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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 hearin ...
'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
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 Ryo ...
" 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
Hana or HANA may refer to:
Places Europe
* Haná, an ethnic region in Moravia, Czech Republic
* Traianoupoli, Greece, called Hana during the Ottoman period
* Hana, Norway, a borough in the city of Sandnes, Norway
West Asia
* Hana, Iran, a city ...
," 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 Natsukawa's version).
"
Warabigami" is a
Misako Koja cover, "Ōgon no Hana" is a
Nenes cover and "Tinsagu nu Hana" is a traditional Okinawan folk song.
Track listing
Japan sales rankings
References
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Rimi Natsukawa albums
2002 EPs
Victor Entertainment EPs