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Web: Okinawaology Blog
The Okinawaology Blog, by Thomas Corrao of the Chicago Okinawa Kenjinkai, features “life adventures and stories of an Okinawa otaku.” Be sure to check it out and add it to your news reader. Tom also has a YouTube channel with his uploads of the Chicago Okinawa Kenjinkai’s sanshin practice sessions among other cool stuff.
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Video: Chicago Okinawa Kenjinkai’s sanshin practice
Tom Corrao shares a video of a practice session by the members of the Chicago Okinawa Kenjinkai headed by instructor, June Cabel. Love it Tom! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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7 Videos from the 2009 Shinjuku VII Eisa Matsuri
Wow. This is pretty awesome. A YouTube’r by the username of angelyarachinen uploaded seven videos from the 7th annual Shinjuku Eisa Matsuri. (Nifee deebitan to Myron Akana for the link!)
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Ayano Uema shares video of “PW無情”
You can file this in the “let’s hope more artist get in on this” category. Popular (and beautiful I might add) utasaa Ayano Uema shares a PV (well, kinda) of her rendition of the song “PW 無情” (the Prisoner of War song) on YouTube. Accompanying Ayano on piano is Yasushi Matsumoto of Taiyofu Orchestra. (Via…
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Hirara releases debut mini album, “Kanikubata”
Miyakojima folk singer, Hirara, who performed at this year’s Okinawan Festival in Honolulu, released her debut mini album, “Kanikubata,” on December 1, 2009. The album is currently sold in Okinawa and contains a total of six tracks including “Kanikubata” and “Tsuki ni Negai wo” — both featured in CMs for the awamori Kiku no Tsuyu.
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In love with Namie Amuro’s “The Meaning Of Us”
Ask me about the song that I’ve been humming a lot of lately and I’ll answer Owl City’s “Fireflies” — not! (*ahem* I’m a fan of The Postal Service.) The song that’s been stuck in my head the past week is Namie Amuro’s “The Meaning Of Us” from her newly released original album, “Past<Future” —…
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Chihiro Kamiya performing “Hamachidori” at a sanshin shop
Awesome live performance of Chihiro Kamiya for okinawa-sanshin.com playing a Nohara yunā sanshin that’s being sold by the shop. There are a couple of other videos up at their YouTube channel. (Via Chihiro Kamiya’s official blog.)
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KunKun4 Editor Screencast
Here’s a screencast for pc-rs.com’s KunKun4 Editor. I found a few things that don’t seem to be working yet (e.g. emailing kunkunshi, playback, formatting) but overall, this is an awesome tool available on the Web. Enjoy! (I also have the screencast up on Vimeo.)
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Myron shares video of this year’s Naha Matsuri Parade
Myron over at internet-okinawa.com (Flickr link) posted four videos he took of this year’s Naha Matsuri Parade. (You’ll find the 1st of the videos down below.) Visit akanamr’s YouTube channel for more great videos.
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