Self-taught fisherman pianist in SW Japan finds inner soul playing La Campanella
May 3, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Yoshiaki Tokunaga plays La Campanella in the city of Saga on April 25, 2021. (Mainichi/Shizuka Takebayashi) SAGA Fishermen are often known to have tough leathery hands like old boots, but in southwest Japan one seaweed fisherman is famous for his talented fingers that play the piano. Yoshiaki Tokunaga, 60, the miracle fisherman pianist from Kawasoe in the city of Saga, farms nori seaweed. He uses his large hands to play Franz Liszt s masterpiece, La Campanella. Tokunaga is self-taught and has been playing the piano for nine years. When he posted a video on YouTube of himself practicing, he quickly drew attention from all over Japan.
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