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Hidetaro, Honjoh - Traditional and contemporary shamisen musician and composer. Includes biography, discography with audio samples, shamisen history and styles including hauta and risogaku. [English/Japanese]
IIAS Newsletter: Tsugaru Shamisen Music - Dr. Hae-kyung Um's book review of The Birth of Tsugaru Shamisen Music.
Scott Robertson - Koto and Shamisen - Personal page: koto and shamisen practice.
Trends in Japan: Tsugaru Shamisen - Article about renewed interest in the instrument. Includes links.
Shamisen - Music of the kabuki theater.
Shammy's - Information about the shamisen, a stringed instrument. Includes tuning and building.
http://www.shamisen-katoh.com/ - No description
Obata, Reiko - Reiko Obata performs traditional and contemporary Japanese koto music. The site includes sounds and descriptions of the koto, shakuhachi and shamisen.
Kabuki Academy - Mary Ohno's Kabuki Academy teaches and performs traditional Japanese dances and shamisen music, and also gives special one-session classes in kimono wearing and Japanese stage make up.
Kabuki Academy - Based in USA, Mary Mariko Ohno offers tuition in and performances of traditional dances and shamisen music, as well as classes in kimono wearing and stage make up. Includes information on Japanese culture and traditions, tours and performances.

God of Shamisen - God of Shamisen is a rock band led by shamisen master, Kevin Kmetz. Though much of the band's music is steeped in traditional Japanese structure, genres such as progressive rock, metal and funk are regularly featured in performance.
Shamisen - The shamisen or samisen (Japanese: [literally "three taste strings"), also called sangen (literally "three strings") is a three-stringed musical instrument] played with a [[plectrum called a bachi. The pronunciation in Japanese is usually "shamisen" (in western Japan, and often in Edo-period sources "samisen") but sometimes "jamisen" when used as a suffix (e.
Kevin Kmetz - Kevin Kmetz is a guitarist and shamisen master. He is most well-known as the front man of the shamisen-based rock band, God of Shamisen.
Glenn Horiuchi - Glenn Horiuchi (February 27, 1955 – June 3, 2000) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and shamisen player. He was a central figure in the development of the Asian American jazz movement.
Sankyoku - Sankyoku ([often romanized sankyōku) is a type of three-member Japanese traditional musical] ensemble. Formerly, it consisted of [[koto (musical instrument)|koto, shamisen, and kokyu but beginning in the 20th century it became much more common for the kokyu to be replaced by a shakuhachi.