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Up-and-coming band combines traditional Japanese instruments with pop metal

These tattooed badasses are not, in fact, extras from that bafflingly misguided "47 Ronin" movie. They’re the members of the newly-signed Wagakki Band, which combines the chunky guitar chords and ...
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ウルトラマン THE 和・楽・器 ULTRAMAN MUSIC with traditional Japanese musical ...

日本古来の楽器のサウンドは海外でも人気が高く、 太鼓や三味線、尺八や篠笛といった楽器の音色は人の魂を揺さぶる。 今回、国内・海外でも活躍している伝統的な和楽器の演奏家が集結し 、新旧のウルトラマンシリーズの主題歌、防衛チームテーマなど ...
Japan Today

Up-and-coming band combines traditional Japanese instruments with pop metal

These tattooed badasses are not, in fact, extras from that bafflingly misguided "47 Ronin" movie. They’re the members of the newly-signed Wagakki Band, which combines the chunky guitar chords and ...
PR TIMES

ウルトラマン THE 和・楽・器 ULTRAMAN MUSIC with traditional Japanese musical ...

太鼓や三味線、尺八や篠笛といった和楽器の音色と、世界的に人気を博す「ウルトラマン」のテーマ曲が融合したアルバム「ウルトラマン THE 和・楽・器」が3月20日（水）に発売となり、レコーディングのメイキング映像も発売元の日本コロムビアのYouTube ...
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【浅草・雷門前】伝統の響きがロックに変わる！和楽器×洋楽 ...

株式会社獅子道（Shishido Inc.、所在地：東京都新宿区、代表取締役：宍戸 俊信）は、インバウンドの聖地・浅草にて、津軽三味線と箏（琴）でロックを奏でるライブ公演「Asakusa: Rock music by Japanese Traditional Instruments（Japanese Lounge Night）」を定期開催、及び同会 ...
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Japanese artisans use winter cold to make silk strings for traditional instruments

Amid cold conditions at Marusan Hashimoto Co.'s studio, silk threads are stretched between hooks on pillars and excess glue wiped off with a cloth in a process for making strings for Japanese ...
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Silk string production for traditional Japanese instruments reaches seasonal peak

NAGAHAMA, Shiga -- Production of silk strings for traditional Japanese instruments such as the shamisen and koto is at its seasonal peak in this western Japan town. At the workshop of Marusan ...
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Ishigure Masayo: Bringing Traditional Japanese Music to New York

In February 2021, Ishigure Masayo was invited to give a performance on the koto at the Japanese Consulate in New York. The event was part of the monthly Friday Night Live series held at the ambassador ...