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The modern Satsumabiwa in both its forms, Nishikibiwa and Tsurutaryu Satsumabiwa, has become the default instrument in modern compositions

a serene and atmospheric scene of a women's temple adorned with mosquito nets, set against the backdrop of a moonlit evening....

A translation of the song Himeyuri Corps 姫百合部隊

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

The timbre of his voice made it so unlike anything I was familiar with. I could not call it song. Nor would I describe it as chant.

The hypersonic effect concerns changes to the brain that occur with frequencies above 40kHz, way beyond the threshold of hearing for humans.

Back to the first encounter with Satsumabiwa…. The following day, Sunday, the lessons began once more in the morning. A secret code At...

I visited London last week to play Satsumabiwa in a new opera by Elif Karlidag

This describes the impressions I had from my first meeting with Fumon and my initial encounter with the Satsumbiwa.

Michibiki describes the sense of being led somewhere, being brought to a place one did not often expect.