These are members of the Chicago Okinawa Kenjinkai practicing the Hawaiian dance called "The Hukilau."
Yoneko is the Sanshin instructor for the Chicago Okinawa Kenjinkai. Here she plays the Taiko drum though showing another of her talents.
A friend of ours has been battling with a potentially fatal health problem. But after a courageous battle is sucessfully defeating it. We held a surprize party for her and wouldn't you know it the sanshin was introduced and we enjoyed this song.
Tom Pressley Playing Nishinjo Bushi in Okinawa.
This is a video of our most recent Chicago Okinawa Kenjinkai New Year's Party.
This is a video of one of our members at practice using the Samba a sort of Okinawan castanet. She's very good at it!
Tom Pressley Performing in Okinawa in 2007.
This is my good friend Tom Pressley performing at Shima Umui while we were in Okinawa during the 4th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival. The guy is great he plays sanshin like a pro and can sing in the Okinawan language.
This is an Okinawan Song performed by Ohsiro Misako and Tom Pressley.
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