Nenes' Koza Dabasa: Okinawa in the World Music Market

by Henry Johnson

Book Overview

Koza Dabasa explores Okinawa's island culture and its ghosts of war through the lens of Nenes, a four-woman pop group that draws on the distinctiveness and exoticism of Okinawan musical tradition. Both a tropical island paradise and the site of some of the bloodiest battles of World War II, Okinawa has a unique culture and a contentious history. Its musical traditions are distinct from other parts of Japan, varying in instrumentation, poetic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501351249
• ISBN13: 9781501351242
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"