Sadao China’s Shimauta Hyakkei (via Power of Okinawa)

At the end of last year Sadao China was awarded the prestigious Nihon Record Taisho Kikaku Sho for his 6 CD box set Shimauta Hyakkei which was released on King Records in October. This national award is a fitting tribute to China's long career in Okinawan music: he first recorded at the age of 12 and is now 65. Since the demise of several magazines, such as Kansai Time Out,  which I used to write for, the number of album review copies I receive h … Read More

via Power of Okinawa