津軽三味線 ARASHI DISCOSTAR J-pop Tsugaru Shamisen cover
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Aomori, Japan is the birth place of the music of Tsugaru Shamisen. I first became passionate about learning to play the Shamisen after seeing a LIVE concert of Takahashi Chikuzan in Hachinohe, Japan at the age of 14. Please check out the film Kubo and the Two Strings to hear more of my Shamisen playing. Tsugaru Shamisen is a style of music that is based around improvisation. In Aomori, Japan the Shamisen Players of TSUGARU would take the melodies of their local folk songs such as Yosare bushi, Yasaburo bushi, Tsugaru Jinku , Tosa no sunayama and aiya bushi and would create improvised music based on those melodies and the musical phrases of their songs. That was originally how TSUGARU SHAMISEN MUSIC was created. Today we are living in an age when we can reach out and take influence and inpsiration from just about every style of music in the world. As Shamisen music evolves, a new sound is starting to take shape. Today we have the sounds of Afro shamisen and California Shamisen in addition to the traditonal Japanese TSUGARU Shamisen. My name is Kevin Kmetz. Yes that`s right. I play the Japanese three stringed Shamisen and I live in Misawa, Japan. I live with my wife Kumiko and my daughter Sofie who is the greatest treasure of my life. 津軽じょんがら節 Tsugaru Jongara bushi is a famous folk song of northern JAPAN. But in this video I am playing Shamisen along with the song Disco Star by ARASHI, a J-pop group. My step daughter loves Arashi. I dig some of their songs but I HATE when they go on TV and eat Ramen and talk about meaningles CRAP! one of my favorite things to do is cover songs by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu on Shamisen. I recently covered her NEW 2017 single called Harajuku Iyahoi. I love that song! 原宿いやほい. I also really love playing BABYMETAL songs on the three stringed Shamisen. FUN! I must confess I`m not really a big fan of ARASHI but many of my friends have played on stage with them including Masahiro Nitta and Reigen Fujii. I teach Shamisen and have a handful of students at the moment. If you live in Misawa, JAPAN be sure to sign up for Shamisen Lessons with Kevin Kmetz. That`s me. I think. sometimes I`m just not sure. What is reality after all? oh well. I do enjoy playing TSUGARU SHAMISEN that`s for sure. I really miss my friend Geisha Davis. I can`t believe she came all the way from London to hang out. Yeah .津軽三味線 I used to live in Santa Cruz, California. I miss hanging out with Mike Penny. Monsters of Shamisen tours, God of Shamisen. good times. I remember when that animation film called NITABOH first came out. It`s a grest little animated History of Tsugaru Shamisen. Check it out. NITABOH 津軽三味線。Today there is Kubo and the Two Strings. And today so many Great Shamisen Players such as AGATSUMA and Kinoshita Shinichi and the Shibata and Yoshida Kyoudai. I also really love Masahiro Nitta and Reigen Fujii. For some cool and wacky Shamisen check out Mike Penny. Of course you can always go to the BACHIDO website to learn more about Shamisen and Tsugaru Shamisen 津軽三味線。