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	Kennedy Center: Millennium Stage Artist Details for Hiromitsu Agatsuma
		Agatsuma, this young artist was awarded the top prize in the Tsugaru Shamisen National Competition, the countryâs most prestigious competition for two consecutive years in 1995 and 1996.
		While Agatsuma was receiving attention from mass media, he debuted from Toshiba EMI in Japan with the self-titled album âAgatsumaâ in September 2001, and he won the âTraditional Japanese Music Album of the Yearâ on the 16th Japan Gold Disc Award on that year.
		Agatsuma has performed with many overseas artists such as Marcus Miller (Bass), Larry Coryell (G.), Nana Vasconcelos (Perc.), and Sarena Jones (Vo.) He is receiving great reputations by his fresh and unique fusion with Western music, while he keeps the characteristics of the Japanese traditional instrument alive.
	www.kennedy-center.org /programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=HIROMAGATS (342 words)

	Japanese Shamisen Virtuoso Agatsuma Set to Release the New Album BEYOND on March 9th, 2004 and Perform a Series of U.S. ...
		Known worldwide simply as Agatsuma, the young Japanese shamisen master with the rock star stance channels the age-old spirit of the traditional Japanese form as effortlessly as he reinvents it with a stew of modern musical idioms.
		A true virtuoso, Agatsuma was a prodigy on the banjo-like, long-necked and fretless three-stringed Tsugaru shamisen at age 6, and at age 14 won the top prize in Japan's most prestigious national competition for the genre.
		Agatsuma will premiere much of his new material for North American audiences -- as well as spotlight past favorites -- with a series of concerts in April 2004.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-09-2004/0002125197&EDATE= (458 words)

	Hiromitsu Agatsuma - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, July 27, Rhythm, 1973, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hiromitsu Agatsuma - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, July 27, Rhythm, 1973,...
		Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Japan, July 27, Rhythm, 1973, 2002, 2003, String instrument...
		Hiromitsu Agatsuma (in Japanese: 上妻宏光, born July 27, 1973) is a Japanese J-Pop artist.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Hiromitsu_Agatsuma.html (96 words)

	Billboard.BIZ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Japanese samisen is an instrument little-heard in America, but Beams, by Hiromitsu Agatsuma, may change that.
		Agatsuma has the samisen—usually employed for austere reveries—set in arrangements that volley from raging techno to smooth jazz.
		But Agatsuma is a fierce virtuoso and cuts through the groove on the title track.
	www.billboard.com /bb/biz/newsroom/printable_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1828212 (132 words)

	Agatsuma - Beyond - Domo Records - CD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Beyond features all original material (with the exception of track seven) and while some of the album has definitely been inspired by the instruments’ ancient roots, a lot is no doubt influenced by the west, more specifically by rock and roll.
		At varying points, Agatsuma plays the shamisen like a shameless rockstar, busting out into a good old jam session with “Shami’s Groove” and even going so far as to perform a breakneck solo in “Heartbeat (Kodo)”; even the most self-centered virtuoso will be forced to take notice of this one.
		Still, this is a minor complaint as it’s all about the shamisen and Agatsuma is most certainly a master of his craft.
	www.musictap.net /Reviews/AgatsumaBeyondCD.html (518 words)

	Asia Pacific Arts Online Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The announcer introduces Hiromitsu Agatsuma, generally known as Agatsuma, and his instrument of choice, the shamisen.
		It is played using a large pick called bachi bah-chee, but Agatsuma also bangs this pick against the base of the lute, producing a rattling echo that reverberates through the audience seating area.
		Throughout the second half of Agatsuma's show, I had this irrepressible feeling that though the shamisen and jazz piano fused together well, it was only to an extent.
	www.asiaarts.ucla.edu /081503/20030815_agatsuma.html (1163 words)

	Shamisen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Prince du shamisen, Hiromitsu Agatsuma fusionne le Japon et l'Occident
		Presse French 02-20-2005 Le joueur de shamisen, Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Tokyo, le 10 fvrier...
		Japanese Shamisen Virtuoso Agatsuma Set to Release the New Album BEYOND on March 9th, 2004 and Perform a Series of U.S. NEWSPAPERS PR Newswire 3/9/2004
	hallencyclopedia.com /Shamisen (640 words)

	New Haven Advocate: Japan-Easy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The electric shamisen rock of Hiromitsu Agatsuma sketches audio illustrations of time travel through a space portal above the rush of industrial Japan, across its shores, and through its cosmic nightlife in a single bound.
		Agatsuma plucks and plunders the traditional three-string lute through ornate traditional Japanese laments while moving into progressive blues and jazz.
		Agatsuma elevates the populus at Wesleyan University's Crowell Hall (Wyllys Ave., Middletown, 860-685-3355) on on Jan. 30.
	www.newhavenadvocate.com /gbase/Music/content?oid=oid:1472 (334 words)

	New Sounds in World Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Japanese native, Hiromitsu Agatsuma, showcases his exceptional talent on the shamisen.
		The shamisen has three strings that are plucked with a large pick, known as a bachi.
		Agatsuma’s shamisen is backed with contemporary arrangements typical of smooth jazz music.
	www.insideworldmusic.com /library/blrevs98-b.htm (362 words)

	a1
		Blending traditional melodies of the East and popular music of the West, Hiromitsu Agatsuma, a Japanese tsugaru-shamisen instrumentalist, made his American debut with his rock band at Crowell Concert Hall on Thursday, Jan. 30.
		Agatsuma was accompanied by a keyboardist, a bass guitarist, and a drummer, making the performance one of beat-driven rock and roll.
		Blending this history into the contemporary setting, Agatsuma and the band put on a lively and electrifying concert that was, at the least, entertaining.
	www.wesleyan.edu /argus/archives/feb072003/dateyear/a9.html (409 words)

	Medialunchbox - Music : Beams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The 14-year-old winner of the 1988 All-Japan Tsugaru-Shamisen Competition, Hiromitsu Agatsuma, began his studies on this traditional 3-stringed Chinese instrument at the age of six.
		On his sophomore release, Beams, Agatsuma blends his many musical influences of jazz, rock fusion and Latin based grooves with traditional Japanese folk music.
		Agatsuma was a child prodigy on the Tsugaru-Shamisen, a three stringed fretless banjo-like instrument.
	www.medialunchbox.com /ItemId/B00007MB5E (245 words)

	Antipixel \| Blog \| Agatsuma Hiromitsu
		Speaking of good music, something I’ve been playing a lot lately is a CD from a young guy called Agatsuma Hiromitsu (site is in Japanese).
		The January 30th Hiromitsu Agatsuma concert is at Wesleyan University, not Wesleyan College.
		My only knock on the CD is that Agatsuma's Tsugaru-jamisen is mixed a little low.
	www.antipixel.com /blog/archives/2002/11/09/agatsuma_hiromitsu.html (1789 words)

	osCommerce
		Like Kitaro, Yas-Kaz, Haruomi Hosono and others, Hiromitsu Agatsuma plays an important role to promote the japanese muzical culture BEYOND the borders of his country.
		For the europeans and occidentals the real authentic classical indian music, chinese or japanese music are not direct accessible, but prezented in a modern fashion, all these could be very easy to understand and to love.
		AGATSUMA and#8211; BEYOND Here we have a new artist from th..
	www.domo.com /oscom/catalog/product_reviews_info.php?products_id=229&reviews_id=6 (529 words)

	BERKLEE \| Events Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hiromitsu Agatsuma is one of leading Tsugaru Shamisen player and most known for bridging contemporary and traditional music with the most classic Japanese instrument.
		Agatsuma's music is a mixture of both classical tsugaru-shamisen arrangements -- which Agatsuma likens to blues -- and more stylish rock-based ballads.
		Hiromitsu Agastuma Rock Shamisen Concert - Hiromitsu Agatsuma's tsugaru-shamisen performance combines traditional folk melodies with the rhythms and pulse of contemporary urban life.
	www.berklee.edu /events/calendar.php?m=2&y=2003 (3024 words)

	Easy Reader Story
		The season’s second concert on March 11 matches Japanese Traditional Album of the Year winner Hiromitsu Agatsuma with the Asia America String Quartet and Benoit’s trio.
		Agatsuma performs on the tsugaru shamisen, a three stringed instrument with a blues sound that has been compared to “the howling of one’s soul.”
		Tickets are $20 for the Youth Orchestra concert (18 and under free), $50 for the Ahn and Agatsuma concerts and $25 to $75 for the Nakamatsu and Asia Symphony performance.
	easyreader.hermosawave.net /news2002/storypage.asp?StoryID=20025503&IssuePath=news2005/0120 (444 words)

	Easy Reader Story
		Hiromitsu Agatsuma proved Friday night at the Norris Center that when it comes to any music — be it Japanese traditional, jazz, or classical — all he needs is three strings and the truth.
		There, musicians coaxed a bluesy sound out of the fretless, three foot long instrument, a sound that has “been said to be like the howling of one’s soul,” according to the liner notes on Agatsuma’s most recent album.
		Agatsuma more than lives up to his own press.
	easyreader.hermosawave.net /news2002/storypage.asp?StoryID=20025911&IssuePath=news2005//0317 (130 words)

	Hartford Advocate: Futuristic Riffs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Rock out to the jazz, Latin, and rock guitar stylings of Hiromitsu Agatsuma at Wesleyan's Center for the Arts on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m.
		Japanese rock sensation, Hiromitsu Agatsuma received the Album of the Year Award by the Japan Gold Disc Awards in 2001 -- this is his U.S. debut tour.
		Agatsuma performs the Tsugaru-Shamisen, a three-stringed lute, with an innovative style never heard before.
	hartfordadvocate.com /gbase/Music/content.html?oid=oid:1282 (101 words)

	DOMO RECORDS
		The shamisen craze that has been sweeping Japan's youth for several years is on its way to becoming a global phenomenon.
		Fusing the soul and softly plaintive twang of traditional Tsugaru-shamisen with an informed mastery of contemporary Western musical idioms, Agatsuma's US debut release in 2003, Beams, was a landmark in the East-meets-West appeal of the art form that the New York Post called "unusually exotic, yet familiar at the same time."
		Agatsuma's latest work, Beyond, is comprised of wholly original material, and injects shamisen with elements of rock, funk, jazz, techno, urban and Latin grooves.
	www.domo.com /artist/beyond.html (117 words)

	Antipixel \| Blog \| Agatsuma U.S. Dates
		Agatsuma’s second album was quite different from the first – much more techno, or is it house?
		The site also features a little bio of Agatsuma and the history of the Tsuagaru shamisen.
		On the Tsugaru shamisen, I should add that the original shamisen, or sanxian, originated from China and was first brought to Okinawa (or the Ryukyu Kingdom).
	www.antipixel.com /blog/archives/2003/01/23/agatsuma_us_dates.html (341 words)

	Japan Society, New York - Film, Lecture, Performance Events
		The venerable shamisen is now a hot rock instrument for young audiences in Japan thanks to a whole new generation of players, especially Hiromitsu Agatsuma.
		A child prodigy, Agatsuma began playing the shamisen at the age of six, and won the 1988 All-Japan Tsugaru-Shamisen Competition at age 14.
		In 2001, his critically acclaimed self-titled debut received the award for 'Album of the Year' at the Japan Gold Disc Awards, and he returns to NY for the second time, following a successful debut tour in 2003.
	www.japansociety.org /events/event_detail.cfm?id_event=647990221&id_performance=1381453921 (228 words)

	PlaybillArts: Features: Pacific Odysseys
		Among the stars will be Hiromitsu Agatsuma, whom Webster describes as a Japanese Eric Clapton.
		Agatsuma plays the three-stringed, Japanese shamisen, an instrument with a hard, bright banjo-like sound.
		At the head of the second rock group, the Krakatau Ensemble, from Jakarta, director Dwiki Dharmawan has adapted his keyboard to the microtonal tuning of the classic, gamelan orchestra.
	www.playbillarts.com /features/article/250.html (1089 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hiromitsu Agatsuma: One of the most popular of the new generation of Tsugaru-shamisen performers, Hiromitsu Agatsuma returns to Boston with his traditional folk music combined with the rhythms and pulse of contemporary urban life.
		Adding back-up musicians on percussion, guitar and other instruments to his own powerful shamisen virtuosity, Agatsuma has created a fresh, vital music with powerful, immediate appeal.
		Bridging innovation and tradition, the Agatsuma sound - which he calls a “kind of Japanese blues”- is unique and unforgettable!
	www.us-japan.org /boston/wa.html (314 words)

	Dawn Singh Publicity
		The Japan Society of Boston will present a special concert by shamisen master, Hiromitsu Agatsuma, the Ondekoza drummers and the Bamboo Orchestra on Saturday, April 17 at 7 pm, at the Copley Theatre, 225 Clarendon Street in downtown Boston.
		Hiromitsu Agatsuma has been instrumental in creating a contemporary audience for the three-stringed tsugaru shamisen, a banjo-like, long-necked, fretless instrument (sometimes referred to as the "Japanese guitar") through his interpretations of rock, funk, jazz, techno, urban and Latin influences.
		Appearing on stage with Agatsuma will be the highly energized Ondekoza drummers from Japan.
	radio.weblogs.com /0121086/2004/03/28.html (1100 words)

	Japan Society, New York - Film, Lecture, Performance Events
		Agatsuma began playing the shamisen (a three-stringed Japanese traditional instrument) at the age of six and by 14 was winning national contests for tsugaru-shamisen, a fast, aggressive shamisen style that originated in northern Japan.
		Bridging pop and tradition, Agatsumaâs music is a mixture of classical tsugaru-shamisen arrangements--which Agatsuma compares to blues--and rock-based ballads.
		At Japan Society, Agatsuma performs with his band (keyboard, two Western base guitars and drums).
	www.japansociety.org /events/event_detail.cfm?id_event=1401598301&id_performance=1410146541 (276 words)

	Globeinvestor.com: Japanese Shamisen Virtuoso Agatsuma Set to Release the New Album BEYOND on March 9th, 2004 and ...
		Globeinvestor.com: Japanese Shamisen Virtuoso Agatsuma Set to Release the New Album BEYOND on March 9th, 2004 and Perform a Series of U.S. Dates
		The label's diverse roster encompasses new age, rock, world music, smooth jazz and soundtrack releases, and is home to artists including Randy Armstrong, Luis Villegas, Yoshida Brothers, Dave Eggar, Benedetti and Svoboda, Nawang Khechog and legendary composer and musician Kitaro.
		For more information on Domo Records and Agatsuma, log onto www.domo.com.
	www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/ArticleNews/print/PRNEWS/20040309/2004_03_09_14_4644_1106157 (484 words)

	Japanese Shamisen Virtuoso Agatsuma Set to Release the New Album BEYOND on March 9th, 2004 and Perform a Series of U.S. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Fusing Shamisen's Traditional Spirit and Phrasing With Rock, Techno, Jazz, Folk and Urban Influences, Agatsuma's Original Compositions Shine on BEYOND
		LOS ANGELES, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The shamisen craze that has been sweeping Japan's youth for several years is on its way to becoming a global phenomenon, thanks to musical pioneers like Domo Records recording artist Hiromitsu Agatsuma.
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	www.forrelease.com /D20040309/latu109.P2.03092004144746.28003.html (376 words)

	Spin the Globe CD Reviews
		Tsugaru-shamisen player Hiromitsu Agatsuma occupies a space in the Japanese soundscape somewhere between seriously meditative traditional music and the bubblegum pop of “musicians” picked more for cuteness than talent.
		The title track starts off with an electronic shimmer and a driving programmed beat, which are quickly grounded by Agatsuma’s plucky melody.
		I’d love to hear the talented Agatsuma playing with a group such as Tabla Beat Science.
	www.earball.net /spintheglobe/reviews_data/3_03.htm (650 words)

	BostonHerald.com - Music News & Reviews: Agatsuma jazzes up Japanese lute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		iromitsu Agatsuma looks like a rock star, attracts throngs of teens and Gen Y members to his concerts and infuses his pop with everything from funk and techno to Latin, blues and jazz.
		Oh, and he plays the Tsugaru-Shamisen, a revered three-string Japanese lute usually heard only in the most refined...
		Hiromitsu Agatsuma uses a traditional instrument to play a variety of musical styles.
	theedge.bostonherald.com /musicNews/view.bg?articleid=26502&format= (232 words)

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