{"id":2992,"date":"2012-12-17T11:28:34","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T16:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westwoodvalley.com\/?p=2992"},"modified":"2012-12-17T11:28:34","modified_gmt":"2012-12-17T16:28:34","slug":"my-musical-evolution-part-367-new-age-osamu-and-world-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/2012\/12\/17\/my-musical-evolution-part-367-new-age-osamu-and-world-music\/","title":{"rendered":"My Musical Evolution &#8211; Part 367 New Age Osamu And World Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westwoodvalley.com\/my-musical-evolution-part-367-21st-century-osamu-and-world-music\/osamu-kitajima-the-source\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2993\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2993\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" alt=\"Osamu Kitajima The Source\" src=\"http:\/\/www.westwoodvalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Osamu-Kitajima-The-Source-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>I guess\u00a0my interest in the far east began in middle school while watching <em>Kung Fu<\/em> on\u00a0TV.\u00a0 I wasn&#8217;t down for monk training or\u00a0dragon shaped scars caused by intense heat but I did like the serenity of the gardens and the music. I&#8217;m sure that\u00a0these factors are what led me to gamble on <em>The Source <\/em>by <em>Osamu Kitajima.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I had never heard of him and to honest,\u00a0even to this minute I didn&#8217;t know if he was not a\u00a0she. I guess I just assumed. Names like Osamu\u00a0come with a degree of gender ambiguity.\u00a0 So as I rummaged through the New Age section, I found <em>The Source<\/em> and it looked like it would be a blend of\u00a0traditional eastern music and New Age\u00a0ambience. I was not disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>The album contains just three rather lengthy tracks.\u00a0For the most part, they are slow, tranquil soul quieting\u00a0pieces that conjure those same stone gardens with little bridges over still reflecting pools\u00a0filled with coy. Paper lanterns and bonsai\u00a0trim the borders of the gently curving path that calls you ahead.<\/p>\n<p>This album prompted a few follow up purchases as it ignited my interest in traditional music from\u00a0the ancient world. I bought a stack of CD&#8217;s that featured ancient music from China, Persia, India\u00a0and even ritual music from Tanzania.\u00a0 Apart from the Tanzanian ritual\u00a0music which is almost completely percussion, I&#8217;ve really enjoyed them all.\u00a0 I haven&#8217;t gone out and picked up a whole bunch more but that is more a function of economics than anything else. I enjoy it but I cannot justify getting a bunch more at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Osamu Kitajima &#8211; <em>Heavensent<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2By-6dmw-OE?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Osamu Kitajima &#8211; <em>Thru Cosmic Doors<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ywGcug7TVjA?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course I couldn&#8217;t find samples of the actual CD&#8217;s I have so I&#8217;m including the following because it demonstrates the flavor very well.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QfJHmDhLVRc?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I guess\u00a0my interest in the far east began in middle school while watching Kung Fu on\u00a0TV.\u00a0 I wasn&#8217;t down for monk training or\u00a0dragon shaped scars caused by intense heat but I did like the serenity of the gardens and the music. I&#8217;m sure that\u00a0these factors are what led me to gamble on The Source by &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/2012\/12\/17\/my-musical-evolution-part-367-new-age-osamu-and-world-music\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;My Musical Evolution &#8211; Part 367 New Age Osamu And World Music&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[7,445,457,728],"class_list":["post-2992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-musical-evolution","tag-21st-century","tag-new-age","tag-osamu-kitajima","tag-world-music","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2992\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}