Yoko Reikano Kimura, playing the shamisen and singing, is superb – BELL (2013 Bessie Award nominated dance work | choreography, Yasuko Yokoshi) – http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/arts/dance/yasuko-yokoshis-bell-at-new-york-live-arts.html
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Feb, 2012 / Hogaku Journal, Japan
Tour report: From the US to South and Central America – Japanese Art in Latin America program – (in Japanese)
Feb, 2011 / San Francisco Examiner
“…Kimura’s performance on the solo shamisen was quite stunning. An elegant refined presence perfectly poised, she played with precision, beauty and the utmost confidence…” by Johnathon Baken – Maqam for solo shamisen (composed by Marty Regan) –
Mar, 2008 / Hogaku Journal, Japan
Yoko’s essay: When I challenge this piece – Prose-poem on the Red Cliff – (in Japanese)