Yasuba Jun & An-Chang Project

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Yasuba Jun (安場淳＆アンチャン・プロジェクト)is the third 'part time' member of a Japanese female duo, Shisars who update Okinawan traditional folk with bits of honking sax and grunge-like guitar among other things. Yasuba Jun didn't find time to appear on Shisars' excellent album, but fortunately did find the time to make her own, equally brilliant solo album. Featuring one half of Shisars, and the same fine guitarist, her album is even more raw and sparse, with a sense of naivity that makes it utterly refreshing. She doesn't play the usual Okinawan sanshin, but it's older cousin from China, the slightly bigger sangen. Yasuba Jun drew her inspiration from the usual ojisan and obachan (old folk) she observed singing and dancing in Okinawa. Amagoi Bushi is a traditional folk tune of Yonaguni island, the western most island of Japan, where she once worked in a sugar factory. No hint of saccharine here, just Okinawan music made naturally sweet. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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