City works with orchestra in new El Sistema music program for kids

The city government here has launched an El Sistema music education program, in collaboration with the Japan Century Symphony ...
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Scholars Record Digital Album Using Ancient Japanese Musical Instruments

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Musical Instruments from Japan

The Smithsonian Institution Archives welcomes personal and educational use of its collections unless otherwise noted. For commercial uses, please contact [email protected] International media ...
Reuters

Glass gives new sheen to traditional Japanese music

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Ancient Japanese musical instruments have taken on a new shine after one group decided to make theirs out of glass, instead of traditional wood. Drums and flutes play a major ...
The New York Times

What Would Pop Music Be Without 808 Drums?

How Japanese ingenuity transformed Western music from within. Tina Weymouth and David Byrne of Talking Heads, performing in front of a Roland Jazz Chorus amplifier in 1980.Credit...Gie Knaeps/Getty ...

tiny desk concerts JAPAN

All you need is a small desk and musical instruments. NHK is launching a Japanese version of the worldwide phenomenon "tiny desk concerts," originally pioneered by American public broadcaster NPR. Set ...