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りんけんバンド

Rinken Band (りんけんバンド) is an Okinawan band that formed in 1977 and helped popularize their homeland's musical forms and traditional Okinawan music starting in 1985, when their first hit, "Arigatou", was released.

Rinken Band was founded by Rinken Teruya, the son of well-known Okinawan folk music artist Rinsuke Teruya. The band fuses Okinawan folk music, pop, and celebratory eisā traditions to make…

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
Japan
Founded
1977
Genres
Labels
WAVE
Last updated: July 16th, 2014

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