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 | SHINGO MAEYAMA Hoshi Furu Shima no Uta
Price: £17.99 (Reference #FSD3754)Born in 1983, Amami based Shingo Maeyama was a relative latecomer to Amami traditional music, not getting started until he was 19 years old. Progression however was rapid, perhaps as he played guitar, and he won the Best Newcomer Award at the Amami Minyo Competition in 2005. This is his first album, although he was featured on the various artists album Majimun in 2006. 15 tracks all traditional, with Shingo on sanshin and vocals with additional vocals from female singer Aiko Yoneda. 1. Asabana Bushi 2. Shunjoshu Bushi 3. Kurudando 4. Rankanbashi 5. Yoisura Bushi 6. Subayado Bushi 7. Kunnyori Yoneago 8. Shonkane Bushi 9. Anchanna Bushi 10. Asawakare Bushi 11. Kantsume Bushi 12. Tokunoshima Bushi 13. Muchakana 14. Kinkabu Bushi 15. Itwo 
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TAKEMARU YAMADA Yuriuta (Reference #FSD3759)Takemaru Yamada is one of Amami island's most loved singers. This album was released in 2004 when he was 88 years old, but most of it was recorded in 1982. He is joined by his son on sanshin and backing vocals. It's not great quality but a great performance and a precious document of a traditional music at a particular time that has been sung for hundreds of years. A couple of the songs were recorded in 1999 and Yamada was still in great form, while others don't feature sanshin but drumming and singing mo-ashibi party style. Fantastic stuff. 1. Asabana Bushi - Naga Asabana Bushi 2. Shunkane Bushi 3. Shodon Nagahama Bushi 4. Shunoshu Bushi 5. Kurudando Bushi 6. Kantsume Bushi 7. Agareyunu Harukana 8. Yachabo Bushi 9. Yoisura Bushi 10. Kadoku Nabekana 11. Yuriuta 12. Hachigatsu Odori (Imano Odori) 13. Rokucho 14. Amakusa.
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 | MIZUKI NAKAMURA Island Girl
Price: £18.99 (Reference #FSD1263)Excellent set by teenage female singer from Amami island, traditional, falsetto vocals.
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 | KOHSUKE ATARI Atari
Price: £18.99 (Reference #FSD1264)19 year old male singer, sanshin player. Rhythmical sanshin, Amami falsetto vocals, in style a mix of Japan and Okinawa.
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KOHSUKE ATARI Kurudando (Reference #FSD1446)Second album from Amami island musician. Traditional album, rhythmical sanshin playing and falsetto type vocal.
Price: £18.99
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 | KUNITAKA SATO A Street Singer From Amami
Price: £18.99 (Reference #FSD1071)A harp like instrument the san shaku goto plus vocals and sanshin played by blind musician. Pretty wild, and at times sounds almost African.
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KUNITAKA SATO Robou No Gei (Reference #FSD1265)From Amami island, blind koto (harp) player and vocalist. Recordings from 20 years ago and before.
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 | KUNITAKA SATO Kurugui
Price: £18.99 (Reference #FSD1616)Comes with book sized liner notes and CD Rom featuring scenes and video of this fascinating artist. Old songs from Amami island performed not only on sanshin, but also koto (harp-like instrument). Beautiful packaging, lovingly put together.
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YOSHIKAZU SEISHO Kuroshio No Uta (Reference #FSD1612)Amami island shima uta, quite different to Okinawa, and where the term iself was originally used. Seisho is a kind of modern day Kunitaka Sato, the so-called street singer of Amami. Falsetto vocals, sanshin and a recording of old tradition not preserved but passed down through generations and still healthy if judged by this album.
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