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Riley Lee

fl, *1951 JP
World and Folk

Lee was born in Texas in 1951. He began playing the shakuhachi in 1971 and is the first and one of few non-Japanese to attain the rank of Dai Shihan (grand master) in its playing. He was teaching shakuhachi at the University in Hawaii, Honolulu, in 1979 until 1986, when he moved to take up a PhD fellowship at the University of Sydney.

     
Genres
  • World
  • Folk
  • Electronic
  • Classical
Plays With
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Popular Tracks   
Cum Erubuerint on Noble Greenness by Riley Lee
Adrift on the Sea of Tranquility on Shakuhachi Water Meditations by Riley Lee
Descending on Shakuhachi Sleep Music by Riley Lee
Haru no umi (Arr. Marshall McGuire) on Spring Sea by Marshall McGuire & Riley Lee
Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans on Noble Greenness by Riley Lee
Melting Snow on Buddha's Dream by Riley Lee
Bubbling Spring on Buddha's Dream by Riley Lee
Mountain Lake on Buddha's Dream by Riley Lee
By The River on Buddha's Dream by Riley Lee
Drifting on Shakuhachi Sleep Music by Riley Lee

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Japanese Traditional Music For Two ShakuhachiRiley Lee And Ralph Samuelson2015Album
Shakuhachi Sleep MusicRiley Lee2015Album
Shakuhachi Flute MeditationsRiley Lee2012Album
Shakuhachi Water MeditationsRiley Lee2010Album
HaleakalāRiley Lee, Jeff Peterson2008Album
Phoenix Crying - Yearning For The Bell, Vol. 6Riley Lee2004Album
Floating WorldRiley Lee & Marshall McGuire2004Album
Searching - Yearning For The Bell, Vol. 7Riley Lee2004Album
Bamboo SoupSmall Defence / Riley Lee2003Album
Music For Zen MeditationRiley Lee2003Album
Yoga TranquilityRiley Lee2002Album
Postcards From Bundanon (The Very Best Of)Riley Lee2001Compil.
Nalu / Surf RiderRiley Lee With Andy Rigby2001Album
Spring Sea - Music Of DreamsRiley Lee & Marshall McGuire2000Album
Maui MorningRiley Lee, Jeff Peterson2000Album
Deep Night - Yearning For The Bell, Vol. 5Riley Lee2000Album
Autumn Field - Yearning For The Bell, Vol. 4Riley Lee1999Album
Empty Sky - Yearning For The Bell, Vol. 3Riley Lee1998Album
Picture DreamsRiley Lee & Satsuki Odamura1997Album
An Evening Under The SunRiley Lee, Daniel Askill1997Album
Bamboo Grass - Yearning For The Bell, Vol. 2Riley Lee1997Album
Shoalhaven RiseRiley Lee, Michael Askill, Michael Atherton1995Album
Nalu - Moon RiderRiley Lee1995Album
Mountain - ValleyRiley Lee1994Album
Wild Honey DreamingRiley Lee & Matthew Doyle1993Album
Rainforest ReverieRiley Lee1993Album
Breath-Sight - Yearning For The Bell, Vol. 1Riley Lee1992Album
The Eagle And The OceanRiley Lee & Geoff Ween-Vermazen1992Album
Satori (Zen Meditation Music Shakuhachi And Koto)Riley Lee, Gabriel Lee1983Album
Shakuhachi HonkyokuRiley Lee1980Album
Nesting Of The CranesRiley Lee, Andrew MacGregorAlbum
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