tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post1794594185183780669..comments2023-10-09T00:45:55.603+09:00Comments on Shisaku: June's Song - KodoMTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-16596582504399062552008-06-03T05:37:00.000+09:002008-06-03T05:37:00.000+09:00The Yoshida Brothers are fun and they put a good-l...The Yoshida Brothers are fun and they put a good-looking spin on the shamisen. (And they don't even work for Johnny's...) They have a great song called Storm that adds a neat techno beat and ethereal voice action.<BR/><BR/>Okinawan rock/pop band HY slips in the shamisen very well, although more so in their earlier work. Not so much in their last couple albums.<BR/><BR/>HY - Street Story (live)<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGi27UbRDmQ<BR/><BR/>(When I found that, I also saw that they played in Seattle last year. I can't believe I missed them....)<BR/><BR/>The Nenes (another Okinawan group, more traditional) also do a neat cover of No Woman, No Cry with traditional instruments.<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV3hGuAcgrYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-78983038728143734052008-06-01T05:23:00.000+09:002008-06-01T05:23:00.000+09:00poor enka :)I remember listening to a CD of a band...poor enka :)<BR/><BR/>I remember listening to a CD of a band (can't remember their name, sadly) that played a bunch of (western) classical songs on traditional Japanese instruments...plus they gave it a kind of modernish feel. I'm really sad I can't remember their name - makes me want to listen again, but now I can't :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com