“Learning traditional koto music from my first teacher in Japan was an eye-opener ... Patterson then played an original piece, “Sunday Afternoon,” which had a somewhat Celtic sound to ...

They did months of research into traditional Japanese music and sounds ... between the character of Toranaga and the music of the period. Original author James Clavell based Toranaga on the ...

Ishigure says traditional Japanese music faces a difficult struggle for ... Young people have all kinds of ambitious and original ideas of new events. It’s more flexible, invigorated with ...

While drums and flutes play a significant role in traditional Japanese music, the "tsuzumi", an hour ... me whether this has the same timbre as the original drum," Tosya told Reuters Television.

Drums and flutes play a major part in traditional Japanese music, with the "tsuzumi," an ... "If you ask me whether this has the same timbre as the original drum," Tosya told Reuters Television.