The Yaeyama Shima Uta (island song) traditional music from the Okinawan Islands are coupled with a diverse selection of influences by sanshin (three-stringed lute) player and vocalist Tetsuhiro Daiku. His 1993 debut record, Yunta and Jiraba, highlighted Japanese jazz saxophonist Kazutoki Umezu and drummer Samm Bennett, while his following recordings …
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