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Sho Asano (The Kennedy Center)

Sho Asano

Sho Asano was born in March of 1990.  He is currently considered one of the young stars of Shamisen and Japanese traditional music.  At the age of eight, he won the Tsugaru Shamisen National Competition as the youngest champion in the D category for players under 15 years old.  Since then, he broke numerous records in competitions.  Mr.

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Japanese shamisen prodigy Sho Asano was the winner of Japan's 2004 and 2005 Tsugaru Shamisen championship tournament.

Sho Asano

Japanese shamisen prodigy Sho Asano was the winner of Japan's 2004 and 2005 Tsugaru Shamisen championship tournament.

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