Shamisen Music Beyond Tsugaru Shamisen ケヴィン・メッツ 津軽三味線

[hkShamisen]

正...

[kyuuone11]

Very unique.

[shamisendemon]

OH Man, What does all that kanji mean??

(below)

[ikachanusa]

吉田兄弟は、新たな曲調に挑戦しつつも日本の味を濃く残している­のが大の魅力。

ケヴィンは、三味線を新しい楽器として別の楽曲を奏でているから­聴き手にとって新鮮。

どちらもお上手です、もちろん。

けれど私は吉田兄弟の息のあったあの叩き方が大好きです。

一人で、タイミングを気にせず弾くことはラクですが（誤解のない­ように、難しいですが他方を気にしなくていいという意味です）メ­トロノームもドラムスも指揮者もない中、複数で息をあわせて弾く­のが津軽三味線の最大の魅力ですよね。



[jimrat92]

this is where the guitar skills are showing through! But this is great!!!! keep it up. getting my first shamisen in a week or two from 多田あつし。 cant wait he the man!

[Hikikomori013]

I think it's "Beyond The Yoshida Brothers" because if all you know of the Shamisen is your Yoshida Brothers CD this will take you beyond your experience.

This is a great piece of music. Very well done.

[MUDBOITAI]

Sugoii-ne! Yet, I respect the Yoshida Brothers for being able to keep such a traditional instrument alive in the eyes of our youth. But this take on Shamisen is a very contemparary view for us Americans to listen to. But you can never forget the roots of these instruments. I would not be surprised it Kevin recieved formal training in Shamisen. You can't read a book without knowing the author. I did enjoy it. I also think the Yoshida Brothers are amazing too. But both are equal.

[shamisendemon]

Appreciate the great comment. If, by chance you really want to hear some really awesome shamisen players, look up Kinoshita Shinichi, Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Masahiro Nitta, Nitta Oyako, Takahashi Chikuzan, Shibutani Kazuo, Kaoru Osanai, Michiaki Shirata,

[MUDBOITAI]

You are very welcome. I will definitley take a look at the other musicians. As a Taiko drummer, I feel a strong connection to the traditional styles of Japanese music. Shamisen and Taiko go hand-in-hand in making wonderful works of music. We have five Shamisen players in the group. I hope to one day be the only American Shamisen player in our group. I also love the Shinobue as well. Everything in the Japanese ensemble captivates me, and I only wish to learn as much as I can.

[cosmicarainia]

better!

[AnimaxRules]

why to use the word "beyond"? YB, they are cool and this guy too. Who cares whos best, just enjoy the music and let em be

[kyuuone11]

I think it doesn`t mean beyond as in better, I listen to Yoshida Brothers and Kevin as well. Yoshida brothers are better at tradiitonal sound but Kevin has a new approach to the instrument that is `beyond` what the Yoshidas are capable of creating. Maybe it just means that there is more to this instrument than what we see/hear when the Yoshidas play. But not exactly that one is better or worse. It depends on what you want to hear or how far you are willing to listen.

[himejijojoshu]

Ｋｅｖｉｎ　が吉田兄弟の曲を弾こうと思えばすぐ弾けるようになる・・と思う­。けど、吉田兄弟がケヴィン・メッツの曲を弾くのは無理。という­か、音楽が違う。

そういう意味で beyond the yoshida brothers と言っているのかも。

今度出るＣＤが楽しみです。

[himejijojoshu]

Beyond the Yoshida Brothers　って、訳すと「吉田ブラザースの彼方」？超えてる？

ふーん。

どこが？

[baranokini]

Masahiro Nitta! Isn't he comming to the US sometime this uear? Ｄｅｃｅｍｂｅｒ？

[shamisendemon]

everyone should listen to Masahiro Nitta!

[MJoubes]

I love it. Its not as traditional, but very nice.

[Happossai]

I wouldn't say beyond yoshida brothers, but this dude plays really nice too.

[cocoamonk]

amazing!!!! I hold you in High regard sir, I hope to one day be as skilled as you! ^^

[ikopp]

Why is it Beyond Yoshida Brothers?!

[edgeofU]

Take a listen and you'll see.

[ikopp]

i think it was ok~

[irishneo]

so i have been thinking about getting lessons on the shamisen. but here is the thing i cant read music is that a big problem?

[shamisendemon]

If your intention is to study traditional shamisen music, it will not be a problem at all!

[cosmicarainia]

yeah this is a Kevin Kmetz original! there is a great version of this tune played with dumbek,accordion and acoustic bass posted by Shamisendemon!

[nospoonkid]

Fantastic Playing!

[yokok1910]

You're quite welcome!

[shamisendemon]

why thank you.

[yokok1910]

Shamisendemon's version is pretty good, too.

[VirtualDeath]

I love this one! It's very uplifting.

[budegabudega]

I think he is really an awesome player, but I just couldn't feel the real tone of the shamisen exactly because of the western kind of composition he did. It's a great player, but the song doesn't have the same feeling. He should work on that.

thanks for posting the video. Just great.