I like broadening my musical spectrum. I like broadening others' too.
I might be a sucker for a fast paced guitar duo. The Yoshida Brothers are no exception, although they do not play guitars. They play the shamisen (also spelled "samisen"), a traditional Japanese 3-string instrument, but the Yoshida Brothers play like rock stars. In some of their other songs they are accompanied by a full rock band, drums, guitar, synth, etc. This song is just the two of them though and it is amazing the style of playing incorporating rock with elements of traditional songs the shamisen is usually associated with, like this one ("Meikyo" written by Seiho Kinea, performed by Yoko Reikano Kiumra and James Nyoraku Schlefer):
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