Please come to enjoy authentic Japanese traditional music played on
Tsugaru-Jamisen, by a master player Shamimaster Shishido (Mr. Kouzan
Oyama) from Tokyo, Japan.
The shamisen is an instrument that's been around for a long time in Japan. It's about 1 meter (3 feet) long and has three strings that are played using a large pick called a bachi. There are many types of shamisen in Japan, Tsugaru-Jamisen is known for its louder sound and percussive techniques enabling quick passage possible.
The tsugaru
jamisen 's unique style of play and sounds give performers room to improvise. A lot
of people say it's similar to jazz in that way. "Tsugaru
Jamisen
is the jazz of Japan," claims one of the top artists in the
genre.
Shamimaster Shishido
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Shamimaster Shishido has a Grand Master license from the Oyama style Tsugaru-Jamisen school. He switched his major from Information Technology to Traditional Japanese Music while he was in university. He holds Shamisen class during one week in mid August in New York area. He also offers a Skype lesson from Tokyo. You can reach him on Facebook called ”Shamimaster Shishido”. The English site can be found here.http://www.shamimaster.com/englishtop.html. He hopes you will enjoy this traditional Japanese music played on Tsugaru-Jamisen.
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