The Percussive Shamisen – Japanese Musical Instruments
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
by Kusuyama
Around 1562, the Percussive Shamisen is believed to had its first evolution out of the Chinese instrument sanxian. At that time, the instrument entered into two geographical areas, in Kansai, in the cities of Sakai and Osaka and in the port of Hakata in Kyushu where the instrument was played by blind priests. The Percussive Shamisen it’s about
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