Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

bdeschenes wrote:

Hello,

There is an information I have been looking for a while and nobody so far has been able to give me an answer.

I would like to know when was started the minyo style of playing. Before or after WWII? What was behind it? Did someone write something about it (in a book or an article)?

Thanks a lot!

Bruno

From Googling 'origin of minyo' and 'minyo':

http://www.okinawaindex.com/index/?tid= … 5&id=1

http://blogs.uit.tufts.edu/llee/2008/03/post.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min%27yo

Some clips of interest:

http://www.komuso.com/albums/Minyo_of_Tohoku.html

Last edited by edosan (2008-11-18 14:18:18)

Are there any books or manuals teaching how to play Minyo properly, ornamentation etc? Or is it a part of Kinko or Tozan study programs?