Tansui Kenchu

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  • Born: 1623
  • Died: 1683
  • Japanese: 湛水親方賢忠 (Tansui ueekata kenchuu)

Tansui ueekata Kenchû was the first Magistrate of Dance (udui bujô) of the Ryûkyû Kingdom, and the founder of Tansui-ryû, the oldest extant school of uta-sanshin today.

References

  • Thompson, Robin. "The Music of Ryukyu." Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, 2008. p312.