Various Artists - Ryukyu Rare groove Crossover - Okinawa Jazz Funk 1964-1984 JAPANESE IMPORT (Vinyl LP) PRE-ORDER

A1. Kifu Mitsuhashi - Asadoya Yunta
A2. Toshiko Yonekawa - Tanchame
A3. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Ryukyu Miyabi 2
A4. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Ryukyu Miyabi 3
A5. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Ryukyu Miyabi 4
A6. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Nishinjo-bushi/Asadoya Yunta/Tanchame
B1. Tadaaki Misago and Tokyo Cuban Boys - Tanchame-bushi
B2. Tadaaki Misago and Tokyo Cuban Boys - Hatoma-bushi
B3. Minoru Murayama - Asadoya Yunta
B4. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Ryukyu no Sora
B5. Kiyoshi Yamaya - Ryukyu no Matsuri 1
B6. Kifu Mitsuhashi – Tanchame

This compilation features Okinawan folk songs arranged for Jazz, Funk, Crossover, and Big Band Jazz, including works by Kiyoshi Yamaya, who was featured on 
“Diggers Dozen” (BBE) by DJ MURO, aka “King of Diggin',” and “Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk 1976” (180g). This is the latest in the series of
“Ryukyu Rare Groove,” which was released in 2003 to much acclaim. A renewed version of “Ryukyu Rare Groove” is now available in analog format!

The compilation “Ryukyu Rare Groove,” which became a topic of conversation as many people became addicted to its unique groove, combining Okinawan scales 

and traditional Okinawan music with Western arrangements, includes the best selections from “Ryukyu Rare Groove” (2003) and “Ryukyu Rare Groove 2” (2006), 

plus new tracks. Ryukyu Rare Groove Revisited” is now available in analog format. It features 14 precious tropical grooves, including not only the iconic Yara Families 

from this series, but also songs by Shokichi Kina, the originator of island song rock, and Teiko Saito (Teiko Taira), a jazz singer who released her debut album in 2022 

at the age of 86 and became a hot topic. 

Ryukyu Rare Groove Crossover,” a selection of jazz arrangements of Okinawan melodies and folk songs, was also released simultaneously, featuring MURO selection 

‘Diggers Dozen’ and Kiyoshi Yamaya's Okinawan folk song Jazz Funk, which was featured on the ‘Ryukyu’ 7-inch from Tropic Night Records. and other instrumentals, 

including Latin big band jazz by Naoteru Misuna and the Tokyo Cuban Boys.