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America The Beautiful

Oh America The Beautiful, you are the love of the world
You are adorable for your noble heart and courage to stand for Justice for All
Even though you are so young,being in born on July 4th, 1776
You are so strong and just and can make peace in the world.
Thank God for making America The Beautiful

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Oh America The Beautiful keeps making peace in the world
We have faith that one day, there will be eternal peace forever because of you
Healing all the children of the world
Making a better place for humankind

Oh America The Beautiful, you are the world leader for peace
It is time for real change in the world
All things are possible with you
Thanks America for being so gentle and humanitarian

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Hiroshima created its distinct style thirty years ago by mixing the traditional Japanese instruments with American jazz and Latin percussion instruments. Basking today in a record three million album sales, the ensemble stands alone. Last week they returned to Washington, DC, the city where their fusion first reverberated beyond the West Coast, and celebrated at the Birchmere with music from their latest album, “Legacy,” a collection of eleven hits from their first decade that set a nostalgic atmosphere.

The album begins with the elusive strains of the bamboo shakuhachi in the Grammy-nominated “Winds of Change” composed by Dan Kuramoto, the ensemble’s composer, arranger and multiple instrumentalist. The closing number, “Thousand Cranes,” is a paean to nature through June Kuramoto’s koto, the instrument that breathed life into the concept.