I miss living in Japan. The neighbor in my former apartment complex would play the shamisen. She lived across from me and my ex husband, and at night she would play. It was so lovely, the faint sound of the shamisen gently floating on the wind. We would be leaving the apartment to go have dinner with his folks, and we could hear her play in the distance.
yes, this is what I expected when I searched the shamisen, traditional, simple, beautiful. unlike the ones I found earlier. I only wish this was longer.
Shamisen songs are traditionally meant to be shorter, sadly. But the geisha used it to convey many tones, to liven an audience before a performance. They span usually 40-120 seconds long.
There are lots of fast traditional pieces. The Shamisen you hear most often, the Tsugaru Shamisen, isn't any less traditional than the Jiuta Shamisen shown here, they're just for different regions and purposes. The Tsugaru Shamisen's fast, hard hitting playstyle is rooted in the Aomori region, while the Jiuta Shamisen is more rooted in Kyoto
When I discovered this instrument and heard it for the first time, I felt like a storm was passing through me ... but at the same time it was warming my heart. The shamisen is the best instrument that exists in the world ... madness, anger, pain and at the same time sweetness, warmth and love, all in one instrument. I would love to learn how to play it to convey what I feel. Nice performance anyway
@Noobwater "You wouldn't be saying that if Japanese instruments weren't specifically designed to inflict these sorts of emotions with sudden, piercing notes unlike any other instrument the western world accustomed to, because its literally a part of Japanese/eastern tradition." You're quite right, what a brilliant observation you've made. :) They admire our art and media just as we do theirs, it's an equal exchange. Quit being a troll, noob.
I agree, this is the first time I've heard of it. I've never heard anything like it. It sounds haunting and delicate, but strong with each pluck. Very decisive, I think. I love Japanese instruments, they convey these melodies so well. I think if you love it so much you should certainly learn to play it! Never too late to pick up a beautiful new skill.
Beautiful, having watched so many rock, punk, country, blues, and blue Grass guitar players. It's amazing how quick and persise she is with suck a large, for want of the propper word, Pick. Just amazing.
Regardless this says Lute for Shamisen I always felt the ones shown as Shamisen sounded different and look different then any lutes I've ever seen. The Biwa often shown however look more lutes I've seen. I honestly like the sound of this instrument and wish it was used in my country.
@@flodraws1320 Haha my bad dude, I was literally listening to Kozuki Hiyori play this beautiful instrument in one piece so I wanted to see and hear it played. I am amazed at how natural and beautiful the Shamisen really is though.
I want one so bad. My friends call it the Japanese banjo. I want this and a sitar. I already play bass ukulele guitar and violin so I might as well play all strings.
Charles Offdenson I love the sitar too, though I’m primarily a cellist. I have a smaller, more plain-looking (but still very good sounding) “shabo” shamisen that I found on a website for less than $200. It’s very basic, but when paired with a quality Japanese pick sounds great.
@@Bomber411 If you buy one with a natural skin, you must be very careful with how you handle it and store it. Synthetic skins, like the one I have, are almost maintenance-free. Shamisens are expendable. A shamisen can go for around 10 years, but by then it will probably need rebuilt/reskinned/new tuning pegs. Strings are also very expendable. A string can last from 3 weeks to 3 months of daily play, and the thinnest string (san-no-ito) snaps often. The string length allows for the string to be reused once or twice, though. It also depends on the type of wood, whether it is kouki (high quality), karin (midrange), or something else. Karin will not last as long because it is not as rigid as kouki, and it will eventually develop a bend. Anyway, I am very happy with my midrange karin kouta shamisen. I have not put a lot of money into it other than the 300 dollar price tag (professionally refurbished, synthetic reskin) as well as strings, bachi, and music. Mercari Japan has great deals on strings.
Try looking at NHK blends, all sorts of Japanese instruments, 3 types of shamisen, a 4-stringed electric Shamisen, A violin-like one (kokyu), a few types of Koto, Shakuhichi, a few other flutes I totally forgot the name of. All playing western music. Good playlist IMO.
I can‘t believe how great the sound of this shamisen is! It looks like all plastic from koma to bachi but sounds so pure and traditional. I wonder what the materials truly are. I have a plastic bachi and plastic koma (i no longer use it but wood+bone ones) and it doesn‘t sound as good, also the plastic shamisen sounds awful compared with a wooden one. Maybe it‘s the skin? The room? The strings?
Eu vim aqui procurar oque significava "shamisen" por causa do último capítulo lançado de one piece(1032) fiquei curioso pra saber que tipo de instrumento era... Agora eu sei... E já tinha visto antes só não sabia que o nome era esse. Legal, esse foi meu documentário... Tchau
I miss living in Japan. The neighbor in my former apartment complex would play the shamisen. She lived across from me and my ex husband, and at night she would play. It was so lovely, the faint sound of the shamisen gently floating on the wind. We would be leaving the apartment to go have dinner with his folks, and we could hear her play in the distance.
What a lovely evocative memory
lola cruz Hi! What a lovely story! I would love to teach the European lute in Japan. All best wishes! Andreas, lutenist
Wow that’s so lovely
I can feel the eeriness in this comment. It reminds me of Mushishi
That's a very tasteful memory.
Wouldn't you like to play it too?
yes, this is what I expected when I searched the shamisen, traditional, simple, beautiful. unlike the ones I found earlier. I only wish this was longer.
Shamisen songs are traditionally meant to be shorter, sadly. But the geisha used it to convey many tones, to liven an audience before a performance. They span usually 40-120 seconds long.
There are lots of fast traditional pieces. The Shamisen you hear most often, the Tsugaru Shamisen, isn't any less traditional than the Jiuta Shamisen shown here, they're just for different regions and purposes. The Tsugaru Shamisen's fast, hard hitting playstyle is rooted in the Aomori region, while the Jiuta Shamisen is more rooted in Kyoto
I liked the part where she blinked.
My favorite was when she smiled.
pierauspitz she dosent smile that is a face of stone
They show no emotions. It is almost as though a robot or a statue producing music
@@MrAgolikeri It is just a dedicated and focused face, Japanese take whatever artform as an earnest and serious practice.
😂
When I discovered this instrument and heard it for the first time, I felt like a storm was passing through me ... but at the same time it was warming my heart.
The shamisen is the best instrument that exists in the world ...
madness, anger, pain and at the same time sweetness, warmth and love, all in one instrument.
I would love to learn how to play it to convey what I feel.
Nice performance anyway
"I would love to learn how to play it to convey what I feel."
What is stopping you?
You would not be describing the instrument like this if it was not of Japanese creation.
@Noobwater "You wouldn't be saying that if Japanese instruments weren't specifically designed to inflict these sorts of emotions with sudden, piercing notes unlike any other instrument the western world accustomed to, because its literally a part of Japanese/eastern tradition." You're quite right, what a brilliant observation you've made. :)
They admire our art and media just as we do theirs, it's an equal exchange. Quit being a troll, noob.
I agree, this is the first time I've heard of it. I've never heard anything like it. It sounds haunting and delicate, but strong with each pluck. Very decisive, I think. I love Japanese instruments, they convey these melodies so well. I think if you love it so much you should certainly learn to play it! Never too late to pick up a beautiful new skill.
@@josiecroix cringe
So stunning. Always feel the music in my soul when played on a shamisen.
Would love to hear two of these instruments playing Dueling Banjos together.
ruclips.net/video/ELZqM33995g/видео.html
Beautiful work and instrument
- She starts playing
- Muzan: appears
Thats a biwa
It is so beautiful... I love the sound of shamisen
Beautiful, having watched so many rock, punk, country, blues, and blue Grass guitar players. It's amazing how quick and persise she is with suck a large, for want of the propper word, Pick. Just amazing.
Beautiful music
I've been using the wrong picks my whole life.
She has the look on her face like she's playing the Japanese version of Free Bird.
... And Somebody Definitely Owe's Her an Apology and 🎉🎉🎉 0:39 ... Or Maybe she's very Focused... Greetings from Bradford West Yorkshire 🏴
Good memories of listening to a music professor playing. I miss it.
this is pure metal
Beautiful playing Sumie!
I feel my self take rest with a cup of warm green tea
I always felt like this was a must have instrument from the very first time I ever heard it
I saw this instrument in One piece ( Wano ark ). The Melody is so beautiful 😻❤️
Bro, I'm certain you're pleased by today's episode a year later!
That was a nice piece. I will learn that one.
Idiot you mean peice
@@laxmeitgeb4793 are you have stupid
I’m buying her next album
MAN THAT SONG IS SICK I LOVE IT ❤❤❤❤❤❤
But does it Djent?
ruclips.net/video/ponTbDDMYjw/видео.html
Anything can djent
Very Cool!😎 And such a original sound!🙂
So that's where my windscreen scraper went.
BRO I LOVE IT 10/10
Kept waiting for the bass to drop.
it sounds so beautiful, its hard to describe
I've wanted a shamisen since junior high!
came here for chapter 1032 to know what it sounds like
Someone just used her as a meem for Genshin Impact.
Waaaaait wait wait, is that little shamisen sound bite from Demon Slayer??? Hermano pls confirm 😭
You can’t see it but if you turn the camera 180 degrees, probably 90 degrees, you can see a crowd holding up their lighters
wonderful 😀
Regardless this says Lute for Shamisen I always felt the ones shown as Shamisen sounded different and look different then any lutes I've ever seen. The Biwa often shown however look more lutes I've seen. I honestly like the sound of this instrument and wish it was used in my country.
thanks Joshiraku
Saludos cordiales desde México 🇲🇽
Shamisen music is somewhat eerie to me. It kind of scared me at the Kabuki Theater in Tokyo. I can’t explain why?
Very wholesome video.
Well done Sumie!
thank you very much
:
Very impressive
This is so cool! What is that piece of yarn on her finger used for?
www.amazon.com/Yubisuri-Yubikake-grinding-Shamisen-shipping/dp/B075QG17F7
I highly recommend this site if you want to learn how to play shamisen: bachido.com/school/crash-course-1/chapter-1
The "yubikake" helps your left hand in moving along the neck of the shamisen. :-)
amazing i nterpretation
That pick looks like the carpet cleaning attachment for a vacuum
What's the song name?
Tranquil and intense.
Sound ❤❤❤
🙏🎵🙏Magnifique.
I looked this instrument up because I got curious after I saw my favorite anime character play it, but it seems really hard to play! Very impressive!
I'm guessing One Piece right? And the character being Kozuki Hiyori?
@@TonyTheTiger94 nope, this comment is from around the time where demon slayer season 2 came out, zenitsu plays it :)
@@flodraws1320 Haha my bad dude, I was literally listening to Kozuki Hiyori play this beautiful instrument in one piece so I wanted to see and hear it played. I am amazed at how natural and beautiful the Shamisen really is though.
@@TonyTheTiger94 that's actually really cool!!
idk abt ppl but i love how Geishas are trained..
Красиво!
Leaves water wind I felt that
i think it sounds really pretty
Koumorasaki 😍
I'm gonna make this a sample for my song
Full Wano Kuni vibes right here😄
I can imagine Zenitsu aggressively playing the shamisen
Wow me too 👍
I loved it!
muito bom!
Lute would be the Biwa my friend. ;) do videos on the differences between Shamisen and Sanshin. ;) so much was inspired by Okinawa. The Uchina. ❤
beautiful
aquatic choices enhance projection without tracklist searching ; intuition of the date
Here in the Southern States we would call this musical instrument a banjo .
I want one so bad. My friends call it the Japanese banjo. I want this and a sitar. I already play bass ukulele guitar and violin so I might as well play all strings.
I suppose everyone gets tired of deth metal after a while.
Sputterbugz I love lutes, but this sound does seem closer to a banjo than that.
Charles Offdenson I love the sitar too, though I’m primarily a cellist. I have a smaller, more plain-looking (but still very good sounding) “shabo” shamisen that I found on a website for less than $200. It’s very basic, but when paired with a quality Japanese pick sounds great.
Or you could Pick one and become a Master, and make it your life.
Please don't, white man
Damn this is so metal
I like the change at 0:18 and 0:40
I got to get one of them PICKS !!!
It’s a shame not a lot of people are interested in geisha’s *sigh*
It was Excellent 🦊🚬
Came here from Takeshi's Challenge by JonTron....also from Whispered (Melodeath band with shamisens in it)
Legal, mas onde está os origamis lutando? No mínimo um samurai e um dragão oriental kkkkkkk Lindo som!
muito
Great
fire af
Yo-Yo Ma: "Playing without emotion is the worst thing you can do"
This person:
That's a beautiful Koma, is it a solid piece of Ivory?
I have a used one. By the way, be warned that this thing costs a LOT OF money to maintain.
Can you elaborate please? I just added it to my wish list. 😅
@@Bomber411 If you buy one with a natural skin, you must be very careful with how you handle it and store it. Synthetic skins, like the one I have, are almost maintenance-free. Shamisens are expendable. A shamisen can go for around 10 years, but by then it will probably need rebuilt/reskinned/new tuning pegs. Strings are also very expendable. A string can last from 3 weeks to 3 months of daily play, and the thinnest string (san-no-ito) snaps often. The string length allows for the string to be reused once or twice, though. It also depends on the type of wood, whether it is kouki (high quality), karin (midrange), or something else. Karin will not last as long because it is not as rigid as kouki, and it will eventually develop a bend. Anyway, I am very happy with my midrange karin kouta shamisen. I have not put a lot of money into it other than the 300 dollar price tag (professionally refurbished, synthetic reskin) as well as strings, bachi, and music. Mercari Japan has great deals on strings.
RTJ, make a song about 0:44.
What is the name of this song?
好传统的日本风格音乐，古典日式的风格呼之欲出啊
feeling like im in Wano
0:47 i was expecting Punjabi MC to come and sing but no
Wow, I didn't know Japan had banjo players too. Would be cool to see a team up between Japanese and American banjo musicians.
I want all of these instruments and the knowledge of how to play them.
NOW.
Try looking at NHK blends, all sorts of Japanese instruments, 3 types of shamisen, a 4-stringed electric Shamisen, A violin-like one (kokyu), a few types of Koto, Shakuhichi, a few other flutes I totally forgot the name of.
All playing western music. Good playlist IMO.
well you have to practice a lot
@@sleverlight A. Lot.
WHERE RECOVERING TSUSHIMA WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️❗️❗️❗️❗️🔥🔥🔥🔥
what is the meaning of that music?
What is it she's playing it with?
I like the facial expression
with blue contact lenses looks same like blue eyed samurai - that brought me here
I can‘t believe how great the sound of this shamisen is! It looks like all plastic from koma to bachi but sounds so pure and traditional. I wonder what the materials truly are. I have a plastic bachi and plastic koma (i no longer use it but wood+bone ones) and it doesn‘t sound as good, also the plastic shamisen sounds awful compared with a wooden one. Maybe it‘s the skin? The room? The strings?
How long does it take her to tune her Guitar?
Everything in Japan just screams heaven.
Oh yes❤❤❤❤❤❤
Zenitsu ❤
Eu vim aqui procurar oque significava "shamisen" por causa do último capítulo lançado de one piece(1032) fiquei curioso pra saber que tipo de instrumento era... Agora eu sei... E já tinha visto antes só não sabia que o nome era esse. Legal, esse foi meu documentário... Tchau
She looks absolutely thrilled to be there...
Im so annoyed how hard it is to find Shamisen music that doesn't try to shred and sound aggressive or whatever
cool
👏
Thats a big guitar pick