Keeping tradition alive

By George F. Lee, Star-Bulletin
The Rev. Masatoshi Shamato performs a dance based on the
Japanese musical tradition of Gagaku during a concert featuring
the Hawaii Gagaku Kenkyukai yesterday on the grounds of
Iolani Palace. The art form has been performed in Japan's
imperial court for hundreds of years.

By George F. Lee, Star-Bulletin
Carilyn Shon performs a dance in the traditional Gagku fashion.

By George F. Lee, Star-Bulletin
Left to right, Yoko Kurokawa, Helen Chao-Casano and Sharon
Okada of the Hawaii Gagaku Kenkyukai play the sho, a Japanese
reed instrument during a performance of music from the Imperial
Court of Japan dating back to the 7th and 8th centuries A.D.

By George F. Lee, Star-Bulletin
Carilyn Shon performs a wields a fan in the traditional Gagku fashion.

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