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TRADITIONAL MUSIC

Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 26, 2020
Departing from tradition with Hiromitsu Agatsuma and Akiko Yano
Shamisen player Hiromitsu Agatsuma teams up with singer and musician Akiko Yano for a new album which sees both depart from their previous styles and genres.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 25, 2018
Electronic artist Tim Hecker delves into ancient Japanese court music and negative space on ¡®Konoyo¡¯
For the first decade of his career, the Canadian composer and sound artist Tim Hecker specialized in transmuting digital audio into thick miasmas of sound that combined orchestral richness with the sensory assault of noise music. But after reaching an apotheosis ¡ª and his largest audience to date ¡ª...
CULTURE / Music
Jun 13, 2017
The cultural legacy of erhu artist WeiWei Wuu
When erhu artist WeiWei Wuu took to the stage at Shanghai Concert Hall on April 30, she delivered a show that could be described as out of the ordinary.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 2, 2017
Yo-Yo Ma and Silk Road Ensemble build bridges between cultures one note at a time
Even before the Grammy award for best world music album was announced during a pre-telecast ceremony on Feb. 12, Haruka Fujii was awestruck.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 19, 2016
Karin Nakagawa¡¯s path to the koto was a discovery of Â鶹´«Ã½ musical tradition
Born into a musical family, koto player Karin Nakagawa¡¯s destiny seemed to be mapped out for her from birth ¡ª still, she put up a fight.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 15, 2015
Asia¡¯s music cultures come together at gig
Music director Kishiko Kawaguchi will host a concert Nov. 29 that some Japan Times readers can attend free.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 9, 2014
DJ Krush taps into tradition for RBMA
This month, artists from 34 countries will congregate in Tokyo for the latest edition of the Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA), a caffeine-fueled creative hothouse organized by the world¡¯s most ubiquitous energy drink brand. For participants, the event offers a chance to attend closed-door lectures with...
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Tokyo on Thursday
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Ariake High School players greet their cheering section after winning their first game on Aug. 7.
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Tokyo on Thursday
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Young Japanese anxious as Australia slows working holiday visa processing time
Commuters disembark a tram in Melbourne in March.
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