The koto is a traditional Japanese 13-stringed musical instrument that resembles a horizontal harp. Think of the sound you’d expect to hear when geishas are entertaining samurai in an ancient castle.
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Ancient Japanese musical instruments have taken on a new shine after one group decided to make theirs out of glass, instead of traditional wood. Drums and flutes play a major ...
How Japanese ingenuity transformed Western music from within. Tina Weymouth and David Byrne of Talking Heads, performing in front of a Roland Jazz Chorus amplifier in 1980.Credit...Gie Knaeps/Getty ...