The biwa has a very long history and is alleged to have originated in Persia. It is said to have made its way into Japan via the Silk Road 1,400 years ago. It is a pear-shaped string instrument ...

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But Sulis, 73, has never felt homesick, thanks to a traditional Japanese instrument. “Because I came across the ‘biwa,’” he said. One day, he heard an intriguing instrument being played on ...

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Songs played include Post Trauma, Golden Peaches and Nachalo. In 1957 Slava Ranko (aka Don Philippi) studied shamisen and chikuzen biwa (traditional Japanese stringed instruments). In Japan he became ...