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Noovy’s MV for “Before We Die” Featuring Anly
This is an amazing song and collaboration between noovy and Anly. According to Anly, the band filmed their portion in Taiwan while Anly filmed hers in Okinawa so it’s like the sea is connecting the two 😍.
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Billiken Brothers 1st Album 11/17 Release
BEGIN’s keyboardist Uechi Hitoshi “Brother Hitoshi” will be releasing the first album “Trippin’ Orchestra” for his side project Billiken Brothers on 11/17. The upcoming album from this old rookie trio will have a total of 6 tracks and singer Tawata Emi will be a guest vocalist.
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Ryūkyū Fue Kenkyūjo 2021 Online Concert on 10/24
Due to the pandemic, the Ryūkyū Fue Kenkyūjo will be holding their concert online on YouTube for free this year. Also called Ryūteki, the Ryūkyū fue (flute) is a beautiful instrument and although it’s an accompaniment instrument in classical music, it will be interesting to see how it’s performed for this concert. The concert will…
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SARABANDGE’s “Okinawan Trance Music”
Okinawan trance music?! Originally released in 1998 but now making its way to online music services is SARABANDGE’s album “Okinawan Trance Music”. The album has a mix of Uchinaa folk music and originals. I can imagine hitting play and having the album run in the background.
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Anime “Deeji Meets Girl” Calls for Creators
The anime “Deeji Meets Girl” that takes place in Okinawa is calling for creators to submit a music video or illustration to match the vibe of the theme song by Kubo Aoi “Miracle“. The creator challenge runs until November 1st. The winning entires will be broadcast in Japan.
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Floating Room’s New EP “Shima” 11/12 Release
It’s probably our most anticipated release of 2021 and now we have everything we’ve been waiting for — well almost everything as 11/12 is the release date. We have the awesome album art, we have the amazing lead single “Shimanchu”, and we have a super fun music video (created by Floating Room’s Maya Stoner). We’ve…
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MATSURI’s “Senkō Hanabi” Digital Single Artwork
MATSURI’s 3rd digital single was just released and it’s another awesome song by her. Now that the song is out we have album artwork to go with it and if you’ve checked it out on Apple Music you may have noticed that it’s listed under the title “Hotaru” which was the previous single. 🥺 The…
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Hirata Daiichi’s “Nantoushijin”
Hirata Daiichi will be taking his one-man show “Nantoushijin” performance to Naha’s Tenbusu Hall on 11/23.
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MORIKEN’s Ukulele Okinawan Sweets
Nope. It’s not something you can eat but maybe it’s something your ears will find tasty. There’s a catalog listing for MORIKEN on Apple Music but sadly it’s still in Preview and not available to be added to one’s Library yet. As soon as they become available globally, we can’t wait to listen to the…
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Tamashiro Chiharu’s “Hope Dream Future”
Tamashiro Chiharu (Kiroro) recently announced the release of her solo single “Hope Dream Future” on 9/21. As the song’s title implies, it’s a very uplifting song (very Kiroro) and the recording musicians include Shimabukuro Masaru (BEGIN) and members of HoRookies. Be sure to add it to your collection and check out the MV. Tamashiro Chiharu’s…
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