buy track
16.	Akasaka Koume - Is It Really Goodbye? 03:19	buy track

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A further volume of ryūkōka recordings, covering the end of the 1920s though to the late 1930s, supplementing the recent Longing for the Shadow collection...

Emerging during the early stages of the recording industry in Japan, the ryūkōka style adopted western classical, blues & jazz elements into traditional and classical Japanese music.

Is It Really Goodbye? further collects pre-war ryūkōka records which capture the hauntingly unique sound of a cultural merging that was starting to reflect itself via popular song, ahead of the widespread influence of western pop music during post-war US occupation.

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released November 16, 2021

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