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A Gift from Okinawan Islands

mu-kanagawa | 10/09/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album is an anthology of Japanese-Okinawan songs, including "Nada-Sousou," the new standard of Japanese popular music. All songs here are in comfortable slow tempo and most of them are accompanied only by an acoustic guitar (sometimes a SANSHIN -- an Okinawan string instrument -- is added) except the first one. Rimi's clear high voice is unique and very charming. This is really "healing music" in the best sense of the word. I have listened to it perhaps more than hundred times since I got it about a year ago, and still now, I find it as fresh and impressive as I heard it for the first time. I recommend it to anyone who loves music and has some sympathy with such a phrase as "from heart, to heart" (Beethoven).Minami-Kaze (Southern Wind) contains:1. Nada-Sousou (Tears Falling Fast) [Japanese]
2. Warabi-Gami (Innocent Child) [Okinawan]
3. Kogane-no Hana (Flower of Gold) [Japanese]
4. Irayoi Tsukiya-Hama (Nostalgic Moonlight Beach) [Okinawan]
5. Tinsagu-nu Hana (Balsamine Flower) [Okinawan]
6. Hana (Flower) [Japanese]
7. Nada-Sousou [Okinawan version]."

Natsukawa Rimi

Japanese Reviewer | Tokyo JAPAN | 03/02/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Natsukawa Rimi is a japanese singer.

Rimi has crystal clear beautiful voice!



She was born in Ishigaki island, Okinawa, Japan.



She doesn't look like a typical japanese, she looks

like a Filipina.



I think she is a great asset to Japan."