Teruhisa Fukuda (Shakuhachi Master) – Japon

This release comes on 180g vinyl. Ambient/Traditional Flute Music from Japanese Shakuhachi Master Teruhisa Fukuda The shakuhachi is an end-blown bamboo flute with one dorsal and four frontal holes and a bevelled notch as mouthpiece. There are two elements in the name of the instrument: shaku refers to an ancient measurement which is the equivalent of 30,3 cm; hachi means eight. Originally shakuhachi thus refers to a flute that measures 1,8 shaku, that is, 54,5 cm.