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Okinawa History/World Heritage Series a – Creation
In the Beginning (Creation) There were a female goddess named, Amamikyu, and a male god named, Shinerikyu, whom came down from heaven
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Okinawa History/World Heritage Series ` – Seefa Utaki
Seefa Utaki Chinen Village, Shimajiri District The significance of Seefa Utaki in Ryukyuan history has mostly to do with migration to Okinawa Main Island and the reverence there in. There are two dominate migration theories of the origins of the … Continue reading
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Profiles of Ryukyuan Music l – Seiki Yamauchi
Yamauchi Seiki (1842-1916) Seiki Yamauchi was born July 20th, 1842. He was a senior and high level student of Ansho Nomura. Master Yamauchi participated in the editing of the Kantei KunKunShi (also known as Nomura Ryu KunKunShi).
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Profiles of Ryukyuan Music j – Seizui Isagawa
Profiles of Giants of the Ryukyuan Music Performing Arts ⑪ Seizui Isagawa (1872-1937) Master Teacher of Nomura Ryu (Style) and editor of Nomura Ryu KunKunShi (uta-sanshin) Born Febrary 28th, 1872, in Kume, Naha City. At age 36, he entered Master … Continue reading
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Profiles of Ryukyuan Music i – Ryoshin Kuwae
Profiles of Giants of the Ryukyuan Music Performing Arts ⑩ Ryoshin Kuwae (1831-1914) Master Teacher of Nomura Ryu(Style) (uta-sanshin) Born December 12th, 1831. He was a student of Ansho Nomura. In 1866, he participated in the last sapposhi、on May 4th, … Continue reading
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Profiles of Ryukyuan Music h – ShinShin Matsumura
Profiles of Giants of the Ryukyuan Music Performing Arts ⑨ ShinShin Matsumura (1835-1896) Matsumura was born in Shuri, on January 1st, 1835. He was a student of Ansho Nomura as well as his primary assistant in the editing of the … Continue reading
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Profiles of Ryukyuan Music h – ShinShin Matsumura
Profiles of Giants of the Ryukyuan Music Performing Arts ⑨ ShinShin Matsumura (1835-1896) Matsumura was born in Shuri, on January 1st, 1835. He was a student of Ansho Nomura as well as his primary assistant in the editing of the … Continue reading
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Profiles of Ryukyuan Music g – Ancho Nomura
Profiles of Giants of the Ryukyuan Music Performing Arts ⑧ Ancho Nomura (1805-1871) Founder of Nomura Ryu(Style) (uta-sanshin) Nomura was born in Sakiyama (some say Akabira), Shuri, on June 2nd, 1805. He was on of the premier students of Chinen … Continue reading
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Profiles of Ryukyuan Music f – Seigen Afuso
Profiles of Giants of the Ryukyuan Music Performing Arts ⑦ Seigen Afuso (1785-1865) Uta-Sanshin Afuso Ryu (Style) Founder Master Afuso was born in present day Tera Cho, Shuri, February 15th, 1785. Born to the son of a Magistrate, like his … Continue reading
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Profiles of Ryukyan Music e – Sekko Chinen
Profiles of Giants of the Ryukyuan Music Performing Arts ⑥ Sekko Chinen – 1761-1828 Born in feudal Ryukyu, May 5th, 1761 to a family of the farming class in Tobaru, Shuri, Young Sekko’s first ambition was to become a medical … Continue reading
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