EPISODE 5 🌺 Yuntaku: Mensōre Emma!

Episode #5!

Join our co-hosts and new contributor Emma Anderson who will be helping to guest-host Ichariba Choodee episodes! Stepping out from behind the podcast audio-editing role she’s been in, Emma shares her experiences with us as a gosei, fifth generati

on Okinawan and Swedish American, in this casual and laughter-filled get-to-know-you episode. From her involvement in her local Kenjinkai, to her path playing Okinawan Koto in the Ryukyu Sokyoku Koyokai, to being a soul-funk Radio show DJ... we are ippee excited to share the amazing stories of another amazing Shimanchu! Karii and mensore Emma! And, as always, make sure to stick around to the end of the episode for our Okinawa fun fact of the day.

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or... click the link below to listen!

Show Notes:

• Tadaima: www.jampilgrimages.com/tadaima2021

• WUSS: www.instagram.com/wuss.committee

• Okinawa Association of America (OAA): www.oaamensore.org

• Shimanchu Online Discord: https://discord.gg/tsAZGrF5fS

• Nikkei Pals: https://discord.gg/KTSUqxCEy7

• Kaiya Yonamine: www.instagram.com/kaiya.okinawa

• Shō Yamagushiku: www.instagram.com/shoyamagushiku

• Uchināguchi lessons (open to shimanchu only) with Sherry: www.instagram.com/haisai_uchinaaguchi

• Shimanchu Pen Pals: https://shimanchupenpals.tumblr.com/

• Shimanchu nu Kwii: https://shimanchumag.carrd.co/

• Katsuko Teruya and Kōyōkai Los Angeles: https://www.facebook.com/LAKoyokai/

GUEST SPEAKER

Emma Anderson (She/her): https://eanderson.carrd.co

MUSIC CREDITS

Ippee nifee debiru (thank you very much!) to Emma Anderson for providing this episode's music! The intro song is Kajadifu Bushi.

Emma’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hapa.girl/

Facebook Page for Katsuko Teruya and the Ryūkyū Sōkyoku Kōyōkai Los Angeles Branch: https://www.facebook.com/LAKoyokai/

And as always, nifee deebiru to Brandon Ufugusuku Ing for the music for the fun fact!

Bandcamp: https://brandoning.bandcamp.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/brandoningmusic

Oki Phrase of the Day / Oki Fun Fact of the Day:

More about the Okinawan kutu: https://mhiram.tripod.com/id24.html

Koto tuning patterns: https://guzhengalive.com/koto

Music educator Derek Fujio: http://dfujio.weebly.com/about-me.html

PRODUCTION

Huge thank you to Emma Anderson and Joseph Kamiya for audio editing and mastering.

DONATIONS

Donations to Ichariba Choodee are very much appreciated!

Support for the podcast can be made through Kofi!