tcmcharlieAug 54 min readAmadera ya - Construction of Biwa - the big "Why"the person traditionally associated with the creation of the Satsumabiwa in the mid-16th century was a Confucian scholar, Shimadzu Tadayoshi
tcmcharlieAug 13 min readAmadera ya - the different kinds of SatsumabiwaThe modern Satsumabiwa in both its forms, Nishikibiwa and Tsurutaryu Satsumabiwa, has become the default instrument in modern compositions
tcmcharlieJul 184 min readAmadera ya - a newly composed work for solo Satsumabiwa by Elif Karlidag (2024)a serene and atmospheric scene of a women's temple adorned with mosquito nets, set against the backdrop of a moonlit evening....
tcmcharlieMar 285 min readTo London with SatsumabiwaI visited London last week to play Satsumabiwa in a new opera by Elif Karlidag