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In Honour of the Great
Prince: A festival of gagaku - traditional ceremonial music - from the Shiten'noji temple in Osaka. The Shoryoe festival honours the spirit ofShotokuTaishi.the sixth-century prince who established Buddhism in Japan.
Denis Nowlan explains the historical and religious context of the ceremony.

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Denis Nowlan
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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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