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Posts Tagged ‘Murasaki Ensemble’

An ancient Japanese tradition lives on in Oakland

By Lauren Kawana | February 8, 2013
Oakland resident Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto plays the koto, or Japanese harp, in the Cherry Blossom Festival parade in San Francisco in 1991.

You won’t often come across three accomplished koto players in one place—let alone in the same family. But Oakland is home to three generations of musicians who have dedicated their lives to the music of the Japanese harp.

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