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The "Song of Okinawa Prefecture" (Japanese: 沖縄県民の歌, Hepburn: Okinawa kenmin no uta) was adopted on May 15, 1972, upon the United States' return of Okinawa Prefecture to Japan. Its lyrics were written by local teacher Seiko Miyazato , with music composed by University of the Ryukyus professor Shigeru Shiroma .
The music video for "Shima Uta" was filmed on Okinawa Prefecture's Taketomi Island, with Taketomi Village's "traditional Okinawan" [5] houses featured prominently along with local flora and fauna. For the 20th anniversary version, The Boom returned to Taketomi and filmed local residents, as well as some other notable residents of Okinawa ...
Okinawa's folk songs were simply called uta in local communities and were described as min'yō in academic writing. [7] Musicologist Takahashi Miki identified two persons who had popularized the term shima-uta in Okinawa Prefecture. One is Nakasone Kōichi, who is known for his research on folk songs of the Amami, Okinawa, Miyako and Yaeyama ...
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Shakira assumes the role of a glistening mermaid with long, pink locks in her new music video for “Copa Vacía,” featuring Manuel Turizo. The duet centers on wanting more from a relationship ...
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.
Rae wore a mermaid-inspired look — perfectly channeling her newest song "Aquamarine." Her dress consisted of a gray corseted top and a sequin-covered plaid mermaid skirt with a small train ...
The Okinawa Prefectural government designated "Tinsagu nu Hana" as "Okinawa Prefecture's favorite song" on March 18, 2012, following a public survey. [8] It was subsequently made an official symbol of Okinawa Prefecture, making it the prefecture's second musical symbol alongside the " Song of Okinawa Prefecture ".