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Yatsuhashi Kengyō (八橋 検校; 1614–1685) was a Japanese musician and composer from Kyoto. The name kengyō is an honorary title given to highly skilled blind musicians. Yatsuhashi, who was born and died in Japan, was originally a player of the shamisen, but later learned the koto from a musician of the Japanese court. While the ...
Kimio Eto (衛藤公雄, Etō Kimio) (surname Etō, born 28 September 1924 in Ōita – died 24 December 2012 [1]) was a blind Japanese musician who played the koto. He began musical training at the age of eight with the renowned master Michio Miyagi. When he was eleven, he composed his first work.
Goze organizations existed to allow blind women a degree of independence in pursuing their careers as musicians (or in some cases, massage). [2] The rules that governed Echigo goze were said to have been decreed by ancient emperors, but no copy of these rules earlier than the late seventeenth century have been found.
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The following is a list of Japanese singers in alphabetical order. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
C-ute; The Cabs; Candies; Candy Go!Go! The Candy Spooky Theater; C.C.C.C. Cali Gari; Camino; Camellia; The Candy Spooky Theater; Candy Tune; Capsule; The Captains ...
In Japan, Heike Biwa, a form of narrative music, was invented and spread during the Kamakura period (1185–1333) by traveling musicians known as biwa hoshi, who were often blind. These musicians played the biwa , a kind of lute, and recited stories, of which the most famous was The Tale of the Heike .
Project Name Project Name In Japanese Artists Involved Artists' Names In Japanese Acid Mothers Temple [1] [2] Kawabata Makoto 河端 一 Astro: アストロ Hiroshi Hasegawa 長谷川洋 Aube: オウブ Akifumi Nakajima 中嶋昭文 Boredoms [3] ボアダムス Yamatsuka "Eye" Tetsuro, Yamamoto Seiichi, Yoshimi P-We