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Born on Ishigaki Island in 1967, Yukito learned folk songs and how to play sanshin from his father, a singer of Yaeyama min'yō. [1] He moved to Naha, the capital of Okinawa prefecture, at the age of 18, and began performing live with a band under the name "Yukito Ara with Sandii" (新良幸人withサンデー, Ara Yukito with Sandii).
Nēnēs (ネーネーズ) is an Okinawan folk music group formed in 1990 by China Sadao (知名定男). [1] The group name means "sisters" in Okinawan.Nēnēs is composed of four female singers who perform traditional Okinawan folk songs in traditional costume with sanshin accompaniment; they have also performed with a backing band, Sadao China Gakudan.
The members of Begin – Eishō Higa (比嘉栄昇) (sanshin, vocals), Masaru Shimabukuro (島袋優) (guitar), and Hitoshi Uechi (上地等) (piano) – are all from Ishigaki Island. They have been friends since elementary school.
Sanshin exported to cold and/or dry countries have an increased vulnerability to skin cracks, tears and breaks, leading to the development of artificial sanshin skins made from a variety of materials, such as nylon and polyester. The quality, appearance, and price of these skins varies greatly, ranging from hard, thin-skinned, high-pitched and ...
There are seven official members of Soul Flower Union, although they often have regular guests who help them perform on tours. Takashi Nakagawa is the band leader and does vocals, guitar, and sanshin. Hiroshi Kawamura plays slide guitar, guitar and mandolin, Shinya Okuno plays keyboards and accordion, Kohki plays the drums and Jigen plays the bass.
Eisa performance by the Seragaki Youth Association of Onna village. Eisa (Okinawan: エイサー, Eisaa) is a folk dance originating from Okinawa Island in Japan.In origin, it is a Bon dance that is performed by young people of each community during the Bon festival to honor the spirits of their ancestors.
The Sanshin Zen Community was incorporated as an organization in 1996 by Shohaku Okumura after serving as the interim abbot of the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center since 1992. He chose the name sanshin ( 三心 , sanshin ) , meaning "three minds", in reference to Eihei Dogen 's teaching from the Tenzo Kyōkun of the three minds a Zen student ...
When he was 6 years old, he started playing the sanshin, an Okinawan three-stringed instrument. [1] At age 25, Terukina started formal sanshin lessons under Haruyuki Miyazato, a sanshin master. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Miyazato's lessons relied more on imitating the teacher's music rather than reading off of musical notes, which is an essential part of uta ...