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Nakasone Hajime’s “Yumangwi”
Wow. This video clip was an impromptu one that Hajime uploaded to his YouTube channel after feeling good vibes while taking a stroll on Henza Island. It could totally be an actual music video as everything was timed perfect. Enjoy!
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Musician Kuniko Sets the Bar High with Her New EP
We featured the teaser music video a few days ago and now we have Kuniko’s new and amazing EP “Identity” to add to our Heavy Rotation music playlist. Featuring a total of 5 tracks, “Identity” is available on major streaming platforms which is definitely a win for those outside of Okinawa. Can Kuniko be regarded…
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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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OKIDOKI Featuring CHOUJI & Grace Aimi
Here’s the champuru mix we’ve been waiting for and we’ll make it our theme song to close out 2023: OKIDOKI featuring CHOUJI and Grace Aimi! Oh, and we can’t forget the special treat of Deigo Musume too! OKIDOKI is produced by Bigknot Records and is newly arranged from the Okinawan minyou song “Kokoro no Furusato”…
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Hajime Chitose’s New Single “Enishiarite”
Hajime Chitose’s new single “Enishiarite” (2/2) comes 20 years after her hit debut single “Wadatsumi no Koi“. The song is featured in the PR movie for “Inochi, Mukidashi. Amami-Oshima“. The song is available on all streaming platforms too!
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Hajime Chitose Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Album Release
Hajime Chitose is celebrating her 20th anniversary of her indies career with the release of “Tokotowa” on August 4th. The album will feature a total of 11 songs with a mix of shimauta and Amami inspired songs (includes two versions of her hit song “Wadatsumi no Ki”).
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Campus Records on YouTube
Campus Records is continuing their 50th anniversary celebration with new (their last video was more than a year ago) YouTube videos featuring full–length albums from their amazing catalog of shimauta and shimauta pops. They have also taken the time and indexed the songs (timestamps, artist name, song name) too! The videos are themed so there’s…
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Kamiya Chihiro Announces Upcoming New Album
It was teased on Twitter but fans all knew that Kamiya Chihiro is working on a new album that follows her 3rd album “Utaui” (which is amazing) released in 2012. The upcoming new album “Utayui” is slated to be released in August and has a total of 10 tracks. Like her previous release, the album…
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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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