Yamato Kyoto Shamisen in New York City

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		<title>About Yamatogaku</title>
				
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		<description>About Yamatogaku 大和楽とは
	Founded in 1933 by Baron Kishichiro Okura (Chosho), Yamatogaku is a modern style of Japanese music that blends the centuries-old lineages of Kiyomoto and Kabuki Nagauta shamisen music with Western performance methods such as vocalization, harmony, round singing, and humming. In its founding years, notable intellectuals and poets such as Mikihiko Nagata, Rinpu Sasagawa, Yaso Saijo, Hakushu Kitahara, Kanji Kunieda, and Shigure Hasegawa contributed song lyrics to the refined compositions of Kimi Kishigami and Toshiakira Miyagawa (Eijuro Kiyomoto). 
The second headmaster, Hisamitsu Yamato (Isoshichi Yoshimura), composed an oeuvre of more than 150 works throughout his career which spun new possibilities for the Yamatogaku style. Now, more than 90 years after its establishment, O-SHO Yamato continues its legacy as the third headmaster. Known for its whimsical melodies and illustrative use of percussion, Yamatogaku is often used to accompany Japanese dance performances.
Yamatogaku Offical Website
	
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		<title>Yamato Kyoto</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:53:40 +0000</pubDate>

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		<description>Yamato Kyoto大和杏藤
	Yamato Kyoto (Travis Suzaka) is a fourth-generation Japanese American residing in New York City. His fasciantion with shamisen began while studying abroad in Tokyo in 2009, and over the years studied under Fujimoto Minyo and Kineya Nagauta instructors. In 2023, he received his natori stage name Yamato Kyoto and teaching credentials from his teacher Yamato Kyosho.
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		<title>Music Lessons</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:08:59 +0000</pubDate>

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		<description>Japanese Music Lessons 稽古場
	Interested in Yamatogaku or nagauta shamisen lessons in New York City? Join our monthly classes in the Lower East Side where you can learn Kabuki style music through taiko, kotsuzumi, and ookawa percussion instruments. Private and children's lessons with Yamato Kyoto in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn are also available.Inquire About Lessons
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		<title>News &#38; Announcements</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:42:18 +0000</pubDate>

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		<description>News &#38;amp; Announcements&#38;nbsp;お知らせ
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PerformanceRafu Chuo Gakuen, LAAug. 23rd, 2026Fujii Japanese Music welcomed headmaster Kisaku Katada IV of the Katada School of Percussion for a special Japanese traditional music show at Rafu Chuo Gakuen in Los Angeles. We performed the kabukji nagauta pieces Fuji Musume (Wisteria Maiden) and Tsurukame (Crane and Turle).
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PERFORMANCEYamatogaku &#38;amp; Kabuki Music Show
Feb. 1, 2026 (Sunday) at 1pmJapan Village, 2nd Floor LoftYamato Kyoto, Yamato Kyosho, and Yamato Josho will perform a selection of Yamatogaku and Kabuki music pieces at Japan Village’s 2026 Setsubun event. This is a rare opportunity to experience Japanese traditional kabuki theater music in New York City.


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PERFORMANCEMake Music NY at Newkirk Open StreetJune 21, 2026 at 2pm1515 Newkirk Ave. Brooklyn, NYYamato Kyoto performed minyo folk music with Bon-dan NYC at Make Music NY in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
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PERFORMANCEMinyo with Bon-dan NYCJune. 7, 2026 (Sunday) at 3pmMa Riis Park. NYYamato Kyoto joined Bon-dan NYC at the Harrison Japanese festival. We will perform various traditional Japanese folk dances to live shamisen music.
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:20:35 +0000</pubDate>

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	We are always looking to share Kabuki style traditional Japanese music and culture with the public. Book a performance for classroom workshops or for your next community event.BOOK A PERFORMANCE

	
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 22:39:20 +0000</pubDate>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 22:39:21 +0000</pubDate>

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