arrangers: []
barcode: '4549767037431'
catalog: COCB-54240
categories:
- Artist Discography
category: Artist Discography
classification: Original Work
composers:
- link: artist/752
  names:
    en: Joe Hisaishi
    ja: 久石譲
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discs:
- disc_length: '39:17'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Mkwaju
      Japanese: ムクワジュ
    track_length: '6:30'
  - names:
      English: Shak Shak
      Japanese: シャク・シャク
    track_length: '3:24'
  - names:
      English: Lemore
      Japanese: レモア
    track_length: '6:04'
  - names:
      English: Tira-Rin
      Japanese: ティラ=リン
    track_length: '4:30'
  - names:
      English: Pulse In My Mind
      Japanese: パルス・イン・マイ・マインド
    track_length: '5:56'
  - names:
      English: Flash-Back
      Japanese: フラッシュ=バック
    track_length: '12:53'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/747
  names:
    en: NIPPON COLUMBIA CO., LTD.
    ja: 日本コロムビア株式会社
    ja-latn: NIPPON COLUMBIA CO., LTD.
  role: distributor
link: album/74796
lyricists: []
media_format: UHQCD
meta:
  added_date: 2018-01-30T21:37
  edited_date: 2022-03-28T15:01
  fetched_date: 2026-01-03T19:24
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 1021
name: MKWAJU
names:
  en: MKWAJU
  ja: MKWAJU
  ja-latn: MKWAJU
notes: '1) MKWAJU SUITE (JOE HISAISHI) 19''52

      MKWAJU       6''17

      SHAK SHAK   3''19

      LEMORE        5''53

      TIRA-RIN      4''23

  2) PULSE IN MY MIND (JOE HISAISHI) 5''41

  3) FLASH-BACK (JOE HISAISHI)  12''37

  Produced and Composed by JOE HISAISHI

  MKWAJU ENSEMBLE: MIDORI TAKADA (Marimba/Vibraphon/Gong/Tom Tom)

                                  YOJI SADANARI (Bass Marimba/Gong/Tom Tom)

                                  JUNKO ARASE (Mitla Marimba/Gong)

  PECKER (Latin Percussions, etc.)

  HIDEKI MATSUTAKE (Computer Programming)

  JOE HISAISHI (Keyboard)

  Recording: Nippon Columbia Studio No 1 - February 6-7, March 12, 1981

  Director: Tamako Hashimoto

  Mixing: Masao Hayashi

  Cover Design: Haruo Koguchi

  Special Thanks to Arte Musica Co. Ltd & Mr. Kazunori Suda

  ⦿

  Produced by JOE HISAISHI for Nippon Columbia

  MKWAJU ENSEMBLE

  ----------------------

  MIDORI TAKADA

    (Malimba, Vibraphon, Gong, Tom Tom)

  -------------------

  YŌJI SADANARI

    (Bass Malimba, Gong, Tom Tom)

  -------------------

  JUNKO ARASE

    (Mitla Malimba, Gong)

  ----------------

  •

  JOE HISAISHI (Keyboard) (01,04,05)

  PECKER (Latin Percussion) (01~03)

  HIDEKI MATSUTAKE (Computer programming) (01,04)

  ----------------------------------------------------

  Recording: 6, 7, February, 12, March 1981

  Nippon Columbia studio No. 1

  Recording Director: Tamako Hashimoto

  Recording Engineer: Masao Hayashi

  Photo: Kazuyori Suda

  Design: HARUO KOGUCHI (Cover)

               Yoshiki Takahashi (Text)

     "Better Days" Records is creating a sensation from record to record because its
  productions are not limited to strictly classical or strictly popular. One of Better
  Days unique records is "MKWAJU" derived from the name of a tree in Swahili (tamarind
  in English).

     Joe Hisaishi, the composer and producer of this record, graduated from the composition
  section of Kunitachi Music School in 1973. Thereafter, he has created many works
  crossing over the limits of genre, and illustrating with the performances of a group
  he

  organized himself.

     This record is played by the "MKWAJU Ensemble" of three percussionists: Midori
  Takada, Yoji Sadanari and Junko Arase. Each of them has been active as a freelance
  soloist, after having graduated from the Tokyo University of Arts.

     The feature of this percussion ensemble lies in the pursuit of music, the main
  constituent of which is rhythm, without depending on timbre. This is the first experiment
  of this sort of music in Japan, having passed the "minimal music".

     This album uses the dbx system in 76 cm/sec high speed by 24 channel multi-recording.
  Moreover, the PCM digital recording system is adopted for the track down in order
  to make the master tape. It can be said, therefore, that this recording is of high
  quality.

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  [Reissue Staff] (2018 UHQCD)

  Remastering: Masahiro Tabayashi (Nippon Columbia)

  Design: asahi edigraphy

  Jacket Coordination: Saori Iio (Nippon Columbia)

  Direction: Hitoshi Nomura (Nippon Columbia)

  Sales Promotion: Mamiko Naito (Columbia Marketing)

  Liner notes provided by Chee Shimizu (2017.11)'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/2628
  names:
    en: BETTER DAYS
    ja: BETTER DAYS
    ja-latn: BETTER DAYS
  role: label
- link: org/2192
  names:
    en: Columbia
    ja: Columbia
    ja-latn: Columbia
  role: label
- link: org/747
  names:
    en: NIPPON COLUMBIA CO., LTD.
    ja: 日本コロムビア株式会社
    ja-latn: NIPPON COLUMBIA CO., LTD.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers:
- link: artist/68935
  names:
    en: Mkwaju Ensemble
    ja: ムクワジュ・アンサンブル
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publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '2018-01-30'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 2160.0
reprints:
- catalog: YF-7019-ND
  link: album/24709
  note: ''
stores:
- link: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/COCB-54240
  name: CDJapan
- link: http://diskunion.net/clubt/ct/detail/XAT-1245683384
  name: diskunion
- link: http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/artist_Mkwaju-Ensemble_000000000313770/item_Mkwaju_8374966
  name: HMV
- link: http://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/15240239/
  name: Rakuten
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/74796?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: https://columbia.jp/prod-info/COCB-54240/
    name: Product Info - Nippon Columbia
  Reference:
  - link: https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/mkwaju/4117110777
    name: CDJournal
  - link: https://www.discogs.com/release/11375418
    name: Discogs
