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MATSURI’s 3rd Digital Single “Senkō Hanabi”
MATSURI announced on her Twitter that her 3rd digital single will be released on 9/22! At the same time a YouTube lyric video will be released on her channel. We’re looking forward to seeing the artwork for the new single and to hearing it.
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Nakamura Natsuki Trio
Nakamura Natsuki recently shared the amazing album art from her trio’s upcoming 4-song release. The trio (Natsuki Trio) was formed on June 23rd for live performance on Irei no Hi. The chemistry between the musicians must have been great as they’re now recording songs that Natsuki describes as a champuru (mix) of Luchu folk and…
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Awich’s “Queendom” EP Gets Postponed
Announced on Awich’s Twitter is the postponement of her upcoming EP “Queendom” due to production reasons (no doubt due to the pandemic). The EP was set to be released on the 24th of this month but at least she was able to get out her new single “Kuchi ni Dashite” (album art is featured above)…
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Latest Rough Guide Album Includes Uchinānchu Artists
Recently released Rough Guide series includes songs from Uchinānchu artists as well as performers of Uchinā music. There was also a Rough Guide for the music of Okinawa released in 2006 but it’s only available in CD format at this time. A wonderfully diverse collection exploring some of Japan’s lesser-known contemporary styles by artists rooted…
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Kiiyama Shouten’s New Single “TTM de UTT”
Created as an insert song for the NHK Okinawa show “Uchinaa de Asobo SP“, Kiiyama Shouten has confirmed the digital release of “TTM de UTT” on 9/8. (The TTM stands for to-to-me- and the UTT stands for u-to-to-.) The MV is quite fun so be sure to check it out and the single is currently…
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Lucy’s Okinawan Upbeat Music Singles
The Qwotchee Records digital releases continue with a couple of singles from the amazing artist Lucy. The singles are “Hounen Ondo” and “Hiyamikachi Bushi” (not available globally) — note that they’re using the same cover art for both songs but one has a blue overlay (“Hounen Ondo”) and the other a red overlay (“Hiyamikachi Bushi”).…
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Noovy’s Upcoming Single Featuring Anly
Taiwanese band noovy’s single “Before We Die” (Japanese version) will feature singer-songwriter Anly! The Mandopop version (without Anly) was released on August 31 and the Japanese version (with Anly) will be released on September 10.
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New Music Releases
New singles and albums released in August 2021 2021.08.02 [Single] Nema Ui – Aoao (Link) 2021.08.04 [Single] MATSURI – HOTARU (Link) 2021.08.04 [Compilation Album] Hajime Chitose – Tokotowa (Link) 2021.08.04 [Single] Off The Care – Li-Li-Go (Link) 2021.08.04 [Single] Anly – Cancel Machi no Koi (Link) 2021.08.05 [Single] hiro (SPEED) – Something Great (Link) 2021.08.11…
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New Music Releases
New singles and albums released in July 2021 2021.07.07 [Single] Tamashiro Chiharu (Kiroro) – Inochi no Ki (Link) 2021.07.07 [Single] 7ORDER (music composed by NAOTO & HIROKI of ORANGE RANGE) – SUMMER Samasama (Link) 2021.07.15 [Single] Kamiya Chihiro – Eisa-Medley (Link) 2021.07.29 [Single] Hamagawa Yuuri – Umi no Kanata (Link) 2021.07.29 [Album] Nakamura Shugo –…
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