Sadao China’s Shimauta Hyakkei (via Power of Okinawa)

Sadao China's Shimauta Hyakkei At the end of last year Sadao China was awarded the prestigious Nihon Record Taisho Kikaku Sho for his 6 CD box set Shimauta Hyakkei which was released on King Records in October. This national award is a fitting tribute to China's long career in Okinawan music: he first recorded at the age of 12 and is now 65. Since the demise of several magazines, such as Kansai Time Out,  which I used to write for, the number of album review copies I receive h … Read More

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