2017. Satomi Saeki Bio Born in Miyazaki, Japan, Satomi Saeki was introduced to Japanese traditional music by her father, a shakuhachi-player and -maker. She studied koto (horizontal harp), sangen/shamisen (3-s..

2007. Performer and teacher Alcvin Takegawa Ramos is the leading master of the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) in Canada. Born to Filipino parents in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, in 1969, Ramos moved with his fami..

2010. Performer and teacher Alcvin Takegawa Ramos is the leading master of the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) in Canada. Born to Filipino parents in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, in 1969, Ramos moved with his fami..