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Masaya
delights audiences by combining traditional
Tsugaru Shamisen
with modern musical elements.
An American raised in Japan, Masaya studied with Tsugaru Shamisen masters
Akihito Narumi and Kazuo Yasukore.
He records for Mimcry Records and plays shamisen in
Estradasphere,
God of Shamisen, Secret Chiefs 3,
and the Fishtank Ensemble.
The Shamisen is a 3 stringed lute
originally from China, and imported to Japan in the 16th century.
Tsugaru shamisen is unique and percussive style developed in the snowy mountains of
Tsugaru, in Northern Japan.
For Shamisen Concerts and Lessons: call Masaya (a.k.a., Kevin Kmetz) at 541-517-4693 or e-mail him.
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