Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at shamisen.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Shamisen.
Examples
-
Snakeskin Shamisen by Naomi Hirahara (Bantam Dell Publishing – Delta Books)
Archive 2007-01-14 Bill Crider 2007
-
Snakeskin Shamisen by Naomi Hirahara (Bantam Dell Publishing – Delta Books)
Archive 2007-04-22 Bill Crider 2007
-
But the Monsters of Shamisen don't play just old-time folk music.
Gil Asakawa: Monsters of Shamisen Rock in Colorado Concert Gil Asakawa 2011
-
Kmetz has a degree in composition from Cal Arts, and he's all about mashing up musical styles: he plays with his own group God of Shamisen, and also JS Bach Experience, Carne Cruda and Fishtank Ensemble, a Balkan Gypsy folk group.
Gil Asakawa: Monsters of Shamisen Rock in Colorado Concert Gil Asakawa 2011
-
The Monsters of Shamisen rock, even though they're playing a traditional Japanese instrument, a three-stringed lute that's plucked with a plectrum that looks like an windshield scraper.
Gil Asakawa: Monsters of Shamisen Rock in Colorado Concert Gil Asakawa 2011
-
Kmetz has a degree in composition from Cal Arts, and he's all about mashing up musical styles: he plays with his own group God of Shamisen, and also JS Bach Experience, Carne Cruda and Fishtank Ensemble, a Balkan Gypsy folk group.
Gil Asakawa: Monsters of Shamisen Rock in Colorado Concert Gil Asakawa 2011
-
Penny is the second foreigner to win an award at the national Tsugaru Shamisen Tournament, where he placed third in 2006.
Gil Asakawa: Monsters of Shamisen Rock in Colorado Concert Gil Asakawa 2011
-
Penny is the second foreigner to win an award at the national Tsugaru Shamisen Tournament, where he placed third in 2006.
Gil Asakawa: Monsters of Shamisen Rock in Colorado Concert Gil Asakawa 2011
-
The Monsters of Shamisen rock, even though they're playing a traditional Japanese instrument, a three-stringed lute that's plucked with a plectrum that looks like an windshield scraper.
Gil Asakawa: Monsters of Shamisen Rock in Colorado Concert Gil Asakawa 2011
-
But the Monsters of Shamisen don't play just old-time folk music.
Gil Asakawa: Monsters of Shamisen Rock in Colorado Concert Gil Asakawa 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.