Shabaka playing a shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute.Credit: NYT Iyapo published several books of poetry, designed dub album covers and made some impact as a black British community activist, ...

Also, COVID-19 gave another blow. Teizo Fujimaru, from Akita, was the legendary player of shakuhachi, the traditional Japanese bamboo flute used in minyo. He survived the battle of Shumushu island and ...

John Kaizan Neptune is one of the world's leading players of the shakuhachi, a type of Japanese bamboo flute. He talks about making his own instruments and what the shakuhachi can teach us about life.