Various -Uchina-Sounds Of Okinawa Island -Winter & Winter CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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01. Higa, Keiko & Shimadaiko "Nami"

02. Kinjo, Bokusho "Hwishi-bushi"

03. Higa, Keiko & Shimadaiko "Mizu-aya"

04. Nakasone, Najime "Yutakara-bushi"

05. Nakasone, Hajime "Amakaa"

06. Festival Voices "Miyako nishibe yukui"

07. Yonaha, Toru "Hiden-nakafu"

08. Awase-Chondara "Chondara"

09. Musume, Deigo "Kunjansabakui"

10. Musume, Deigo "Naaku-nii / Hantabaruu"

11. Musume, Deigo "At Makishi Kosetsu Market"

12. Seinenkai, Nakanomachi "Eisa"

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Uchina:Sounds Of Okinawa by Various, released 28 May 2013. This version of Uchina:Sounds Of Okinawa comes as a 1xCD. - W/HIGA, SHIMADAIKO, MUSUME, NAKASONE

Islands develop a sound of their own. Not only the unique rhythms, songs and compositions are unmistakable but also the sound of the woods, of the waves, of the wind and the noises in market halls and in the villages are as unusual as the mentality of the islanders. Islands are self-contained "small worlds" with their own rules and own character. Okinawa is such a distinguishable island in Japan. The audible travel journal »Uchina« (»Okinawa«) will put you in touch with an enchanted power of a sound, full of magic and traditional culture, maybe unfamiliar for Western people, but worth a voyage of discovery into a wondrous sound world with high sensitivity. Years ago Mariko Takahashi and Stefan Winter start a series of musical travelogues and some of the most exciting and beautiful records were composed with authentic sounds which only can be found where the tradition still exists in this age of globalisation. Here, we must distinguish between two phenomenons of keeping the traditional sounds. On the one side you can find organizations who are interested in keeping the heritage of ancestors with grim determination. Very often these groups do not allow any development and the tradition stands still. On the other side the tradition is alive if the tradition is in motion. One generation passes on in a natural way to the next generation their musical heritage. In our times this latter development seems to be oppressed by the international standardization. It is particularly fascinating to watch if the cultural characteristics will be washed out or revive. The album »Uchina« penetrates the enchanting world of sounds of this special island to open a treasure chest. On Okinawa the tradition is alive, the art of singing, playing taiko and sanshin lives on in often new and unusual ways, but still follows tradition. The listener can experience classical music that has been performed at the court of the Ryukyu Kingdom, which ruled most of the Ryukyu Islands from the 15th century to the 19th century. The Kings of Ryukyu uni

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1001922WIN

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