YOSHIDA BROTHERS Concert Tsugaru shamisen

Concert

06 December 2016: 18h30

Flagey Studio 1
Rue du Belvédère 27, 1050 Ixelles/Elsene

Description:
The Yoshida Brothers were born and bred in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido. Each picked up the shamisen at the tender age of five, and began studying Tsugaru shamisen under Takashi Sasaki I in 1990. After sweeping prizes at national Tsugaru shamisen conventions, the brothers made their major debut in 1999. The debut album sold over 100,000 copies, which is an extraordinary figure for a traditional folk music release.
They won the "Traditional Japanese Music Album Of The Year" category of the 15th annual Japan Gold Disc Award, as well as the "30th Anniversary Of Normalization Of Japan-China Diplomatic Relations Commemorative Special Prize" of the 17th Annual Japan Gold Disc Award.
2014 marked the 15th year anniversary of the Yoshida Brothers debut in Japan. To celebrate they released the new studio album HORIZON. In 2015, they recorded the theme song for the Japanese manga Naruto that has sold over one hundred million copies.
As one of the artistic groups whose scope of activities go way beyond that of traditional Japanese music, the Yoshida Brothers continue to take not only Japan but also US, Europe, and Asia their stage.

organized by the Embassy of Japan in Belgium

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