They combine saxophones and sousaphones, accordions and electric violins. Part Ethiopian pop and jazz, part American funk, part Eastern European brass ensemble, Debo Band is about as eclectic as ...

The lyrics of traditional Okinawan songs were found to record past climate and geological history of the Ryukyu Islands (21st-century Okinawa Prefecture, Japan), according to a new study by a ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thousands of people are expected to flock to the Hawaii Convention Center this weekend, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, for the 42nd annual Okinawan Festival with the theme “Sharing ...

HANAPEPE — A local group is hosting a Japanese and Okinawan Song and Dance concert in an effort to raise money for some much needed construction work. The Polynesian Voyaging Society is planning to ...

The Ryukyuans: Satoshi Nakasone, Isamu Shimoji, Shinobu Matsuda, and Yukito Ara. Photo by Chotaro Owan Okinawa Island’s subtropical location in the East China Sea is its greatest asset and greatest ...

(HawaiiNewsNow) - The Okinawan Festival is organized and run by an army of over two thousand volunteers from the HUOA's 49 member-clubs and their extended 'ohana of Uchinanchu and Uchinanchu-at-heart.

“One night at a pub I heard the sound of traditional Okinawan folk music, and it was like being hit in the head with a hammer. The impact was like a bolt of lightning! The song told the story of how ...