Biwa player, Kyushu
Japan
Traditional players of the biwa instrument strumed along while they recited ancient ballads. This biwa player, like many, is blind. He is reciting the tale of Genji, an elaborate saga of clan of people who battled the Heike clan. But unlike most sagas told, this is a story told of losers, of a clan that is vanquished.
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