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Yakabushi 屋嘉節

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/01/27

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Yakabushi 屋嘉節

Performed in 1997
東江芳盛 Hosei Agarie
照屋寛徳 Kantoku Teruya
上原政徳 Seitoku Uehara

Yaka 屋嘉 – Is the name of the location in Kin Town Okinawa prefecture.

Bushi 節 – Means tune or rhythm.

After World War II ended in September 1945, “Yakabushi”  is known as the song which symbolizes the captive experience at a prisoner war camp which after the war is in Kin town Yaka.

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