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Minamikaze
is Rimi Natsukawa's debut EP, released on , consisting of covers of Okinawan songs. Background The EP was released after three singles, but only her hit single "Nada Sōsō" features. The album consists of six covers and an original track (Natsukawa's full-length debut album '' Tida: Tida Kaji nu Umui'', released six months later, also followed this pattern). Song sources Other than "Nada Sōsō," two other tracks are associated with the Okinawan band Begin who composed the track. "Irayoi Tsukiyohama" (a Yasukatsu Ōjima cover) had its music written by band vocalist Eishō Higa, and has been recorded by the band. "Hana," a Shoukichi Kina , is a Japanese rock musician and politician. He, along with his band Champloose, played a large role in the Okinawan home-grown "folk rock" scene in the 1970s and 1980s. His first big hit was " Haisai Ojisan" ("Hey, old man") in 1972, which he wr ... song, was recorded by the band on their "Nada Sōsō" single (released a year prior to Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimi Natsukawa
is a Japanese singer. She is best known for her 2001 single "Nada Sōsō." Childhood Natsukawa was born in Ishigaki, the largest city in the Yaeyama Islands chain. From a young age she enjoyed singing, and wanted to be a singer after hearing her father sing Yaeyama folk songs, such as and . From age 7, she practiced two hours a day with her father to become an enka singer. At 9, she won a local singing contest (the ). Natsukawa continued to win competitions, and in 1984 won the MBS TV show 's grand prize. In 1986, she won the 's grand prize, and was the youngest person to win this prize at the time. Pony Canyon debut Natsukawa, by chance, was scouted shortly after winning the competition at 13 years old. She moved to Tokyo, and started preparing for her debut. She debuted later in 1989 as an enka singer with the name "Misato Hoshi," under Pony Canyon. She released three singles in three years, and did not find much success. Natsukawa felt defeated after this, and after l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nada Sōsō
is a song written by Japanese band Begin and singer Ryoko Moriyama. It was first released by Moriyama in 1998, but achieved popularity through the cover version by Rimi Natsukawa in 2001. Ryoko Moriyama version The song first appears in Ryoko Moriyama's discography in 1998, as a track on her album '' Time Is Lonely'', an album which did not even break the top 100 Oricon albums chart. Moriyama re-released the song as the second A-side of the single "Satōkibi-batake/Nada Sōsō" in 2001, after Rimi Natsukawa's version had become popular. In 2003, a single featuring a special live version featuring Moriyama, Begin and Natsukawa was released. Background, writing Moriyama and Begin met after performing at live events together in the late 1990s. Moriyama asked Begin to write her an Okinawan-style song. The song's title on the demo tape she received was "Nada Sōsō," an Okinawan language phrase meaning "large tears are falling" (to compare, the Japanese phrase would be ). When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryoko Moriyama
(born January 18, 1948) is a Japanese folk singer and actress. Her father is Hisashi Moriyama, a pioneer of Japanese jazz. Her son Naotarō Moriyama is a singer. Her first cousin Hiroshi Kamayatsu is also a musician. She is known as the ''Japanese Joan Baez'', or the ''Queen of college folk''. Her songs tend not to become best sellers but her most famous song is "Satokibi Batake". This song is about a tragedy during the Battle of Okinawa. The song's full version is 10 minutes. When this song was first released, it was thought to be too long to air on the radio, but now the song is popular in Japan. Every summer, NHK air a shorter version as a symbol of the 'No War Campaign'. In the song, an imitative word 'Zawawa' is repeated 66 times, because of this, it is often called 'Zawawa'. Moriyama often called "Satokibi Batake" 'Zawawa' as a joke. Her 1969 recording of "Kinjirareta koi" ("Unpermitted Love") sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. A more recent hit s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimi Natsukawa Albums
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Toshiaki Arashiro
Toshiaki is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Toshiaki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: *敏明, "agile, bright" *敏朗, "agile, clear" *敏晃, "agile, clear" *敏章, "agile, chapter" *敏亮, "agile, clear" *敏昭, "agile, clear" *俊明, "talented, bright" *俊朗, "talented, clear" *俊晃, "talented, clear" *俊章, "talented, chapter" *俊亮, "talented, clear" *俊昭, "talented, clear" *利明, "benefit, bright" *利朗, "benefit, clear" *利晃, "benefit, clear" *利章, "benefit, crystal" *年明, "year, bright" *年晶, "year, sparkle" *寿明, "long life, bright" *寿旭, "long life, rising sun" The name can also be written in hiragana としあき or katakana トシアキ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese fencer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese baseball p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsaminaceae
The Balsaminaceae (commonly known as the balsam family) are a family of dicotyledonous plants, comprising two genera: '' Impatiens'', which consists of over 1000 species, and ''Hydrocera'', consisting of 1 species. The flowering plants may be annual or perennial. They are found throughout temperate and tropical regions, primarily in Asia and Africa, but also North America and Europe. Notable members of the family include jewelweed and busy Lizzie. Genera * '' Impatiens'' * ''Hydrocera ''Hydrocera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Balsaminaceae (balsams). It contains a single species, ''Hydrocera triflora'', from Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known a ...'' References External linksBalsaminaceae of Mongolia in FloraGREIF i [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinsagu Nu Hana
, also erroneously called Chinsagu nu Hana, is an Okinawan music, Okinawan song about traditional Ryukyuan values such as filial piety and other Confucianism, Confucian teachings in the Okinawan language. Description The title of the song can be translated as "The Impatiens balsamina, Balsam Flowers". The song is an Okinawan warabe uta, children's song; Okinawan children would squeeze the sap from balsam flowers to stain their fingernails as a way to ward off evil.Murata, Grant.Of A Sanshin Sensei''The Hawai‘i Herald'', August 21, 2015 The lyrics of the song are Confucian teachings. Of the first six verses, the first three relate to filial piety, while the latter three refer to respecting one's body and one's goals. Each verse has exactly the same number of notes using language and meter devices that are uniquely Okinawan, called Ryūka. Lyrics The last four of the ten verses are missing. Okinawan language, Okinawan :てぃんさぐぬ花や :爪先に染みてぃ :親 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadao China
(1945–) is a Japanese musician active in the Okinawan music and shima-uta scene, as a performer on the sanshin, min'yō folk singer, song-writer, and producer, having been responsible in 1990 for the formation of the Nēnēs. Biography China Sadao was born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1945, the family moving to Amagasaki in Hyōgo Prefecture in 1951. His father, , a musician from Okinawa Prefecture, had moved from Okinawa in search of work, making a living in a spinning mill and by gathering scrap metal from drainage ditches. As a young child, Sadao disliked the nostalgic shima-uta performed by his father and tried to suppress his uchināguchi dialect; he would later recall his embarrassment when his father appeared at an athletics meet with a sanshin and taiko. Nevertheless, he performed in folk songs and dances together with his parents, and in 1951 made his first recording, of the song , on the . In 1957, father and son returned to Okinawa, where Sadao began his studies, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuei Yoshikawa
is a Japanese folk and jazz guitarist.Okinawa Style magazine 沖縄スタイル 19: 南の島の楽園生活マガジン - Issue 19 - Page 66 2007" 最近では吉川忠英と組んだ「唄膝び I 」、「唄遊び II 」で新境地を開拓した。現在は父より受け継いだ." Selected discography *''California Roll'', Voss Records 1987 *''Starry Eyed'' 2000 *''Guitar by Guitar'' 2007 References 1947 births Living people {{Japan-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuya Sahara
is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Kazuya can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *一八, "one, eight" *一矢, "one, arrow" *一也, "one, to be" *一夜, "one, night" *和也, "harmony, to be" *和矢, "harmony, arrow" *和哉, "harmony, particle" *和夜, "harmony, night" *冬也, "winter, to be" *冬夜, "winter, night" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *Kazuya Abe, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese slalom canoeist *, Japanese sport wrestler * Kazuya Fujita (一也), Japanese professional baseball infielder *Kazuya Fukuura (和也), Japanese professional baseball first baseman * Kazuya Fukuzaki (冬也), Japanese footballer *Kazuya Hatayama (和也), Japanese politician *Kazuya Hiraide (和也), Japanese ski mountaineer and mountain climber *Kazuya Ichijō (和矢), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *Kazuya Kamenashi (和也), Japanese singer–songwriter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiichi Kyōda
Seiichi (written: , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese cult member *, Japanese politician *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese philosopher *, Japanese art director *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese video game designer *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese academic, historian and writer *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese general *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese inventor *, Japanese writer *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese poet and painter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player and soldier *, Japanese aikidoka *, Japanese philologist *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese politician *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese actor *, American musician *, Japanese educator *, Japanese scientist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |