This release features piano sonts by the Japanese composer Akira Ifukube (1914-2006), interpreted by Chiyomi Yamada, voice, and Reiko Yamada, piano. Ifukube, who also composed the theme song of the famous film “Godzilla,” wrote these magical pieces based on traditional songs from native tributes of northern Japan. The sound and style of this music is somewhere between western contemporary and eastern traditional music, creating a unique fusion of musical and aesthetic elements. The piano songs are complemented by an epic piece for classical guitar solo by Ifukube, played by the Dutch guitarist David van Ooijen. Chiyomi Yamada studied music first in Tokyo and then at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in The Netherlands. Since 2002 she has lived in Japan, where she has been developing a new project on the shared Japanese European cultural history.