Nenes: Okurimono (via Power of Okinawa)

At last the long-awaited album from the newest line-up of Sadao China’s protégées Nenes has been released on the Dig label. Okurimono (the title means ‘gift’) contains thirteen tracks and runs to 54 minutes. This time Nagisa Uehara is the only surviving member from the previous quartet who made the Sai album in 2008. Among the three new additions in personnel is the excellent young Yaeyama singer and sanshin player Mayuko Higa who figures promine … Read More