Shamisen (Instruments)

Shamisen Sites:

Yasosuke, Shamisen Yasosuke, Shamisen: Master musician combining traditional and contemporary styles. Includes biography, concert schedule, audio samples, profiles of collaborators, and information about the instrument. [English/Japanese] (Shamisen) http://www.yasosuke.com/ IIAS Newsletter: Tsugaru Shamisen Music IIAS Newsletter: Tsugaru Shamisen Music: Dr. Hae-kyung Um's book review of The Birth of Tsugaru Shamisen Music. (Shamisen) http://www.iias.nl/iiasn/19/regions/ea14.html Shammy's Shammy's: Information about the shamisen, a stringed instrument. Includes tuning and building. (Shamisen) http://www.inv.co.jp/~shammy/indexE.html Hidetaro, Honjoh Hidetaro, Honjoh: Traditional and contemporary shamisen musician and composer. Includes biography, discography with audio samples, shamisen history and styles including hauta and risogaku. [English/Japanese] (Shamisen) http://www.honjoh.co.jp/ Shamisen Corner Shamisen Corner: Introduction with audio sample and tunings. (Shamisen) http://www.shimamura.co.jp/english/05shopping/traditional/02_shamisen/index.html Trends in Japan: Tsugaru Shamisen Trends in Japan: Tsugaru Shamisen: Article about renewed interest in the instrument. Includes links. (Shamisen) http://www.web-jpn.org/trends01/article/020325fas_r.html The Sound of Kyoto: Yanagawa-Shamisen Music The Sound of Kyoto: Yanagawa-Shamisen Music: History of shamisen music and concert dates of Shadan-hojin Kyoto Todo-kai. (Shamisen) http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/toshi-t/index.html