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Ryukyuan music (琉球音楽, Ryūkyū ongaku), also called Nanto music (南島歌謡, Nantō kayō), is an umbrella term that encompasses diverse musical traditions of the Amami, Okinawa, Miyako and Yaeyama Islands of southwestern Japan. The term of "Southern Islands" (南島, Nantō) is preferred by scholars in this field.
The cuisine of the Ryukyu Islands are a diverse collection of regional foods, and have been influenced by other cuisines as a result of trade during the time of the Ryukyu Kingdom. There have also been recent additions to local Ryukyuan cuisine as a result of American military presence. Popular dishes include goya champuru, rafute and taco rice.
Music composed by Shigeru Shiroma , a professor of education at the University of the Ryukyus, was chosen to accompany lyrics by Seiko Miyazato , then a teacher at Nakazato Junior High School in Kumejima, Kume Island. [4]
Okinawan music (沖縄音楽, Okinawa ongaku) is the music associated with the Okinawa Islands of southwestern Japan. In modern Japan, it may also refer to the musical traditions of Okinawa Prefecture , which covers the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands in addition to the Okinawa Islands.
Ryukyuan folk songs are folk songs native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. They are typically defined as songs written before the Meiji era , which was when the Ryukyu Kingdom was abolished. Pages in category "Ryukyuan folk songs"
Ryukyuan music related articles Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. O. Okinawan music (2 C, 10 P) R. Ryukyuan folk songs (6 P)
Ryūka is an innovative form that emerged relatively recently. The earliest ryūka found in the literature is of the late 17th century. However, there remains a disagreement over exactly how it evolved.
3 Music. 4 Visual arts. 5 Entertainment. 6 Sports. 7 In Hawaii. ... This article lists notable Ryukyuans, the indigenous people of the Ryukyu Islands in East Asia ...