{ "arrangers": [], "barcode": "4988001126270", "catalog": "COCO-7764", "categories": [ "Artist Discography" ], "category": "Artist Discography", "classification": "Original Work", "composers": [ { "link": "artist/752", "names": { "en": "Joe Hisaishi", "ja": "久石譲" } } ], "covers": [ { "full": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/01/24710/24710-334398806312.jpg", "medium": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/01/24710/24710-334398806312.jpg", "name": "Case Front (small)", "thumb": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/01/24710/24710-334398806312.jpg" } ], "discs": [ { "disc_length": "39:17", "name": "", "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" } ] } ], "link": "album/24710", "lyricists": [], "media_format": "CD", "meta": { "added_date": "2011-03-16T15:05", "edited_date": "2022-02-12T22:57", "fetched_date": "2026-05-30T07:01", "freedb": 0, "ttl": 86400, "visitors": 1779 }, "name": "MKWAJU", "names": { "en": "MKWAJU", "ja": "MKWAJU", "ja-latn": "MKWAJU" }, "notes": "1) MKWAJU SUITE (JOE HISAISHI) 19'52\n    MKWAJU       6'17\n    SHAK SHAK   3'19\n    LEMORE        5'53\n    TIRA-RIN      4'23\n2) PULSE IN MY MIND (JOE HISAISHI) 5'41\n3) FLASH-BACK (JOE HISAISHI)  12'37\nProduced and Composed by JOE HISAISHI\nMKWAJU ENSEMBLE: MIDORI TAKADA (Marimba/Vibraphon/Gong/Tom Tom)\n                                YOJI SADANARI (Bass Marimba/Gong/Tom Tom)\n                                JUNKO ARASE (Mitla Marimba/Gong)\nPECKER (Latin Percussions, etc.)\nHIDEKI MATSUTAKE (Computer Programming)\nJOE HISAISHI (Keyboard)\nRecording: Nippon Columbia Studio No 1 - February 6-7, March 12, 1981\nDirector: Tamako Hashimoto\nMixing: Masao Hayashi\nCover Design: Haruo Koguchi\nSpecial Thanks to Arte Musica Co. Ltd & Mr. Kazunori Suda\n⦿\nProduced by JOE HISAISHI for Nippon Columbia\nMKWAJU ENSEMBLE\n----------------------\nMIDORI TAKADA\n  (Malimba, Vibraphon, Gong, Tom Tom)\n-------------------\nYŌJI SADANARI\n  (Bass Malimba, Gong, Tom Tom)\n-------------------\nJUNKO ARASE\n  (Mitla Malimba, Gong)\n----------------\n•\nJOE HISAISHI (Keyboard) (01,04,05)\nPECKER (Latin Percussion) (01~03)\nHIDEKI MATSUTAKE (Computer programming) (01,04)\n----------------------------------------------------\nRecording: 6, 7, February, 12, March 1981\nNippon Columbia studio No. 1\nRecording Director: Tamako Hashimoto\nRecording Engineer: Masao Hayashi\nPhoto: Kazuyori Suda\nDesign: HARUO KOGUCHI (Cover)\n             Yoshiki Takahashi (Text)\n   \"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).\n   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\norganized himself.\n   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.\n   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\".\n   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.\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n[Reissue Staff] (2018 UHQCD)\nRemastering: Masahiro Tabayashi (Nippon Columbia)\nDesign: asahi edigraphy\nJacket Coordination: Saori Iio (Nippon Columbia)\nDirection: Hitoshi Nomura (Nippon Columbia)\nSales Promotion: Mamiko Naito (Columbia Marketing)\nLiner notes provided by Chee Shimizu (2017.11)", "organizations": [ { "link": "org/2278", "names": { "en": "DENON", "ja": "DENON", "ja-latn": "DENON" }, "role": "label" }, { "link": "org/35", "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" } ], "performers": [ { "link": "artist/68935", "names": { "en": "Mkwaju Ensemble", "ja": "ムクワジュ・アンサンブル" } } ], "picture_full": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/01/24710/24710-334398806312.jpg", "picture_small": "https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/01/24710/24710-334398806312.jpg", "picture_thumb": "https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/01/24710/24710-334398806312.jpg", "publish_format": "Commercial", "publisher": { "link": "org/2278", "names": { "en": "DENON", "ja": "DENON", "ja-latn": "DENON" }, "role": "label" }, "related": [], "release_date": "1991-08-21", "release_events": [], "release_price": { "currency": "JPY", "price": 2000.0 }, "reprints": [ { "catalog": "YF-7019-ND", "link": "album/24709", "note": "" } ], "stores": [ { "link": "http://product.rakuten.co.jp/product/-/c2beecd7ce0fd5eed70a06af55292d7d/", "name": "Rakuten" } ], "vgmdb_link": "https://vgmdb.net/album/24710?perpage=99999", "votes": 0, "websites": { "Reference": [ { "link": "https://www.discogs.com/release/9596920", "name": "Discogs" }, { "link": "https://musicbrainz.org/release/5aceda3e-d95c-440e-90d4-edb70a4520ca", "name": "MusicBrainz" } ] } }