On Mar 21, 11:15 am, gtr <x...@yyy.zzz> wrote:
> On 2007-03-20 16:46:15 -0700, Dan Rempel <drem...@islandnet.com> said:
>
> > gtr wrote:
> >> On 2007-03-20 07:24:34 -0700, Dan Rempel <drem...@islandnet.com> said:
>
> >>> Al wrote:
> >>>> Dan Rempel <drem...@islandnet.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>> ISTR that some of you guys live in, around, and/or on Okinawa; do you
> >>>>> have any information on upcoming music festivals, shows, and the like?
>
> >>>> Still planning to go to Iriomote Island end of this month?
>
> >>> Just got back, twas great. Found plenty of music there, and intend to
> >>> return next year. You guys were keeping this place a secret, weren't you?
>
> >> Okinawan music, I assume.  Modern or more tradtional or what?  I ran
> >> into a sake-bar in Kyoto where an Israeli guy was a real enthusiast for
> >> Okinawan music and was trying to hip us to as much of that as the sake.
>
> >> I don't suppose anybody knows the Israeli-owned Sake bar in Kyoto?  I
> >> tried to find it last November but couldn't remember where the hell it was.
>
> > More-or-less traditional Okinawan sanshin stuff, although my
> > understanding is even amongst the old-timers 'tradition' is a very
> > flexible term.
>
> That's true from the little I know.  Either the oldsters are very
> flexible and apparently the up-and-comers give a lot of payback to
> traditions.  The little I heard was very interesting.

Something like this perhaps?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV9iXpvHD3s