notes by Folk Music International. Modern arrangements of Tankō Bushi replace the lyric "Miike Tankō" with "uchi no oyama," which in traditional mining dialect...

Tanko may refer to Tankō, a type of Japanese armor Tankō Bushi, a Japanese folk song Tanko (name) Tanko (vehicle), Italian term for folk armored vehicles...

Kailua Kona), for example, typically starts with Tankō Bushi, continues with songs such as Kawachi Otoko Bushi (using wooden clappers), Yukata Odori (using...

often depict the history, work or geography of the region. For example, tankō bushi is a coal mining work song that originates from Miike Mine in Kyushu...

not played in a swung fashion. The folk song Tankō Bushi has a swung 2/2 rhythm, even though it has "bushi" in its name. In Japanese folk music, "fushi"...

Label from Michiyakko's 1950 recording of the Tankō Bushi...

people sing and beat taiko drums. The most famous bon dance song is "Tanko-bushi" (炭坑節). Buddhahead: Hawaii person of Japanese descent. In this context...

of adventure and a sense of romance needn’t be musically exclusive." "Tankō Bushi" (Traditional) – 6:41 "Spirits Gathering" (Billy Bang) – 8:15 "Pent Up...