Marina WatabeJan 8, 20232 min readAnnual Sanshin Day 2022First Sanshin Workshop in Canada On March 4th, 2022, Southern Wave organized Annual Sanshin Day at Nikkei National Museum and Cultural...
Marina WatabeJan 31, 20223 min readKajadihuu Bushi - The Okinawan New YearHappy Lunar New Year! How do you celebrate the new year in your culture? While Western countries spend only a couple of days, many Asian...
Marina WatabeSep 1, 20214 min readTancha Mē - Fishing Culture of OkinawaTancha Mē Bushi is a bright, joyful, and lively folksong. It is used in a popular folkdance Tancha Mē. In the dance, a pair of a man and...
Marina WatabeJun 22, 20216 min readShima Uta - Remembering the Battle of OkinawaThe song Shima Uta has been loved by Okinawan and Japanese communities inside and outside Japan ever since it was released in 1993 by a...
Marina WatabeMay 21, 20213 min readOkinawan Music & Dance - Art for Resilience Brief history of Okinawa and the role of music and dance in Okinawan people's lives.