Nowhere in Japan is traditional music as alive as on the small island of Amami. From Tokunoshima, Aika Sawa is still only 16 years old, yet shows an unbelievable maturity on this, her debut album. Originally studying traditional dance, she started learning to sing and play sanshin from the age of seven. While still in junior high school she won the National Minyo Championship. 14 tracks of standard Amami tunes featuring just vocals and sanshin. 1. Kyunuhokorasha 2. Asabana 3. Kurudando 4. Rankanbashi 5. Nagakumo-Bushi 6. Kurudando 7. Amagurumi 8. Shumichi Nagahama 9. Yoisura-Bushi 10. Ikyunnya Kana 11. Ikyunnya Kana 12. Hounen-Bushi 13. Inisuri-Bushi 14. Itwo
