Choichi Terukina / Shinjin Kise / Masaya Yamauchi - Japan: Classical and Courtly Songs of the Ryukyu Release:Japan: Classical and Courtly Songs of the Ryukyu Ocora France Statik Selektah

Statik Selektah

at the National Gallery of Art

This 20th Anniversary reissue contains four live bonus tracks recorded at the original CD release party in 2022- featuring harmonica great Greg "Fingers" Taylor

but the music always conveys a great sense of depth and feeling

Choichi Terukina / Shinjin Kise / Masaya Yamauchi - Japan: Classical and Courtly Songs of the Ryukyu Release:Japan: Classical and Courtly Songs of the Ryukyu Ocora France Statik SelektahThe Okinawa archipelago (formerly the independent kingdom of Ryukyu) is situated at a crossroads of cultural influences (Japan, China and South East Asia). Blending these elements, Okinawa developed an original musical style, demonstrated here with a collection of classical and courtly songs accompanied on the sanshin lute. Performers include National Living Treasure Choichi Terukina, as well as Shinjin Kise and Masaya Yamauchi.