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

"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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Founded in 1908, the company uses traditional methods to make some 400 kinds of strings for Japanese instruments including shamisen and koto. Strings made in the particularly cold period are ...

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." ...

AGNES DIGGSStaff WriterTEMECULA — When Yuki Easter takes the seat behind a 6-foot-longstringed instrument that rests on a carved wooden stand, shebecomes one in a line of musicians, stretchin… ...