A live musical performance featuring the traditional Japanese shamisen, showcasing its distinctive sound, cultural heritage, ...

Tatsu Aoki, shamisen, with curator Kit Brooks Follow one of Japan’s signature musical instruments, a three-stringed lute called the shamisen, through the many worlds in which it has played a prominent ...

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 ...

On Friday, October 5 (7:30 pm) at Japan Society, shamisen virtuoso Hidejiro Honjoh joins forces with members of the renowned International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) in "Shamisen Evolution." ...

(KHNL) - The Shamisen is a Japanese guitar. It takes a lot of practice to perform this ancient art. Here to talk more about it is Craig Nakahara, of the Hanayagi Dancing Academy. And here to play are ...

WILLIAMSTOWN >> In a long gallery with the reflections of water rippling on the ceiling, one National Living Treasure will join minds with another. Takemoto Komanosuke, one of the first women to ...

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 ...