World-renowned musician Hiromitsu Agatsuma brings his contemporary take on the tsugaru-shamisen, a traditional Japanese three-stringed instrument, to Indianapolis. Marvel as he infuses the traditional sound of the shamisen with modern musical influences of blues, rock, dance music, folk, flamenco, and funk.
Agatsuma has won numerous awards and accolades in Japan, including Traditional Japanese Folk Album of the year at the 16^th Annual Japanese gold-Disc Awards (Japan’s version of the Grammy Awards) and first prize at the All-Japan Tsugaru Shamisen Competition. He is touring the United States as part of the Arts Midwest World Fest and will be accompanied by traditional Japanese taiko drums and an electric piano in his progressive “Nama-1cho!” concert style.
Agatsuma and the shamisen: a magical, world music experience not to be missed.

For more information, please visit the Japan-America Society of Indiana page.

Presented by the Japan-America Society of Indiana and Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Performance is made possible, in part by Arts Midwest, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, 3M Foundation, Hearst Foundations, and MetLife Foundation.

Doors open at 6:30 pm.