Mika Uchizato shamisen Japanese Folk song music

[animeloverryan85]

Is this supposed to be the Migrant Workers song? I've heard this tune or a similar version of it in one of Kenji Fukusaku's films

[hellothereitsjustme]

Love this :)

[fukprc]

It's a sanshin, not a shamisen.

[truthseeker010101]

shes well studied in her craft. very nice

[markkeogh18]

Ryuichi Sakamoto's record from the 90's uses a lot of traditional Japanese music combined with funk and electronic sounds.....perhaps those Japanese elements are from Okinawa?

[joeykamiya]

"Okinawa was once an independent nation known as the Kingdom of the Ryukyu Islands. However, in 1609 Okinawa was CONQUERED BY FORCE AND OCCUPIED by the Japanese clan Satsuma. Yet they remained the Kingdom of the Ryukyu Islands until the Meiji Restoration took place and formed the Government of Japan. In 1879 the islands were officially recognized as the Japanese prefecture, Okinawa."

...and, just out of curiosity, why the fuck are "hot," "nude," and "strippers" used as tags for this video??

[Needless957]

@joeykamiya thanx for that history bit

[cihanyum]

yani diyor ki kimono aldım arşını 5 kuruştan



[zhangspievolgen]

o__O

the 3rd song is in the movie Nada sousou rite? I've been searching for this song then o_O

[askio]

er thats a sanshin... not shamisen...

[musketman2008]

VEry beautiful. Thanks for sharing this!

[Chichiri520]

She is not playing Japanese folk music nor a Shamisen. She is playing Okinawan folk music on a Sanshin.

[uchicha666]

I always thought that Okinawa is a part of Japan, isn't it??

[Torggaddon]

It is part of Japan as a country but it is more like what Hawaii is to the U.S.

[wasabitakoyaki]

Okinawa wasnt always part of japan and they have a distinct culture. They even have their own language that is very different from Japanese.

[probiu5]

Great woman, does anybody out there know what kind of scales does she use?

[happymana]

She is Good.

[ddla1211]

Okinawa land of my ancestors,my respects to Okinawa.

[genkisalsaholic]

Actually, if I am not mistaken that instrument is not a SHAMISEN but a SANSHIN.  This is traditional music from RYUKYUU (OKINAWA). It's beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!! NATUKASII!

Cheers to all UCHINANCHU!!!!!!!!

[geezerart]

Beautiful!

[CeliaGrahamUK]

what are the words saying please?

[bolmajd]

i bow with respects for japan..... , hail's from kuwait

[sleeplessintokyo]

methweq ya bolmajd.

[sukibihancho]

These are traditional Okinawan songs that bring back my childhood, thank you

[Thunderybeans]

This music is beautiful, do you know the names of each individual song? Thank you.

[kerrykaneshiro]

@Thunderybeans The second song is called Mimura Bushi. I don't know the names of the others.

[LLew821]

womderfull simply wonderfull

[osbourn15]

all I can say is BEAUTIFUL

[AvantiVideo]

I think she is too.

[yaremba]

@AvantiVideo I agree with both opinions

[themis1111]

Thanks for sharing this sweet performance with us

[Sweetchibic]

wow, thats very pretty. THanks for uploading this.