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Hidejiro Honjoh has been trailblazing a new musical path for the shamisen, a three-stringed Japanese instrument, in Asia, Europe, and North America. At Bates, he will be presenting a program ...

HACHINOHE, Aomori -- A local university professor here has developed software to automatically record shamisen performances -- usually only passed down by word of mouth -- to sheet music. "This will ...

The shamisen is a beautiful Japanese instrument, made up of a rounded body that’s typically bound in some kind of animal leather, a long neck, and three strings that are plucked with a large pick. It ...

How's this for Japanese fusion? The ancient shamisen instrument, in the hands of Masahiro Nitta, duelling with its Irish counterparts, writes Arminta Wallace Think of Japanese culture, and you think ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Tatsu Aoki, shamisen, with curator Kit Brooks Follow one of Japan’s signature musical instruments, a three-stringed lute called the shamisen, ...

Asian Music, the journal of the Society for Asian Music, is the leading journal devoted to ethnomusicology in Asian music, publishing all aspects of the performing arts of Asia and their cultural ...

In the hauntingly beautiful world of Ghost of Yotei, music is more than just a background element; it’s a powerful tool for exploration and a connection to Atsu’s past. The shamisen, a three-stringed ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Dai Fujikura’s new work for shamisen, a three-stringed, fretless Japanese lute, premieres on Saturday. By Ryan Ebright In the late 1960s, not long ...

You know that instrument you always hear during those awesome kung fu movies? Yup, it's a shamisen. You can check it out in Wii Music above, courtesy of the Today's Instrument marketing plan from ...