"Strings and Serpents," which was presented at REDCAT Sunday evening, combines an intrepid Canadian and French jazz piano duo and an adventurous Japanese koto duo with everyday video animation and ...

The koto strings are plucked with picks called tsume on the forefinger, middle finger, and thumb of the right hand (left).

Koto players wear different picks on three fingers, but pluck the strings with all five fingertips, so each finger produces a distinctive sound.

Katarzyna Karpowicz immersed herself in Tokyo’s music scene to master the koto — a traditional Japanese string instrument.

There is a wealth of contemporary compositions for the koto. Since the war, various Japanese composers have expanded the repertoire of this ancient string instrument and provided new contexts for ...

GEORGE TOWN: Music transcends boundaries and brings people of different backgrounds together. The Plumeria Koto Ensemble, composed of Malaysian and Japanese musicians, is a testament to this. The ...

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Object Details editor Rees, Helen 1964-Contents The Aesthetics of Koto Strings: Materiality and Physical Sensation in Performance -- The Cålåpitå Past the "Dull Edge" of Extinction: A Shaggy Dog Story ...

It is actually the first album-length solo recording ever of the 17-string bass koto. A fairly recent version of the standard koto, the instrument was first commissioned by the renowned player, the ...

It’s got sharp reggaeton-based beat and features a flutter of koto strings (Japan’s national instrument). Directed by Stillz, the “TUYA” video is also set in Tokyo.

The dreamy track showcases a genius pairing of electronic synths and crystalline Japanese Koto strings, as Brown repeatedly proclaims, "I want your love all 24 hours of the day." ...