Japanese American Buddhist Music
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 4: Sounds of California / Audio
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content: 1 Sound recording (digital audio file)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2016 July 07
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Identifier
content: CFCH.SFF.2016, Item SFF2016_0707_SOCA_The_Studio_0007
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content: Archival materials
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content: Sound recordings
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Listening copies available
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content: George Abe is a percussion and flute player (shakuhachi and fue) based in Los Angeles. George Abe was a founding member of Senshin Buddhist Temple's Kinnara Taiko, one of the first taiko groups formed in the United States. His music has been featured in film and theater productions, and he teaches and performs frequently in Southern California, including through the Music Center's school program and at Metropolitan State Hospital.