is an
Okinawan band that helped popularize their homeland's musical forms and
traditional Okinawan music starting in 1985, when their first hit, "Arigatou", was released.
Rinken Band was founded by , the son of well-known Okinawan folk music artist . The band fuses Okinawan folk music,
pop
Pop or POP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' (G ...
, and celebratory
eisā traditions to make
ballads and
dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...
tunes.
Rinken Band's most recent appearance in the United States was a concert in
Oahu,
Hawaii.
Rinken Band in Hawaii
- YouTube (01/28/2020) They were featured at the annual Okinawan Festival of 2007.
Members
Discography
Audio CD
Video / DVD
Sources
External links
YouTube: Rinken Band ''"Arigatou"''
Japanese rock music groups
Musical groups from Okinawa Prefecture
Musical groups established in 1977
1977 establishments in Japan
{{Japan-band-stub