UPC: 4549767345550 This compilation features Okinawan folk songs arranged for jazz, funk, crossover, and big band jazz, including works by Kiyoshi Yamaya, who was featured on "Diggers Dozen" (BBE) by DJ MURO, aka "King of Diggin'," and "Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk 1976" (180g). This is the latest in the series of "Ryukyu Rare Groove," which was released in 2003 to much acclaim. A renewed version of "Ryukyu Rare Groove" is now available in analogue format! The compilation "Ryukyu Rare Groove," which became a topic of conversation as many people became addicted to its unique groove, combining Okinawan scales and traditional Okinawan music with Western arrangements, includes the best selections from "Ryukyu Rare Groove" (2003) and "Ryukyu Rare Groove 2" (2006), plus new tracks. A1. Kifu Mitsuhashi - Asadoya Yunta A2. Toshiko Yonekawa - Tanchame A3. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Ryukyu Miyabi 2 A4. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Ryukyu Miyabi 3 A5. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Ryukyu Miyabi 4 A6. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Nishinjo-bushi/Asadoya Yunta/Tanchame B1. Tadaaki Misago and Tokyo Cuban Boys - Tanchame-bushi B2. Tadaaki Misago and Tokyo Cuban Boys - Hatoma-bushi B3. Minoru Murayama - Asadoya Yunta B4. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Ryukyu no Sora B5. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Ryukyu no Matsuri 1 B6. Kifu Mitsuhashi - Tanchame It features 14 precious tropical grooves, including not only the iconic Yara Families from this series, but also songs by Shokichi Kina, the originator of island song rock, and Teiko Saito (Teiko Taira), a jazz singer who released her debut album in 2022 at the age of 86 and became a hot topic. Ryukyu Rare Groove Crossover," a selection of jazz arrangements of Okinawan melodies and folk songs, was also released simultaneously, featuring MURO selection 'Diggers Dozen' and Kiyoshi Yamaya's Okinawan folk song Jazz Funk, which was featured on the 'Ryukyu' 7-inch from Tropic Night Records. and other instrumentals, including Latin big band jazz by Naoteru M...