man...i see this afro kid everywhere i see a shami movie...is he the next shamisen american prodigy? anyways when the song picks up midway...i expected it to go to dueling banjo's from deliverence haha.
Ah, another moron like RedSG! shamamalegger123, you are a total idiot. Perhaps you should learn how to read and use the internet before you set your little piggly wigglies atyping.
Shamisen is not exclusively a Japanese instrument! Japan actually took it from China and China originally took it from ancient Egypt so how is it that Shamisen (which really just means 3 stringed lute) can be only for Japan today? I think Shamisen is for all cultures to enjoy!
I think China probably developed the Sanxian and the Egyptian developed their own skin lute independently. It's a fairly basic design.
I played the banjo for years, learned two songs, decided I had no aptitude for string instruments and switched to the flute. Now I want a shamisen. Life wanders around, doesn't it?
I stand corrected. Britannica Online places the earliest known skin lutes in Babylon about 2500bc, with an unknown development prior. The 3 string skin lute of ancient Egypt is still made and played in West Africa, and the basic instrument was the dominant folk lute in Persia and Afghanistan, where China probably picked it up 1000 years ago.
So maybe it did originate in Egypt. I've been wrong before.
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NO NO NO..Scottish music should only be played on shitty bagpipes NOT BEAUTIFUL SHAMISENS. I highly doubt that is Kevin Kmetz ancestor's grave in Japan..please! They went to a Japanese graveyard and PUT UP a picture of his ancestor to fool the masses
Getcher finger out of the lens!
:^)
WhiteCamry 2 years ago
This vid truly shows that music IS the UNIVERSAL language.
truesunn 2 years ago
So nice (except for the finger on the lens).
dulcimoo 3 years ago 3
man...i see this afro kid everywhere i see a shami movie...is he the next shamisen american prodigy? anyways when the song picks up midway...i expected it to go to dueling banjo's from deliverence haha.
uberd0rk1337 3 years ago
this is very special. great!
chik0ta 3 years ago
excellent sound need to get me one of those
sendtothefunnyfarm 3 years ago
Kevin looks different! ....in formal clothes!
the site is good,too....grave yard! Japanese grave yards are beautiful. wish I were there watching...
tuberjunkie7 3 years ago
Ah, another moron like RedSG! shamamalegger123, you are a total idiot. Perhaps you should learn how to read and use the internet before you set your little piggly wigglies atyping.
llawfhionn 4 years ago
yeah!
cosmicarainia 4 years ago
Shamisen is not exclusively a Japanese instrument! Japan actually took it from China and China originally took it from ancient Egypt so how is it that Shamisen (which really just means 3 stringed lute) can be only for Japan today? I think Shamisen is for all cultures to enjoy!
shamisendemon 4 years ago
I think China probably developed the Sanxian and the Egyptian developed their own skin lute independently. It's a fairly basic design.
I played the banjo for years, learned two songs, decided I had no aptitude for string instruments and switched to the flute. Now I want a shamisen. Life wanders around, doesn't it?
Hikikomori013 2 years ago
I stand corrected. Britannica Online places the earliest known skin lutes in Babylon about 2500bc, with an unknown development prior. The 3 string skin lute of ancient Egypt is still made and played in West Africa, and the basic instrument was the dominant folk lute in Persia and Afghanistan, where China probably picked it up 1000 years ago.
So maybe it did originate in Egypt. I've been wrong before.
Hikikomori013 2 years ago
Both Kevin Kmetz and Masahiro Nitta are undeniable in their amazing approach to the Shamisen.
mikepenny01 4 years ago
un grand bravo de la france
gustavio17 4 years ago
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NO NO NO..Scottish music should only be played on shitty bagpipes NOT BEAUTIFUL SHAMISENS. I highly doubt that is Kevin Kmetz ancestor's grave in Japan..please! They went to a Japanese graveyard and PUT UP a picture of his ancestor to fool the masses
shamamalegger123 4 years ago
Yes, it is all a conspiracy, meant to put a veil over everyone's eyes. But you! You saw through their complex plot! Now, you know too much..
Expect a knock on your door in the next week. Wear your Sunday best.
VirtualDeath 4 years ago 8
aw...what's wrong with bagpipes?
will15767 4 years ago
shut it ya brain dead fat bastard
sendtothefunnyfarm 3 years ago
@shamamalegger123 Oh hey look, a fucking weabo.
BytheBeardofYmir 8 months ago
Wow! Talk about unique and unexpected!
bookstar77 4 years ago
EXCELLENT !
Greetings from Scotland my Japanese friends.
I Love Japan
Jinky1888 4 years ago
and japan loves you
blobperson 4 years ago