![]() ![]() There are two types of melody in the song Shima Uta, one from Okinawa and the other from Yamato (Japan). Later, he asked friends to bring him tapes from the island, as Okinawan music was not readily available in Japan. Miyazawa first heard Okinawan-influenced music from Haruomi Hosono in the 1970s. ![]() He used his radio programs and musical events to popularize the name of shima-uta in Okinawa. Uehara Naohiko, Okinawa's influential radio personality and songwriter, borrowed the term from Amami and give a new meaning to the term. It is not a native term of Okinawa but was introduced from Amami in the 1970s. In fact, the term shima-uta originally refers to traditional folk songs of the Amami Islands. While the song does not specify who the people being separated are, Miyazawa stated in the 2002 interview, "It is about the separation of a man and a woman, a separation that they couldn't control, and didn't want." Okinawan influence This contrast was shocking and inspiring. Although there was darkness and sadness in the underground museum, there was a beautiful world outside. I also thought I wanted to write a song to dedicate to that woman who told me the story. Sugar canes were waving in the wind outside the museum when I left and it inspired me to write a song. I was still thinking about how terrible it was after I left the museum. I heard this story from a woman who was one of these girls and who survived. army, they knew they would be searching for them, and thought they would be killed, so they moved from one cave to another. army in Okinawa, so they had to find caves. There were no places to escape from the U.S. I saw some remains of the war there and visited the Himeyuri Peace and Memorial Museum and learnt about the female students who became like voluntary nurses looking after injured soldiers. for the first time saw a deeper side of Okinawa. In a 2003 interview for fRoots, Miyazawa explained that he got the idea for the song after speaking with Okinawan survivors of the US invasion of Okinawa during World War II. The song itself was used in an advertising campaign for the Xi brand awamori. Okinawan musical instruments and Okinawan vocabulary have been incorporated into the song. The song uses a mix of modern pop and rock styles as well as min'yō. ![]() It is the band's best selling song, well known throughout Japan and Argentina, and one of the most widely known songs associated with Okinawa although the band members are all from Yamanashi Prefecture. It was written by the lead singer, Kazufumi Miyazawa, based on his impressions from visiting Okinawa for a photo shoot. "Island Song") is a 1992 song by the Japanese band The Boom. ![]()
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