Beats of taiko (traditional Japanese wide drums) and narimono (metallic percussion) mingled with measured acoustic sounds of samisen (three-stringed instrument), and together created some ...

Consider what might happen if Western classical musicians were trained in the same manner as their Japanese counterparts. For one thing, the musicians would all be trained by private teachers, not in ...

45 x 33.2 cm. (17.7 x 13.1 in.) ...

Samisen is a 2yo b unknown from trained by S & E Crisford, who is based at Newmarket. It is sired by the stallion Frankel out of the dam Sayyida. Samisen is yet to break its maiden status, having not ...

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