Yoshida Brothers 吉田兄弟 - Miyabi (Track 01) The Yoshida Brothers: 20th Anniversary From Debut

Ryoichiro Yoshida and Kenichi Yoshida The Yoshida Brothers were born and bred in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido. Each picked up the shamisen at the tender age of five, and began studying Tsugaru shamisen under Takashi Sasaki I in 1990. After sweeping prizes at national Tsugaru shamisen conventions, the brothers made their major debut in 1999. The debut album sold over 100,000 copies, which is an extraordinary figure for a traditional folk music release. They won the “Traditional Japanese Music Album Of The Year