Sasao Takenoto
笹尾 竹之都
Composer - Shamisen
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Born in Kumamoto in 1855, Sasao Takenoto (Sasao Takenoichi) went blind when still a child. He studied Kyūshū-kei shamisen under Muraishi Mitsuse’ichi, a disciple of Miyahara Kengyō. He later moved to Kyoto and and became a highly-regarded Jiuta performer and teacher there. He returned to Kumamoto in 1924, where he lived until his passing on February 6, 1938.
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| Also Known As 笹尾 竹之一 (Sasao Takenoichi) |
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Teachers Students
Kurabe Haruko 1907 - ???? |