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Old 12-27-2007, 07:29 AM
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Default Okinawan Folk Music - Na-Kuni-
Currently in Okinawa, where there is a lot of great folk music.

This video clip only lasts for one verse, but it shows the great vocal style. The 3-stringed lute is called a sanshin. This song is called Nākunī:


This next video is of Toru Yonaha, one of the most famous Okinawan folk musicians of the new generation:
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