Sanshin Related Links
Join a group and play sanshin!
YouTube videos of Koten (classical), Minyo (folk), and modern popular
Okinawan music. Thanks to all the contributors from around the world.
A rich, colorful multi-media presentation of the culture and art of the
Ryukyu Kingdom by the Okinawa Prefectural Government.
Text in English and Japanese.
Blogs
Indispensable resource for current events in Okinawan folk and pop music.
I’ve been reading this blog by Richie Yamashiroya for several years.
Great for the Nihongo-challenged like me.
Many links.
Three Strings: Everything Sanshin
Richie’s blog on the sanshin.
An English-based guide to the sanshin by Kenji, a Japanese-American and
self-taught sanshin enthusiast who moved to Okinawa four years ago and was a
foreign student at Ryukyu University. Site has kunkunshi, lyrics, videos, tuning and
practical information.
Lyrics
Song lyrics and sound files, sanshin basics, instruments for sale. All in Japanese.
Shima Uta majime na kenkyou. Serious study of Shima Uta.
Lyrics to close to 300 songs. Amazing! Thanks Tarou-san.
All in Japanese and with phonetic romaji.
List of song and links: A to J K to P S to Y
Stores
Okinawan product store in Los Angeles
They carry sanshin instruments, strings, parts, cases, books
Okinawan product store in San Francisco
Link to a page on Karakui.com
Internet site for a sanshin store in Okinawa
I ordered some sanshin parts, and received shipment to US in under 2 weeks
Well-known sanshin store in Okinawa. Site has many pictures of beautiful sanshin
CDs
Source of Okinawan CDs by mail order. Based in UK.
Large catalog with reviews in English.
Another source of Okinawan CDs by mail.
You have to know what you are looking for to find things at this site.
Send e-mail to the Uta Sanshin Circle, Gardena, California
