Tsugaru Shamisen Music - Akita Nikata Bushi

Not really a Tsugaru song, but often peformed by tsugaru shamisen players due to high speed and a whole lot of Oshibachi (to press one string up and slide down to play the actual wanted string)
With origins in Akita province, Aomori's southern neighbor, this song is really played on normal chuuzao shamisen, used in Akita. Uses the Honchoushi tuning (Do Fa Do, in case C F C)very common in Akita shamisen. Also a very difficult song to sing. It may sound very noisy at first glance, but a very beautiful piece indeed, ruined by my webcam and technique, heheh. Please enjoy!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• akita
• shamisen
• nikata
• bushi
• tsugaru
• japan
• minyo

[kyokuhon]

Hi, waraboushi, I just started playing shamisen a little while ago, in part inspired by you and others on youtube. Thanks for so many postings, they're really inspirational. I, too, wonder about your bio, but that's your business. Keep 'em coming. Any chance you could give us Ringo Bushi (if you haven't already)?

[waraboushi]

Thank you, it's nice to hear that I helped a little with your choice!

my ringo bushi is messier than my videos here. I'll polish it and then put down, heheh

keep training my friend!

[ynoksu]

Your good! hey, I'm thinking about buying one of these instruments. can you tell me what the tuning is for it please ? like on a guitar it's E-A-D-G-B-E, how do you tune that? what is the pick your using called ??

[waraboushi]

Hmm you can tune with any note, as long as the strings are tuned in 1st,4th,8th(this song tuning) or 1st,4th,7th and 1st,5th,8th (for example C-F-C, C-F-B and C-G-C)

the pick is called bachi and it is shamisen's exclusive pick, hehe

[waraboushi]

wow, thank you all for the kind comments!

but I still have long ways to go, hehe

[robbpcslayer]

im a basest i think i could at least figure it out

.. how can i get one??

[waraboushi]

google for "shamisen katoh", he's a famous shamisen maker

I don't know if they sell overseas though

heheh

[nanaushika]

wow!

[crackdatryu]

DAAAAAAMM!!!! This dude is better then the other dude!

[MrLiem08]

sugoi desu..hahaha

[chasegoostree86]

hey waraboushi, i've got a quick question if you don't mind. Could you explain oshibachi a little more, it seems very difficult. I'm trying really hard to learn this song but i can't figure it out. Thanks.

[ALBERTOSKATER436]

awsome

[smokebombhill]

Nice.

[annyonghaseyo90]

hi im wondering where did you learn to play shamsien? where did you get it from? do they sell shinobue where you bought your shamisen because i play shinobue and now i need a new one.

[samuraiaku24]

awseome