Traditional Japanese instruments make this 'Smooth Criminal' cover cooler than the original

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Musician Yoshimi Tsujimoto has created one of the most original and unique Michael Jackson covers ever.

Using a shakuhachi, or traditional Japanese bamboo flute, and two backup koto (Japanese harp) players, Tsujimoto recreates Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" like you've never heard it before.

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