Takeharu Kunimoto
In this Japanese name, the family name is "Kunimoto".
Takeharu Kunimoto (国本武春 Kunimoto Takeharu, born 1960) is a prominent Japanese shamisen player and rōkyoku singer.
In addition to performing and recording traditional music, he is also the only prominent shamisen player to perform and record bluegrass music; he spent some time in the early 2000s (decade) in the bluegrass program of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. He also performs and records in a rock music-influenced style.
At the age of 14 Takeharu attended a Bill Monroe concert in Tokyo and shook his hand, thus inspiring Takeharu to play bluegrass.[1]
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External links
- Takeharu Kunimoto page
- Takeharu Kunimoto biography from Last Frontier site
- Takeharu Kunimoto page
- J-Pop World interview