### Music of Okinawa (南海の音楽・沖縄 Nankai no ongaku – Okinawa) [allmusic.com link](https://www.allmusic.com/album/music-of-okinawa-mw0000942351) >A good compilation from the endless supplies of ethnic music at King Records, this is part of the Music of Japanese People series. The musical works of Okinawa are quite lively, and unique from the rest of Japanese music in many ways. The most noticeable instrument is a type of lute, in sound mildly similar to the Japanese shamisen, but played in a rather more galloping manner. Performers on this album come from all of the major schools of Okinawan music (classical, folk, etc.), and the album is thus quite representative of the major forms in play at the time of the recordings. Anyone wondering what music is like in the land of karate's origin should definitely check out this album. #### Tracklist ``` 01 - China Sadao - Tanchame - Tanchame Dance.mp3 02 - Miyazato Yasuko, Kojya Misako, Miyazato Namiko, Hiyane Yukino - Tinsagu Nu Hana - Tinsagu the Balsamine Flower.mp3 03 - China Sadao - Kadiku - A Courtship Dance Song.mp3 04 - Shimabukuro Masao, Kishimoto Yoshio, Shiroma, Tokaturo, Arakaki Manzen - Kajade Fu - A Celebration.mp3 05 - Terukina Choichi - Tima Tu - A Gossip in Tima Village.mp3 06 - Hiyane Yukino, Miyazato Yasuko, Kojya Misako, Miyazato Namiko - Akata Sun Dunchi - Inside Akata Shrine in Shuri.mp3 07 - China Sadao - Atchame Guwa - A Cute Little Walking-Style Dance.mp3 08 - China Sadao - Tako Yama - The Tako Pass.mp3 09 - Higa Yasuharu, Nakamura Tsukasa - Nubui Kuduchi - Journeying up to Kagoshima.mp3 10 - Terukina Choichi - Shunu Bujo - A Haughty Tax Officer.mp3 11 - Shimabukuro Masao - Shukke'e Bushi - A Love Song.mp3 12 - Terukina Choichi - Kana-Yo Bushi - My Dear Kana.mp3 13 - China Sadao - Nishinjo Bushi - At the North Entrance to the Pleasure Quarters.mp3 14 - China Sadao - Umi Nu Chinbora - You Playboys.mp3 15 - China Sadao - Nakuni - A Lyrical Song.mp3 16 - China Sadao - Toshin Doi - A Chinese Ship Is Coming.mp3 ``` #### Media Info (example)) ``` Audio Format : MPEG Audio Format version : Version 1 Format profile : Layer 3 Mode : Joint stereo Mode extension : MS Stereo Duration : 2 min Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 215 kb/s Minimum bit rate : 32.0 kb/s Channel(s) : 2 channels Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 3.13 MiB (100%) Writing library : LAME3.98r Encoding settings : -m j -V 0 -q 0 -lowpass 19.5 --vbr-new -b 32 ```