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Yatsuhashi Kengyo
Band, JP
Composer of Classical, Folk and World
A.k.a. 八橋 検校
Yatsuhashi Kengyō (1614-1681) was a Japanese musician and composer from Kyoto. Yatsuhashi was originally a player of the shamisen, but later learned the koto from a musician of the Japanese court. Originally restricted to the court, Yatsuhashi is credited as the first musician to introduce and teach the koto to general audiences. The name Kengyō was an honorary title given to highly skilled blind musicians.
Members
 | Reine Flachot vc 1922-1998 FR |
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sō - Rokudan / Chidori No Kyoku / Midare | Yatsuhashi Kengyo / Mitsuzaki Kengyo / Yoshizawa Kengyo | 1990 | Album |
| Yonin-No-Kai Tokyo | Ensemble Yonin No Kaï / Yatsuhashi Kengyo, Tozan Nakao I, Michio Mamiya, Teruyuki Noda, Yutaka Makino, Shinichiro Ikebe, Ryohei Hirose, Akira Tamba | 1981 | Album |
| Koto | Yatsuhashi Kengyo, Akiko Yazaki, Teiko Kikuchi | 1977 | Album |
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