"Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" by Kokyu & Shamisen

Описание: We are playing "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto" by Kokyu and Shamisen.

Shamisen :Takuya Hamatani
The owner of Shamisen Pro-shop in Toyama, Japan.
He developed Original shamisen ‘Shamisen Box’ which is made of card board based on his thoughts many people can try to play more easily. And he sell them to overseas not only in Japan.
And he works everything for shamisen such as teacheing, repairing, and playing.
He had opened Shamisen web shop for overseas customers, and he is gaining fans of the shamisen overseas.
He has the Master of Fujimoto-ryuu qualificaton.He plays Minyo (Japanese folk songs), Hauta (Japanese Edo pops), Okinawan minyo, and Tsugaru Shamisen.
In addition to performing at the Japan Expo in Paris, Milan and Bangkok, he also performed at the Czech Embassy,
He is promoting the appeal of the shamisen overseas.

Kokyu : Misato Tachidani
One of the few Kokyu players in Japan.
She is from Yatsuo town in Toyama prefecture where Ecchu Owara-bushi (famous minyo) was born.
She became familiar with the traditional festival "Kaze no Bon" in Yatsuo Town from a young age, and she perform all the dance, Shamisen and Kokyu.
She began to learn the kokyu with the hope of passing on the sound of the lost Kokyu to the world.
She performed with the Tsugaru shamisen, Shinobue and Japanese drums. in various fields such as cello and flamenco.
She has also been active in collaborating with artists to promote the appeal of Kokyu to the world.
She has performed at the Czech Embassy in June 2023, and also she will performed at New York in October.