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Her portrayal gives a real sense of what people find beautiful about the instrument — its sound, as well as the emotional resonance it holds

Clara got in touch with me about two years ago during her research for this book. She had many questions, and I was delighted to talk...

Singing Satsumabiwa became an adventure in the completest sense of the word. The first song Fumon began to teach me was Horaisan.

...the whole tradition can't be summed up in this way. Recently, I came to understand these texts in a more nuanced way.