Recordings

Bamboo Bell provides recordings of shakuhachi music, specifically honkyoku (Zen) music. Zen music is meditative, powerful, and healing. It is perfect for those who are practicing an art, such as Zen practice, yoga, acupuncture, massage, Tai chi, aikido, etc. Many master teachers, as well as students, have found our Komuso I CD effective in their practice.

Downloading Sample Music
MP3 pieces from Nelson's albums, Sakura and Komuso I, are available for downloading at the following websites:

• Amazon.com
• CD Baby

Komuso I

Komuso ("priests of nothingness") are Zen priests who wandered Japan since anicent times, playing the shakuhachi bamboo flute for alms. Each musical phrase is questioning , haunting, and meditative. Nelson plays honkyoku slowly, with silience adding shape and poignancy to the sound.

Today honkyoku is still loved for its soothing, stress-reducing effect. We hope you enjoy this powerful music for its meditative and healing qualities and you find in it a music that speaks to your soul.

CD: Komuso I
Price: $19.99
Available - Buy Now @ Amazaon.com or CD Baby!

Sakura - Traditional Folk Songs

Japanese folk songs are a unique cultural treasure. Part of the shakuhachi repertoire since the mid-nineteenth century, these pieces are still enjoyed for the much-loved images they evoke: delicate cherry blossom petals raining the earth, the graceful flight of a red dragonfly, the sky glowing in a colorful sunset, snow falling silently on the rooftops of a village.

Played on the shakuhachi bamboo flute, an ancient instrument made of all natural materials, these songs take on a life of tenderness and beauty. We hope that you and your family enjoy these 25 short songs and that they help you celebrate the beauty of life all around you.

CD: Sakura
Price: $19.99
Available - Buy Now (Order via Email)!