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YU-KA’s 1st Album “Brighter” is Out!
We actually have a lot of new releases to feature (it’s only January!) but first off is YU-KA’s first album “Brighter” released on 1/17. She’s been featured on Karakui so many times that it’s amazing that we’re only seeing her debut album now but that’s a good thing. Waiting to release the album gave her…
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Ishigaki Yuu’s New Single “Ashita”
Ishigaki Yu (Yanawaraba) has a new digital single “Ashita” that’s set for a January 17th release! The new song is a tie-up with Meiji’s MICHITAS drink. She’s been touring a lot so we’re looking forward to listening to this new song from her.
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Tamashiro Chiharu’s New Single Features an All-Star Cast
Singer-songwriter Tamashiro Chiharu (Kiroro) has a new single out “Ano Hito no Koe” and it features an all-star cast of musicians! First of all it’s arranged by Shimabukuro Masaru (BEGIN) who also plays guitar on the song. Following Masaru is Higa Shuntaro (HoRookies) on drums, Tsuha Shunnosuke (HoRookies) on bass, and Kawaguchi Daisuke on keyboards.
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Shimabukuro Masaru (BEGIN) to Release His First Solo Album
He’s often behind-the-scenes whether as a guest guitarist or composer/arranger so it’s amazing that this is Shimabukuro Masaru’s (BEGIN) first ever solo album! Although recording seems complete for the new album “55rpm”, it’s set to be released on February 21st and he also drew the album art for it too. The album has a lot…
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Bigknot Records Teases New “Tinsagu nu Hana” MV
On January 12th (Okinawa time) be sure to check out the Bigknot Records YouTube page to check out the new MV (music video) for “Tinsagu nu Hana” featuring their collaboration with KUNIKO, MuKuRo, and OZworld! It’s sure to be special!
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Our Favorites of 2023
It’s almost the end of the year π so here’s our favorite releases from 2023 π₯. We’re keeping to songs that are readily available on streaming services outside of Okinawa and Japan so sadly this leaves out all(?) of the shimauta music π₯ Favorite Rock Song: “Yoake” by seven oops (released on 3/26/2023) — This…
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Nakamura Shugo New Mini Album “Henshin” 12/13 Release
Voice actor and artist Nakamura Shugo will be releasing a new mini album “Henshin” on 12/13! He wrote all six songs on the album and the song “NOTE” has been released ahead of the album. Be sure to check it out and support him! BTW, he recently (back in September) opened his official fan club…
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Kamiya Family’s Commemorative Album “Yuubaru Utakata”
To commemorate the recent Kamiya family concert, a commemorative album “Yuubaru Utakata” was released. The CD is currently being sold on their website and they have a special version of it with additional goods. Sadly, as of this writing only the single for “Yuubaru Utakata” is available on streaming platforms but we’ll keep an eye…
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Musicians Oyakawa Haruka & Tanahara Kenta in “Toki no Suisaiga”
The long-running YouTube series “Toki no Suisaiga” and one of the most missed gems on the platform for Ryukyu culture finally, yes finally, released a couple of videos with English subtitles. The first video features popular Ryukyu classical musician Oyakawa Haruka (pictured above) performing the song “Nakarata Bushi (γͺγγγη―)”. Haruka has been on the series…
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