Hikiyomigusa

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  Sonic World Wonders Part 1

  Pieter

  Japanese singer and shamisen player. Born in 1939 in Tokyo; died December 5, 2008 in Nisshin-shi, Aichi-ken. Studied many areas of Japanese music history - miyazono-bushi, Silk Road instrumental legacies, Ainu music, 12th century popular songs, nursery rhymes, etc. Founded her own school of shamisen music, the Momoyama-ryu in 1960. She has worked with many theatre workers including Peter Brook and the butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno. Her album from 1979