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Hiromitsu Agatsuma

Tsugaru-Shamisen Artist
Born July 27, 1973 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan


Agatsuma began studying the tsugaru shamisen at the age of six, and earned his first accolade?first prize at the 1988 All-Japan Tsugaru Shamisen Competition?at 14. This was followed in 1995 and 1996, by top honors at the Tsugaru Shamisen National Competition, said to be the country’s most prestigious.

Despite the high acclaim he received in the hogaku, or traditional Japanese music world, for his accomplishments, Agatsuma did not rest on his laurels. He not only continued to explore the traditional aspects of his instrument, but also avidly experimented in fusing its sounds with diverse musical genres.
In September 2001, he made his major label debut on Toshiba EMI with the eponymous “Agatsuma.” This album, comprising five traditional pieces and five original ones, was named “Traditional Japanese Music Album of the Year” at the 16th Japan Gold Disc Awards.
In “BEAMS,” his second album (released in July 2002), he recorded ten original works, taking the tsugaru shamisen in new directions. The same album was subsequently released in America by Domo Records in January of 2003, upon which Agatsuma made his US debut. His five-concert tour of the east coast?New York, Boston, Windsor, and Baltimore?was a huge success.
In March 2003, Agatsuma released a traditional shamisen album, “Classics - AGATSUMA III,” which includes tracks recorded live in a New York church.
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  • idril-reid

    Amazing, he looks great in those pics as well. Shamisen is a sexy instrument.

    last week

  • ijolism

    koolness

    last month

  • extrabigmehdi

    Relaxing , interesting. I feel like I'm in Japan. Why not more shouts ? Discovered his music accidentally with the help of shazaam application. Yuudachi is nice.

    February 2012

  • ZoiQ

    coal guy

    March 2010

  • Wakakaishin

    Lovin' me some Agatsuma. I found him first on last.fm... took me about a year to finally get my hands on his albums. They're damn good though, I'm addicted. Gotta love that twangy shamisen sound.

    January 2010

  • kaomy

    i really like him, it's like Yoshida brothers sound, it's really good.

    February 2009

  • Gordonmac

    I love the sounds of all this guy's music, way to go 上妻宏光 !!!

    March 2007

  • snakeycactus

    Aw, what? What happened to all of the pics that were here before? Were they all wiped out? I can't find them anymore on the net :/

    February 2007
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