I'm posing with a snakeskin shamisen, but it's all for show!. From Wordnik.com. [Take a Break] Reference
Her husband had played the snakeskin shamisen, called the sanshin in Okinawan. From Wordnik.com. [October 2006] Reference
Hahn-Powell says he had no aptitude for the rhythm required of taiko, but the shamisen was another instrument entirely. From Wordnik.com. [The University of Alabama] Reference
The women fed her and taught her to play the shamisen. From Wordnik.com. [MoF Podcast – Episode 06: Short Story: Ties that Bind, Part 2 of 2. | Mind on Fire] Reference
Musical accompaniment is by singing, shamisen, drums and bells. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-01-01] Reference
When she wants help with her shamisen, she'll go to her teacher. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
Drop jazz, pick up the shamisen, mumble around in an old kimono. From Wordnik.com. [December 6]
A mangled Japanese string instrument, a shamisen, is the only clue. From Wordnik.com. [Mas Arai: An Unlikely Hero Solves L.A.'s Mysteries] Reference
She didn't say a word but just took the shamisen case from my arms. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
After drums, flute, and shamisen, my next lesson was usually in singing. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
For example, I found a way of practicing the shamisen while running errands. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
Their sound is 50km above the earth's surface; it's shamisen without boundaries. From Wordnik.com. [Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume Forty-Two] Reference
If you've never seen a shamisen, you might find it a peculiar-looking instrument. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
First Mameha performed a few brief pieces while I accompanied her on the shamisen. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
I always liked the sound of the shamisen, but never new this style of play existed. From Wordnik.com. [Loving v. Virginia. | Mind on Fire] Reference
First Teacher Mouse stopped her and took the shamisen to retune the strings herself. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
I took the shamisen from her while she put on her kimono overcoat to leave for the night. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
I know I've described something of what it was like to study shamisen with Teacher Mouse. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
But while practicing shamisen during the afternoon, Pumpkin and I had great fun together. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
Following drums, my next lesson of the morning was in Japanese flute, and after that in shamisen. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
Poor Pumpkin lowered her shamisen into her lap just like a dog putting its tail between its legs. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
It resembles the shamisen of the main islands and probably shares a common ancestor with the banjo. From Wordnik.com. [Haisai Ojisan! » Japundit Blog] Reference
When Hatsumomo let go, poor Pumpkin stepped down to pick up her shamisen and begin disassembling it. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
The expressive pieces recall the loneliness of the snow country, in the tradition of tsugaru shamisen. From Wordnik.com. [Unlikely Stars] Reference
When she came back down, she was holding Hatsumomo's shamisen, disassembled in its lacquer carrying case. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
She was to have four classes that morning — shamisen, dance, tea ceremony, and a form of singing we call nagauta. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
It wouldn't surprise me if some of the people I passed thought I'd stolen that shamisen and was running away with it. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
No wonder: the tsugaru shamisen is an archaic instrument that blends shrill, woeful melodies with relentless percussion. From Wordnik.com. [Unlikely Stars] Reference
"We always dreamed of playing original music in concert," says Ryoichiro, "but not many shamisen players end up doing that.". From Wordnik.com. [Unlikely Stars] Reference
We ended up playing a game in which Mameha and I took turns on the shamisen while the American officers danced around the table. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
When I returned to the okiya, Pumpkin was kneeling on the walkway near the courtyard, making terrible twanging noises with her shamisen. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
The two young men have been playing the tsugau-shamisen for most of their lives. From Wordnik.com. [AnimeBlogger.net Antenna] Reference
Watanuki correctly surmises that the blind woman's shamisen is made from cat skin. From Wordnik.com. [Anime Nano!] Reference
These cherished songs are performed on the koto, shamisen, and various percussion instruments. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Slurp Gallery] Reference
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