Hankyo by Araki Kodō VI

released December 7, 2020

反響 (Hankyō) “Reverberation”

1. 秋田菅垣 (Akita Sugagaki) “Ode to Akita”
2. 月の曲 (Tsuki no Kyoku) “Song of the Moon” composed by Araki Chikuō I (1907)
3. 銅鏡 (Dōkyō) “Copper Mirror” composed by Araki Chikuō II (1986)
4. 雲井獅子 (Kumoi Jishi) “Where There Are Clouds”

Araki Kodō VI plays a shakuhachi made by Araki Chikuō I c. 1904, and a nishaku from Araki Chikuō II c. 1995

Recorded by Hanz Araki
Mixed and Mastered by Garey Shelton

All Tracks Traditional (Arr. Araki Kodō VI) Except Where Noted

Cover Design by Colleen Raney
Cover Photo: Colm MacCárthaigh

Special Thanks to Jeff Martindale

Before moving back to Seattle Washington in 1991, for my final concert appearance in Shimonoseki, Japan, my father selected Akita Sugagaki, which we played as a duet. This is the solo version of that piece.

Tsuki no Kyoku is a composition of my great-great-grandfather after whom I was named.

My father’s original title for this piece was Hankyō, which I have taken for the title of the album. The piece was still evolving, and with the passing of his mother, he changed the title to Dōkyō.

Kumoi Jishi is one of the first pieces my father taught me and I love it still to this day.