v.a. - ryukyu rare groove. shimauta pops in 60s-70s

The thing that makes Okinawan music so fantastic, is it's always been a living, developing tradition, mixing the tradition with whatever is happening at the time. This amazing CD highlights the shimauta champloo (mix) of Okinawan with western music in the 60's and 70's. Tracks include 'Go Go Chimbora', 'Bossa Nova Jintoyo' 'Rhythm Tancha' 'Shirahama Blues' by artists including Yara Family, the Hoptones, Four Sisters and Aiko Yohen.Fascinating, brilliant. 0:00 1.Yara Families / Shirahama Blues 3:00 2. Yara Families with Folk Special / Go Go Chimbooraa 4:39 3. Yara Families / Umi Yakaraa 6:59 4. Hop Tones / Uruma Jima 9:27 5. Hop Tones / Hey Nisaitaa 12:43 6. Katsuo Takayasu / Mura Hajishi 15:00 7. Marufuku Shinka / Rhythm Tancha 19:01 8. Tatsuko Toyama / Shima Yakaraa 22:30 9. Aiko Yohen / Nantahama 26:27 10. Teihan China, Mitsuko Kamita with Koji Nakamoto & Metro Shinka 30:28 11. Tatsuko Toyama / Hankakezuki 34:48 12. Four Sisters / Keibin Tetsudo Bushi 37:44 13. Four Sisters / Shimamusume 40:44 14. Yara Families with Folk Special / Bossa Nova Jintoyo 42:39 15. Tsutomu Nakamoto & Shaagaru Gakudan / Tokyo no Balad