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高橋竹山 (Takahashi Chikuzan) was a renowned Japanese Tsugaru-jamisen* performer and composer.
高橋竹山 was born on 18 June 1910. He lost his sight at around age of three as a result of measles. He spent his childhood near his home town - he was accepted as a live-in apprentice of the Tsugaru-jamisen performer Toda Jūjirō. Before World War II he toured surrounding countryside, playing before doorsteps to earn a living.
After the war he became more widely known as an accompanist for the famous Tsugaru folk singer Narita Unchiku. It was then that he assumed the stage name 竹山 (Chikuzan) - at birth he was named 定蔵 (Sadazō).
In 1963 he released his first solo album, titled The World of Tsugaru shamisen (世界～津軽三味線) . Since 1973 he performed regularly at a a small venue called “Jan-jan” (ジァン・ジァン) in Shibuya (Tokyo). His performances often featured long solo improvisations, which he titled “Iwaki” (岩木) after the tallest mountain in Tsugaru.
高橋竹山 died from laryngeal cancer on 5 February 1998.
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* Tsugaru-jamisen (津軽三味線) is a genre of shamisen music originating from the Tsugaru area of Aomori prefecture, northern Honshū (Japan).
高橋竹山 was born on 18 June 1910. He lost his sight at around age of three as a result of measles. He spent his childhood near his home town - he was accepted as a live-in apprentice of the Tsugaru-jamisen performer Toda Jūjirō. Before World War II he toured surrounding countryside, playing before doorsteps to earn a living.
After the war he became more widely known as an accompanist for the famous Tsugaru folk singer Narita Unchiku. It was then that he assumed the stage name 竹山 (Chikuzan) - at birth he was named 定蔵 (Sadazō).
In 1963 he released his first solo album, titled The World of Tsugaru shamisen (世界～津軽三味線) . Since 1973 he performed regularly at a a small venue called “Jan-jan” (ジァン・ジァン) in Shibuya (Tokyo). His performances often featured long solo improvisations, which he titled “Iwaki” (岩木) after the tallest mountain in Tsugaru.
高橋竹山 died from laryngeal cancer on 5 February 1998.
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* Tsugaru-jamisen (津軽三味線) is a genre of shamisen music originating from the Tsugaru area of Aomori prefecture, northern Honshū (Japan).
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