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Shamisen

Music Styles from Around the WorldMusic Styles from Around the World
Japanese 3-string lute, like a long-necked, fretless banjo with parchment strtched across the front; plucked with a heavy ivory plectrum.
See also: Mizmar , Lojki , Kora , Nai , Tarogato

 

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