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Cherry blossoms traditional Japanese music

Perfect for relaxation, meditation, or background music, these soothing sounds will transport you to the tranquil gardens of ...
SUNY Cortland

Musicians to Perform in Japanese Tradition Sept. 27

Their Japanese-inspired music is featured in the Nintendo Wii games Red Steel and Red Steel 2. The Taikoza and East Winds Ensemble will perform at SUNY Cortland on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The ensemble ...
Los Angeles Times

Masakazu Yoshizawa, 57; played Japanese flute in films

Masakazu Yoshizawa, a musician best known for his mastery of traditional Japanese flutes who was featured on the “Memoirs of a Geisha” soundtrack, died Oct. 24 of stomach cancer at his San Gabriel ...
New Scientist

Japanese and English language folk songs evolved in the same way

Japanese folk songs evolved in the same way as English language ones even though they are sung in different tones and scales. Patrick Savage at Keio University in Japan and his colleagues analysed the ...
Reuters

U.S. star's hip-hop moves spark Japan folk song craze

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Jerome White Jr moves like a U.S. rap star and sings like a Japanese crooner. The 26-year-old from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has stormed the charts here with his soulful ...
KXAN

Japanese avant-garde pioneer composer Ichiyanagi dies at 89

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — Avant-garde pianist and ...