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Sep. 20th, 2009 01:52 pmThe Yoshida Brothers aren't the only guys in the shamisen world mixing it up with modern music. Kevin Kmetz, the only foreigner to win various awards in shamisen, mixes up shamisen...with heavy metal.
I discovered shamisens through the Yoshida Brothers, but holy crap, this guy's good too! He's got other stuff on his youtube channel rearranging songs for the shamisen. Hell, he's credited to making the electric shamisen. (IDK why you would need one when shamisens can be pretty loud by themselves.)
Oh the things you learn from your Senior Project. Yeah, it's not so much as a thesis since I'm not arguing anything. It's more like a report of sorts, since I'll be covering the history, the styles of playing and what not. I'll probably will throw in my opinion about the future of shamisens too.
In RP news, I got Keroro a paid account, made a few icons for him, and having a blast playing him. He's now with Japan and happy as hell because of that.
I discovered shamisens through the Yoshida Brothers, but holy crap, this guy's good too! He's got other stuff on his youtube channel rearranging songs for the shamisen. Hell, he's credited to making the electric shamisen. (IDK why you would need one when shamisens can be pretty loud by themselves.)
Oh the things you learn from your Senior Project. Yeah, it's not so much as a thesis since I'm not arguing anything. It's more like a report of sorts, since I'll be covering the history, the styles of playing and what not. I'll probably will throw in my opinion about the future of shamisens too.
In RP news, I got Keroro a paid account, made a few icons for him, and having a blast playing him. He's now with Japan and happy as hell because of that.
