Sunday, April 08, 2007

Shamisen

Happy Easter Sunday everybody. Hope you're having a great day today, go Easter eggs hunting and eat lots and lots of chocolate Easter Bunnies. For the Christians have a good day at the church and say hi to Jesus for me!

Some of you may not be celebrating Easter like me, here's a lenglui I put together for you! I can't remember her name but she plays one kick-ass shamisen. Shamisens are 3 string guitar like musical instruments from Japan played like a guitar but not quite sound like one.

I first saw her strumming her shamisen one year ago at last year's Japanese Festival and I'm glad to see her again at the Osaka Festival last month. With the help of her lenglui friend they played sweet haunting musics.

The final piece was played with the help of another shamisen player and the taiko drummer featured in my Wadaiko Rindo post last month. Great music! You have to listen to it to believe it so please do. Watch the video below;




P/S: I found out that they make the shamisen from dog & cat's skin! Ahhhhh!!!

6 comments:

clement said...

get her phone number, ask her to preform here

Anonymous said...

Great video. Why KL don't have such performances?

Gab said...

What is the name of this group? Do they have albums?

Wuching said...

clement: perform in malaysia? u pay her ah?

neo: maybe got leh but u din see wor..

creart: they're not a group, the girl's name is noriko tadano, i believe the other shamisen player is her student & the drummer is a friend.

Pink Cotton said...

WAH cool!

but y she need to open her leg big big like that to play wan meh? ..kekeke

are you sure its made from dog & cats skin!??!?? tats animal cruelty!!..lol

btw..Jesus said hi to u too...keke

Wuching said...

pink cotton: hahahaha..she hot down there so have to makan angin a bit mah! & yes, i google it & found out they use dog & cat skin to make wan!

SA: everybody lock n loll!!!