Shakuhachi Resources

Shakuhachi Resources : A Selected List August 2018 by Samarpan David Kent

FREE AWARD-NOMINATED VIDEO

Shakuhachi – One Man’s Meditation (New Zealand, 2012, 11 min. 38 seconds video documentary)

Documentary by Filmmaker: Michael Hobbs

“One blind New Zealander from the Bay of Plenty has developed his own relationship with bamboo, Shakuhachi, and its music.” https://vimeo.com/44500736

BOOKS (available from Monty Levensen, Tai Hai Shakuhachi, at: www.shakuhachi.com)

Abbott, Carl. Blowing Zen II. Santa Cruz, Calif: Center for Taoist Thought and Fellowship, 2005.

“…carries on where "Blowing Zen" left off. It contains musical scores for additional Hon Kyoku, San Kyoku and Japanese folk music."

Blasdel, Christopher Y. The Shakuhachi: A Manual for Learning. Tokyo, Japan: Printed Matter Press, 2008.

Blasdel, Christopher Y. The Single Tone: A Personal Journey into Shakuhachi Music. 2008.

Brooks, Ray. Blowing Zen: Finding an Authentic Life. Boulder: Sentient Publications, 2011.

Johnson, Henry M. The Shakuhachi: Roots and Routes. Leiden: Brill, 2014.

Kypros, Jon. Your Shakuhachi Journey: How to Play the Shakuhachi Japanese Bamboo Flute.

Place of publication not identified: http://flutedojo.com, 2015.

Lee, Riley K. Blowing Zen: Aspects of Performance Practices of the Chikuho Ryū Honkyoku. , 1986.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hawaii, 1986.

Matoušek, Vlatislav. "Suizen - "blowing Zen": Spirituality As Music and Music As Spirituality."

Estetyka I Krytyka. 2011 (2011): 61-72.

Seldin, Ronnie Nyogetsu. Sui Zen: Blowing Meditation on the Shakuhachi.

Hoboken, NJ: Sterner Editorial Services, 2004. http://www.nyogetsu.com

OTHER RESOURCES

Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies (Loveland, CO, USA) https://shakucamp.com

The International Shakuhachi Society .. https://www.komuso.com

Zen and Suizen http://www.daviderath.com/shakuhachi/suizen