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Members

Discography

Nēnēs also sang in the title track of Talvin Singh's '' Ok'' album.

References

Bibliography

* Henry Johnson
''Nenes’ Koza Dabasa: Okinawa in the World Music Market''
London: Bloomsbury Academic. (2021)

External links

Live House Shima-Uta
Nenes news and performance schedule {{DEFAULTSORT:Nenes Japanese pop music groups Musical groups from Okinawa Prefecture Musical groups established in 1990 1990 establishments in Japan