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Kouta (music)
Kouta may refer to: * Katsutaro Kouta (1904–1974), Japanese singer * Kouta (music), a genre of music * Anthony Koutoufides, Australian rules footballer * See also * * Kota (other) Kota or KOTA may refer to: People and languages * Kōta (given name), a masculine Japanese given name * Kota Brahmin, a sub-caste of Brahmins in Karnataka * Kota people (India), a tribe in the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu, South India ** Kota lang ... * Kuta (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsutaro Kouta
was a Japanese female geisha and singer, who performed in the "New-" style of singing. came to be most well known, alongside another popular geisha singer, , in the " Era". Career was born on 6 November 1904 in District, Prefecture. During her childhood, she worked as a helper at a relative's restaurant, before becoming a geisha at the age of 15. developed a fondness for , a narrative style of singing intended to accompany the ; around the late period, moved to Tokyo, was accepted into the geisha district and debuted with the performing name () of . Around 1928, a geisha from the same geisha district named recorded a number of hit songs for Victor of Japan. In 1930, recorded some and songs with Odeon Record and Parlophone. A year later, she signed an exclusive contract with Victor of Japan, debuting with the song in 1931. In 1932, her B-side song titled (''"Willow Rain"'') became her first hit. released the song in the same year, with the song becoming a big h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kouta (music)
Kouta may refer to: * Katsutaro Kouta (1904–1974), Japanese singer * Kouta (music), a genre of music * Anthony Koutoufides, Australian rules footballer * See also * * Kota (other) Kota or KOTA may refer to: People and languages * Kōta (given name), a masculine Japanese given name * Kota Brahmin, a sub-caste of Brahmins in Karnataka * Kota people (India), a tribe in the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu, South India ** Kota lang ... * Kuta (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamisen
The , also known as the or (all meaning "three strings"), is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese instrument . It is played with a plectrum called a bachi. The Japanese pronunciation is usually but sometimes when used as a suffix, according to regular sound change (e.g. ). In Western Japanese dialects and several Edo period sources, it is both written and pronounced as . The construction of the varies in shape, depending on the genre in which it is used. The instrument used to accompany kabuki has a thin neck, facilitating the agile and virtuosic requirements of that genre. The one used to accompany puppet plays and folk songs has a longer and thicker neck instead, to match the more robust music of those genres. Construction The is a plucked stringed instrument. Its construction follows a model similar to that of a guitar or a banjo, with a neck and strings stretched across a resonating body. The neck of the is fret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Koutoufides
Anthony Koutoufides (born 18 January 1973), also known by his nickname of Kouta, is a retired Australian rules footballer with the Carlton Football Club. Considered by many as one of the most powerful and athletic players of all-time, he played in almost every position and was often called the prototype of the modern footballer. Of Greek and Italian descent, Koutoufides has been an Australian celebrity, making numerous television appearances both during and after his football career. He was a gladiator in the Australian television series ''Gladiators'' in character as Kouta, "a Gladiator touched by the gods" and won the Australian version of ''Dancing with the Stars'' in 2006. Early life The son of Anna (a migrant from Northern Italy) and Jim Koutoufides (a Greek-Cypriot refugee from Egypt) he was born and raised in Lalor, Victoria a suburb in Melbourne near the border of Thomastown. He was raised in Thomastown and began playing football for the Lalor Football Club juniors and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kota (other)
Kota or KOTA may refer to: People and languages *Kōta (given name), a masculine Japanese given name *Kota Brahmin, a sub-caste of Brahmins in Karnataka *Kota people (India), a tribe in the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu, South India **Kota language (India), a Dravidian language spoken in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu *Kota people (Gabon) (Bakota) whose members live primarily in the northeastern region of Gabon in Central Africa **Kota language (Gabon), a Bantu language of the Bakota people of Gabon * Kota language (Central African Republic) (Ngando), a Bantu language of the Central African Republic *Kota Vamsa, 12th century dynasty of Amaravathi, India Media *KOTA (AM), a radio station (1380 AM) licensed to serve Rapid City, South Dakota, United States *KOTA-TV, a television station (channel 7, virtual 3) licensed to serve Rapid City, South Dakota *KHME, a television station (channel 2, virtual 23) licensed to serve Rapid City, South Dakota, which held the call sign KOTA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
