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Event: Washita Ichiman | Our Itoman: Okinawan Songs and Dance
Two shows (2:30 PM and 7:30 PM) on Saturday, 9 June 2012, at the Doris Duke Theatre (Honolulu, Hawaii). Tickets can be purchased online at the Honolulu Museum of Arts’ website: The cultural heritage of the 500-year-old Okinawan fishing village Itoman comes to life when Ukwanshin Kabudan presents Washita Ichiman: Our Itoman. Tomoko Uehara (lead…
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Event: 2nd Eisa Drum Festival in Hawaii
WHAT? 2nd Eisa Drum Festival WHEN? Saturday, May 12, 2012 TIME? 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm WHERE? Great Lawn, Kapiolani Community College Kapiolani Community College and the Office of Student Activities are pleased to announce that the 2nd Eisa Drum Festival will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2012 on the Great Lawn at the…
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Recital: Derek Ichiro Shiroma Kenkyusho’s “Uta Gukuru” on 10/28/12!
On Sunday, 28 October 2012, the Okinawan Minyo Kyokai Wakugawa Dojo Derek Ichiro Shiroma Kenkyusho will be holding a recital at the Hawaii Okinawa Center from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM. Tickets will be available after June 1st for US $25.00. The recital will feature special guest performers from Okinawa as well as local performers.…
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Oriental Faddah and Son
A smile. Whenever I pick up Lee Tonouchi’s Oriental Faddah and Son, I can’t help but smile. The book’s cover is nicely designed and at 152 pages, it should be a fast read (compared to the 925 pages in Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84 which I’m also reading) but in reality, it’s not because I often find…
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Tamagusuku Ryu Senjukai Hawaii’s Awamori Fest
Received an email heads up for Tamagusuku Ryu Senjukai Hawaii’s annual Awamori Fest, a benefit fundraiser for their Okinawan dance school (Tamagusuku Ryu Senjukai Frances Nakachi Ryubu Dojo). Here’s the information from the flyer for the event: The Awamori Fest event is held annually to raise funds for our Okinawan Dance School, Tamagusuku Ryu Senjukai…
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Help Chinagu Eisa Hawaii by Eating
Ray from Chinagu Eisa Hawaii tipped me off to a way to help their club by eating! On Sunday, 20 November 2011, bring the flyer to any Panda Express or Hibachi-san restaurant on the island of Oahu and 20% of your purchase will be donated to the club. Go eat!
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It’s bon dance season!
Donna’s BonDance.com website has a schedule up for the 2011 bon dance season. I’m planning on attending a few with her Bon Dance Posse so maybe I’ll some of you there. There’s also an informative video about Obon and eisa up on BonDance.com so be sure to check it out. Here’s the link: What is…
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Fundraiser: Okinawa Minyo Kyokai Derek Ichiro Shiroma Kenkyusho
The Okinawa Minyo Kyokai Derek Ichiro Shiroma Kenkyusho is selling t-shirts as a fundraiser for a recital that they are planning in late 2012. The Chibariyo! t-shirts can be ordered by emailing Derek-sensei at urizun808 [at] aol [dot] com. The sizes available are: Children’s Medium, Adult Small / Medium / Large / XLarge / XX…
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Harry Seisho Nakasone
Harry Seisho Nakasone, a Honolulu resident who studied in Japan and became a master of classical Okinawan music, died March 19 in Honolulu. He was 99. Nakasone was a grand master of classical uta-sanshin, in which the artist sings and plays the three-string instrument that is Okinawa’s version of the shamisen. […] “He is well-respected…
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Event: Sennin no Sanshin (Hawaii)
Okinawan musical instrument, Sanshin players can be a part of the 17th Honolulu Festival Grand Parade! The grand marshal will be Sanshin Master Choichi Terukina-sensei, a National Living Treasure of Japan. Let’s join the parade with Terukina-sensei and play his composition “Mensore.” The goal of SENNIN NO SANSHIN Project is to have as many sanshin…
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