Karakui

Event: Sennin no Sanshin (Hawaii)

Okinawan musical instrument, Sanshin players can be a part of the 17th Honolulu Festival Grand Parade!

The grand marshal will be Sanshin Master Choichi Terukina-sensei, a National Living Treasure of Japan. Let’s join the parade with Terukina-sensei and play his composition “Mensore.”

The goal of SENNIN NO SANSHIN Project is to have as many sanshin players as possible to participate in this parade.

We want 1,000 sanshin players from Hawaii, mainland USA and Okinawa! […]

(Via Honolulu Festival.)

The awesome thing? They’re serious about having anyone with a sanshin join in by making available the music and kunkunshi of the song. You’ll find them here along with video tutorials. Way to go, guys! (How about having the video available in other formats besides WMV too? People on smartphones will thank you for it.)

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8 responses to “Event: Sennin no Sanshin (Hawaii)”

  1. Ray Avatar
    Ray

    So Riccin

    are you going to be in the parade, we will be there slamming the taiko and dying haha

  2. Richie Avatar
    Richie

    @Ray: I want to go but it depends on my work schedule. 😦

  3. carmen taira Avatar
    carmen taira

    I would like to Thank you for the tutorial link. I think it will help me get back to playing the instrument again:)

  4. Richie Avatar
    Richie

    @carmen taira: You’re welcome. I hope you’ll be able to join them for what looks to be an amazing event. 🙂

  5. Raymond Mier Avatar
    Raymond Mier

    cool, hope you can make it, its been fun being a part of it, must have lost 5 lbs just marching around the HOC. and marching in place haha

  6. Richie Avatar
    Richie

    @Raymond Mier: Sounds like a good plan to lose weight then. 🙂

  7. tn Avatar
    tn

    This is awesome! While I can’t be there in person (how I wish I could), I will practice this.

  8. Richie Avatar
    Richie

    @tn: Yes, it’s great that they have the music available for everyone to practice. Have fun!

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