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DESCRIPTION:Played as accompaniment to kabuki plays and traditional puppet 
 theater or by geisha\, the three-stringed shamisen has been an integral pa
 rt of traditional Japanese music for centuries.&nbsp\;<strong>Janet Pocoro
 bba</strong>\, author of&nbsp\;<em>The Fourth String: A Memoir of Sensei a
 nd Me</em>\, took a more unconventional path\, apprenticing under her ecce
 ntric sensei while living abroad in Japan. At this talk\, Pocorobba will d
 iscuss the history and features of the shamisen\, illuminate her own journ
 ey learning to play this enigmatic Japanese instrument\, and give a demo p
 erformance.&nbsp\;\n<em>Followed by a book-signing reception.</em>&nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:The Allure of the Shamisen: A Japanese Musical Tradition
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