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Season 9 Episode 27 - Japanophiles: Colleen Schmuckal
6.4 ?
2014
Documentary, Talk
Hanawa-bayashi is the name both of a parade of floats in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, and of the traditional music that is performed all night at the festival. These days, the performers include Colleen Schmuckal, a musician, composer and researcher from the USA. She plays the shamisen, a three-stringed instrument that was once a feature of everyday life in Japan. In a Japanophiles interview, Schmuckal tells Peter Barakan about the unique appeal of the shamisen and of Hanawa-bayashi music.
Episodes in Season 9
1
Japanophiles: Tom Hovasse
28 min
2
Kotatsu: Heated Tables
28 min
3
VTubers
28 min
4
Traditional Homes
28 min
5
Jomon Period: The Sannai Maruyama Site
28 min
6
Jomon Period: Dogu
28 min
7
Japanophiles: Steve Tallon
28 min
8
Face Masks
28 min
9
Washi: Japanese Paper
28 min
10
Name Stamps and Seals
28 min
11
Showa Nostalgia
28 min
12
Japanophiles: Claudio Feliciani
28 min
13
Keitora: Tiny Trucks
28 min
14
Vinyl Records
28 min
15
Okinawa: The Ryukyu Kingdom
28 min
16
Okinawa: The Reconstruction of Shuri Castle
28 min
17
Frozen Food
28 min
18
Japanophiles: Gregory Khezrnejat
28 min
19
Goldfish
28 min
20
Welfare Goods
28 min
21
Water-related Disasters
28 min
22
Japanophiles: Andrew Dewar
28 min
23
The Moon
28 min
24
Cardboard
28 min
25
The Samurai of the Sea: Pirates or Protectors?
28 min
26
The Samurai of the Sea: The Murakami Legacy
28 min
27
Japanophiles: Colleen Schmuckal
28 min
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