Seijin Noborikawa

Seijin Noborikawa

Genres: Okinawa, okinawan, sanshin, japan, ryukyu

About Seijin Noborikawa

Seijin Noborikawa (NOBORIKAWA Seijin 登川誠仁) is a traditional Okinawan sanshin player. The sanshin is a three stringed shamisen with a snakeskin drum. Born in Hyogo Prefecture (Kansai) in Japan in 1930, he moved back to Okinawa as a child. At aged sixteen Noborikawa joined the Matsuda Gekidan Theatre Group as a singer and backing musician.

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