Last post six weeks ago ?
Not that I can criticise anyone if this thread has been languishing; I've been having a bit of a rest from world music myself. But Exo's rec is excellent, especially if you like leisurely-paced instrumentals with a bunch of weird wailing instruments on top of those xylophony things that they play in (
*checks youtube*) Thailand. A great album, Exo

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Here's a track that I wouldn't have placed as being Japanese, but that's what it is apparently:
Anyone curious enough to research the artist might want to try this alternative spelling too: Ichiro Shimoda