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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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Gus Hokama’s Lovely Song “Jikuu no Hana”
I hope you enjoyed the two days of Uchinaa culture with HUOA’s 2021 Virtual Okinawan Festival (and if you haven’t, there’s always the archives). We were treated to a lot of amazing local talent and a few special guests and one that came to our attention is singer-songwriter Gus Hokama from Argentina and his song…
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November 1st is Luchu History & Culture Day
November 1st is designated as Luchu History and Culture Day (琉球歴史文化の日) and a special website has been created that has information on workshops and special contests. For the contest portion, the logo mark design has already been decided but there are three other contests that run until the end of the month (9/30 Uchinaa time):…
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Gackt’s Activities Suspended Indefinitely
His latest video on his YouTube channel was over 4 weeks ago and with his uploads being quite regular, it was strange to not see any new content from him. Reported on 9/8 on Gackt’s website, we finally found out the reason behind his absence: As far as the information regarding this situation, after returning to Japan on August 6th, we have been contacted by GACKT saying that he is “unwell”. After a while, his condition suddenly worsened. His early onset neurological disease was triggered and at this point it progressed into a life-threatening condition. https://gackt.com/contents/454205 As you can…
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10,000 Eisaa Dancers Online in Virtual Okinawa
Due to the pandemic, most of this year’s eisaa festivities (there were still smaller, downsized local ones here and there) have been canceled. To make up for it, there was a limited time YouTube VOD of the fantastic film “Eisaa Don Don” (extended to 9/30!), a rebroadcast of the Campus Records x Matsuda Kazutoshi’s 2020…
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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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MC Gosamaru’s “Nakagusuku-son In The House”
“Nakagusuku-son In The House” MV on YouTube Wow. This music video and song is a lot of fun! MC Gosamaru’s “Nakagusuku-son In The House” is an Uchinaa-rap song and also features the amazing Yonaha Toru on sanshin. The single is also available on music streaming services. via Nakagusuku Village Tourism Association (OKINAWA)
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All-Star Musicians Gather for Sanlele’s Day
Sanlele’s Day is the 30th of August and for this year a group of all-star musicians got together to perform the song “Dumifa no Uta”. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the sanlele, it was created by Alberto Shiroma (Diamantes) and Machidaya (Yomitan village) to be a combination of the sanshin “san” and…
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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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