The Grouchy Gaijin's Thoughts on Music and Such

This is a video my two year old twins love and I have to say I dig it too.

Unariya Beben basically translates to the grinding Shamisen. A Shamisen is a traditional Japanese instrument with three strings that is played with a pick.  A lot of Westerners find it annoying, but I have to say that when you hear it played well, it is really cool.

This guy mixes traditional Japanese music with rock to make an interesting sound.  If that weren't enough I think his outfit is pretty funny too.  The words are classical Japanese (kind of like Shakespeare's English).  The refrain is "This is a really good place."

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