This CD is indeed a strange mixed bag. There are plenty of authentic traditional pieces like "Sakura", "Autumn sorrow", but there are also a number of modernized vocal numbers (rather western operatic style singing), one good Okinawan folk song, and believe it ir not, one Korean traditional song (Arirang) sung in Korean accompanied by kayagum. For some reason this good old folklore caused "geisha" fantasies in the disc compilers minds :)
A companion to the SONGS OF DEFIANCE collection, this second Michael Church-compiled record captures the transcendent beauty of Georgian three-part vocal polyphony. Sung traditionally by males, the music conveys the power, sorrow, and dignity of this troubled region, and includes hymns, ballads, children's songs, and other applications of the style.