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“Hail to new Canadians. Pledge loyalty with the land that gave us birth and our destiny yonde…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Aug. 12, 2009

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Paul Dateh: Hip Hop Virtuoso

On his first day at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, Paul Da…

Darryl Mori • July 31, 2009

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

Bunkado Gifts and Music: The Story of an Artist and His Legacy

Customers and clients call the Bunkado curio store in Los Angeles “the retro store” bec…

Ava Mikolavich • June 9, 2009

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ODE TO JOY (An die Freude)

Are you familiar with Ludwig van Beethoven’s 9th Symphony? If you think you’re not, lis…

Gary T. Ono • June 3, 2009

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Teaching Traditional Japanese Musical Instruments to Children Within a Transterritorial Context

In the last ten years, I’ve been surveying classes, rehearsals, and presentations of musical …

Alice Lumi Satomi • July 22, 2008

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ShastaYama 2007 - A Magical Experience

ShastaYama (literally, Shasta mountain) is the name of the annual taiko festival held in the beauti…

Gary T. Ono • May 2, 2008

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Masakazu Yoshizawa: Music Master and Magician

As a respected composer, arranger and master of shakuhachi, other Japanese flutes, taiko, clarinet …

Noriko Eileen Kurahashi • Sept. 28, 2007

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Still Swingin'

I had no misgivings about my 65th birthday. But when the day finally arrived, an overpowering feeli…

George Yoshida • Dec. 27, 2006

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The Spirit of African Peru

Almost every day, as she walked to school through the old section of Chorillos, Peru, Gabriela Shir…

Chiori Santiago • Sept. 29, 2005

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Guitarina: Unidos por la música

A Yuka Yanagihara le gusta la música latinoamericana desde hace mucho tiempo. En Osaka, su c…

Raúl Ortiz Mory +1 • Aug. 13, 2014

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The Lemon Creek Harmonica Band Plays On 65 Years Later