Various Artists RYukyu Rare Groove Crossover Okinawa Jazz Funk 1964-1984
● Japan import
● Label: Nipponophone
● Cat#: COJA-9545
● Pressed and printed in Japan
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*** VINYL ONLY RELEASE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO DIGITAL VERSION COMING WITH THIS RELEASE ***
● A selection of Jazz/Funk arrangements of folk melodies from Okinawa, Japan's southern islands
● A must-have for Asian rare groove fans!
A compilation featuring jazz-funk, crossover, and big band jazz arrangements of Okinawan folk songs, including works by Kiyoshi Yamaya, which has been highlighted in Diggers Dozen (BBE) by DJ MURO, known as the "King of Diggin'," as well as in our own Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk comp on the 180g label. This album marks the latest installment in the Ryukyu Rare Groove series, which originally debuted in 2003 and garnered much attention in Japan .
- 1. Kifu Mitsuhashi - Asadoya Yunta
- 2. Toshiko Yonekawa - Tanchame
- 3. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Ryukyu Miyabi 2
- 4. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Ryukyu Miyabi 3
- 5. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Ryukyu Miyabi 4
- 6. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Nishinjo-Bushi/Asadoya Yunta/Tanchame
- 7. Tadaaki Misago and Tokyo Cuban Boys - Tanchame-Bushi
- 8. Tadaaki Misago and Tokyo Cuban Boys - Hatoma-Bushi
- 9. Minoru Murayama - Asadoya Yunta
- 10. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Ryukyu No Sora
- 11. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Ryukyu No Matsuri 1
- 12. Kifu Mitsuhashi - Tanchame
