Walk-ins are welcome, but attendees are encouraged to sign up. It is played by plucking the strings very hard with a “straight wooden stick” called the bachi. Of the three types of shamisen, the tsugaru shamisen is the biggest, characterized by its broad neck. It originated from Tsugaru region in the Aomori prefecture. The tsugaru shamisen is a traditional Japanese musical instrument with 3 strings. Keisho is known for always challenging “nouvelle performance and high musical technique.” His music, which combines the shamisen with rock tunes, is exemplified by his motto, “Keeping traditional music as well as destroying it.” He has released five albums in his career: Shamisen-damashii -Shami Spirits (2007) Samurai (2008) KAMOME (2011), which also debuted in Europe from a French label SPARK (2013) and KEI (2013), which features traditional shamisen pieces. Since then, he has “gained a steady artistic foothold” by performing yearly in European cities in Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. This was followed by a five-city tour in France and Luxemburg in 2008. The Siamesin is the commonest Japanese stringed instrument. The appeal of the shamisen lies, more than anything, in its versatility in musical expressions. Japanese stringed instruments: Siamisen (shamisen), kokiu (fiddle) with long bow and biwa (lute). Shamisen or samisen (and also referred to as sangen) means three strings and the instrument thus has three strings. It comprises a wooden body covered with animal or synthetic skin and a long neck on which strings are strung and plucked. In 2006, he became the first tsugaru shamisen player to perform at the South by Southwest, the world’s largest music fair held in the US. The shamisen is a stringed instrument and one of the traditional musical instruments of Japan. Characters from countless shows, such as Gintama or Saekano, can be seen playing it.Nevertheless, Those Snow White Notes highlights the playing of the shamisen as the focal point of its narrative. His recent international performances were at the “Organization for Economic-cooperation and Development (OECD) Ministerial Board of Directors Meeting in Paris, participated by 34 developed countries,” in 2014 and at the Kuwaiti National Founding event in 2015. The three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument, the shamisen, is featured in many anime series. It is performed by strumming on the strings strained from the neck through the body. That same year, Keisho was the “key performer” at the Japan Expo in Paris. Shamisen is a three-string instrument with a long neck. He performed at the FIFA World Cup in Africa in 2010, and at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany in 2011. A plectrum called a bachi is used to play it. Bunraku performances regale the audience with stories of heroism. This music blends together to simulate the dialogue and mood of each scene. Keisho Ohno was accredited as a master (natori) of the tsugaru shamisen at the early age of 12. The shamisen, a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument developed from the Chinese instrument sanxian, a traditional Japanese musical instrument. Joruri is a mix of chanting, which is usually done by a single narrator, and the music of the shamisen, a Japanese string instrument similar to a lute. The free concert is co-organized by The Japan Foundation Manila, and UP Asian Center in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines. APO/FPO, Afghanistan, Africa, Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Cyprus, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South America, Sri Lanka, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Tajikistan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, US Protectorates, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands (U.S.Come and enjoy Japanese traditional music infused with contemporary rock beats at “Rocking Tradition: A Shamisen Concert with Keisho Ohno” on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 7 PM at the GT-Toyota Auditorium, UP Asian Center, Quezon City.
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