Within a bewildering maze of Okinawan compilations, this one sticks out. Slightly. Some of the most important bands of the 80s and 90s Okinawan boom from Okinawa and Japan such as Rinken Band, Nenes, The Boom, Shang Shang Typhoon, Soul Flower Union, together with the even older Haruomi Hosono version of Asadoya Yunta and a seleciton of artists who have come to prominence in the last decade.
1. The Boom/Shima Uta 2. Begin / Shimanchu nu Takara 3. Ryoko Moriyama / Nada Sousou 4. Junko Yamamoto / Warabigami, Ten no Komoriuta 5. Shang Shang Typhoon / Ai Yori Aoi Umi 6. Rinken Band / Arigato 7. Tokiko Kato / Hana 8. Nenes / Heiwa no Ryuka 9. Haruomi Hosono and Yellow Magic Band / Asadoya Yunta 10. Alfredo Casero / Haisai Ojisan 11. Yuko Asano / Okinawa Samba 12. Soul Flower Union / Mangetsu no Yube 13. The Boom / E-Ambe 14. Rinken Band / Kanpai Sabira 15. Akiko Yano / Tinsagu nu Hana 16. Nenes / Akemodoro 16. Toru Yonaha, Katsushi Aragaki, Kazunari Uechi / Bye Bye Okinawa
