Tonkori in the Moonlight

by Oki

Tonkori in the Moonlight cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 4 February 2022
  • Label: Mais Um Discos
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 46:11
  • Community rating: 3.7/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A compilation of Oki's tonkori recordings drawn from sessions spanning a decade of his career, assembled by the London label that introduced much of his catalogue to Western listeners. The collection centres the five-string tonkori, the traditional instrument of the Ainu people of Hokkaido and Sakhalin.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, traditional, instrumental, melodic, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Drum Song (3:30)
  2. Kai Kai As To (Rippling Lake) (6:05)
  3. Iso Kaari Irehte (Bear Trap Rhythm) (3:57)
  4. Yaykatekar Dub (Love Dub) (5:10)
  5. Tonkori In The Moonlight (3:30)
  6. Afghan Herbal Garden (3:29)
  7. Iuta Upopo (Pestle Song) (6:21)
  8. Cup Kamuy Ho (Wake Up Sun) (1:14)
  9. Battaki (Grasshopper Dance) (5:10)
  10. Oroho Raha (Mokor Mokor) (Sleep, Sleep) (5:18)
  11. Wei Ne (Oh, My Heart!) (2:22)

Credits

  • Lewis Robinson - compiled by

More from Oki: full discography