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• ACID Asadoya Yunta (1.09 MB)
  A progressive rendition of the traditional Yaeyama song, "Asadoya Yunta" performed by the Parsha CluB. Parsha cluB’s music is a fusion of pop, rock, jazz, reggae and funk styles.

• Arigatou (727 KB)
  Among the pioneers in Uchina Pop is the Rinken Band.  Arigatou is one of their popular hits.

• Churasa Churasa (1.37 MB)
  Performed by the Parsha CluB from their Nanafa album.

• Kajadifu (909 KB)
  This is an auspicious dance that is often performed as the first number in programs presented on festive occasions.  It is the only extant item in the genre of 'elderly people's dances' (rojin odori), the theme of which is celebration of longevity and plentiful progency.  It was frequently performed before the king in the age of the Ryukyuan kingdom.  The choreography incorporates all the essential gestures employed in dances using fans.  Kajadifu in its standard version is performed by an elderly man or couple, although it is sometimes performed in festive contexts by several young people or by a young couple. (Excerpted from Ryukyuan Dance  a publication of the Okinawa Prefecture.)

• Kanasando (837 KB)
  A popular Minyo song performed by the young Okinawan performers of Hawaii in cooperative compilation album called Chibariyo! Hawaii.

• Kashikaki (1.7 MB)
  Kashikaki is a dance from the genre of classical repertoire known as onna odori (women's dances) and is conventially classified among the so-called 'seven classical women's dances' (Kashikaki, Chikuten Bushi, Amakawa, Yanaji, Shudun, Nufa Bushi, and Mutu Nuchibana) which are considered to constitute the high point of the Ryukyuan classical dance repertoire. (Excerpted from Ryukyuan Dance  a publication of the Okinawa Prefecture.) 

• Kurushima Kuduchi (1,145 KB)
  Performed by NENES, from their Dabasa album.  This is a popular song and dance that describes the celebration of the island of Kuroshima in Yaeyama.  It describes the festivities held on the island and remarks that although Kuroshima is no larger than a drop of rain, the island is blessed by nature and enjoys a plentiful crop every year.  The islands of Yaeyama, and Kuroshima in particular, are celebrated for their rich fund of music and dance.  But in spite of their spectacular beauty, these islands have in reality often presented their inhabitants with very harsh living conditions.  Nevertheless, the islanders have never lost their cheerfulness and optimism in the face of the devastation wrecked by typhoons and drought, and have expressed joy to be gained from labor through the medium of music and dance.  This strong energy and faith in life itself is a feature shared by the inhabitants of all the islands of Yaeyama.  (Excerpted from Ryukyuan Dance  a publication of the Okinawa Prefecture.)

• Miruku Mu Nari (972 KB)
  Modern song by Hidekatsu.  This song speaks of the god Miruku, the god of a rich harvest.  This song is widely used in modern Eisa and Taiko arrangements.

• Shiraho Bushi (836 KB)
  Traditional Yaeyama song performed by Ara Yukito and Sunday. Unplugged version.

• Toshindoi (864 KB)
  Traditional Okinawan Kachaashii song, performed by the China Sadao Group.

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