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Ainu Folk Music
Ainu music is the musical tradition of the Ainu people of northern Japan. They did not have written words, so they have inherited the folklore and the laws conducted between ethnic orally such as tales and legends with music. The oral Ainu culture includes various genres, of which upopo , lighthearted ballads on daily affairs and rituals often accompanied by traditional Ainu instruments, and yukar (mimicry), a form of rhythmic epic poetry often supported by light percussion, are most prominently covered in writings on this oral Ainu culture. The contents of these ballads were an important source of understanding daily life as well as various traditions and habits of the Ainu people, and today these remain an important part in protecting the Ainu cultural identity, as seen in efforts by performers such as Oki (musician), Oki, the most famous contemporary performer of Ainu music. The most useful English-language overview of Ainu music (with recordings and transcriptions) is by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oki Ainu Dub Band At Tff
Oki or Ōki may refer to: Places *Oki District, Shimane, a district in Shimane Prefecture, Japan *Oki Islands, an archipelago in the Sea of Japan *Oki Province, a former province of Japan *Ōki, Fukuoka, a town in southern Japan *Oki Airport, the airport serving the Oki Islands *Oki Jubilee Stadium, a stadium in Kogarah, New South Wales, also known as Jubilee Oval *Orkney, Chapman code OKI Other uses *Oki (surname), two separate Japanese surnames *Oki (musician), an Ainu musician *Oki (rapper), a Polish rapper *OKI (company), an electronics and printer manufacturer (Oki Data) *Super Oki, the limited express train which runs in San'in Main Line and Yamaguchi Line of West Japan Railway *Oki, the original name of Sheriff Callie on ''Sheriff Callie's Wild West'' back when it was going to be called "Oki's Oasis" *Oki, a doll in the Groovy Girls doll line OKI *Open Knowledge Initiative, an organization that specifies software interfaces for service-oriented architecture (SOA) *Open Kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
