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The Tsugaru shamisen is a traditonal Japanese stringed instrument that looks like a remote cousin of the banjo, with a very long neck. Two Japanese brothers are investing their talent into keeping the Tsugaru shamisen alive and well. Ryoichiro and Kenichi Yoshida, known as– the Yoshida Brothers– stopped by our Boston studios to speak with The World’s David Baron.
(Photo: Steven Davy)
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• Slideshow: See the Yoshida Brothers in The World’s Boston studio

Yoshida Brothers Tour
8/7 (SAT) Old Town School of Folk
Chicago, IL 8:00 p.m

8/10 (TUE) Yoshi’s
San Francisco, CA 8:00 p.m.

8/11 (WED) Yoshi’s
San Francisco, CA 8:00 p.m.

8/12 (THU) Yoshi’s
San Francisco, CA 8:00 p.m.

8/14 (SAT) El Rey Theatre
Los Angeles, CA 8:00 p.m.