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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I'll be giving a slightly off-topic lecture in
Osaka on the 23rd. I'll be talking about the early history of the recording
industry in Japan (in Japanese) and I will, of course, cover eiga kouta and
commercial recordings of benshi performances as part of that. Most of the
content will, alas, not concern film culture very directly. In the second half
I'll be doing an acoustic DJ performance using three hand-cranked chikuonki.
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<DIV><FONT size=2>7 PM at Bridge (Osaka's premier space for jazz and avant garde
performance)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Dobutsuenmae subway station, Festival Gate, 8th
floor.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>David Hopkins</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Tenri University</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>