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April 2024 Playlist

4/1/2024

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by Joseph Yoshimasu Kamiya
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​​Monthly selections of Ryūkyūan music – past and present, from the islands and in the diaspora!  Curated by OAA members and special guests, we’ll share songs inspired by themes like personal connections, significant seasons, specific islands and regions, and more.

In April 2023, three young folks from Okinawa who call themselves “Tabinchu” (meaning “travelers” in Uchinaaguchi) visited Southern California to volunteer at the OAA and connect with local Okinawans!  One year later, they shared their favorite Okinawan songs with us.

Check out their Instagram page to follow their international adventures!

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March 2024 Playlist

3/3/2024

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by Joseph Yoshimasu Kamiya
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​​Monthly selections of Ryūkyūan music – past and present, from the islands and in the diaspora!  Curated by OAA members and special guests, we’ll share songs inspired by themes like personal connections, significant seasons, specific islands and regions, and more.

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SANSHIN NU FII 三線の日
To commemorate Sanshin Day on March 4th in Okinawa, this month's curator, Shima Playist, will highlight a few modern Ryūkyūan musicians that weave the island soul and rustic textures of sanshin into their music.  Artists like Rimi Natsukawa, Begin, and Shoukichi Kina are already on most folks' radars, so we'll be instead focusing on artists who are less internationally known.
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(Note:  This post will specifically highlight musicians in Okinawa.  A diaspora-focused post is in the works.)

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February 2024 Playlist

2/1/2024

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by Joseph Yoshimasu Kamiya
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​​Monthly selections of Ryūkyūan music – past and present, from the islands and in the diaspora!  Curated by OAA members and special guests, we’ll share songs inspired by themes like personal connections, significant seasons, specific islands and regions, and more.

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At our 2023 General Membership Meeting, current OAA Vice President Victoria Oshiro Nishiuchi was nominated and elected as the OAA's next President!  She was nominated by OAA Uchinaaguchi Instructor, Advisor, and Past President Chogi Higa, who read a long list of Victoria's past achievements and leadership roles (including but not limited to board member, secretary, chairperson and member for numerous event planning committees, and past treasurer).  In 2018, Victoria was one of the Women of the Year awarded by the Downtown Los Angeles Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen League and the Japanese Women’s Society of Southern California (read article).


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OKINAWA ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. | 16500 S Western Ave #100, Gardena, CA 90247
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