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Accessed May 16, 2007. The group name means "sisters" in Okinawan. Nēnēs is composed of four female singers who perform traditional Okinawan folk songs in traditional costume with

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accompaniment; they have also performed with a backing band, Sadao China Gakudan. They toured Europe and played New York City in 1994. An independent release, ''IKAWŪ'', landed them a recording contract with

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and a collaboration with

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. They hold a resident gig at the Live House Shima-Uta club in

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. Live House Shima-Uta
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Members

Discography

Nēnēs also sang in the title track of

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's '' Ok'' album.

References

Bibliography

* Henry Johnson
''Nenes’ Koza Dabasa: Okinawa in the World Music Market''
London: Bloomsbury Academic. (2021)

External links

Live House Shima-Uta
Nenes news and performance schedule {{DEFAULTSORT:Nenes Japanese pop music groups Musical groups from Okinawa Prefecture Musical groups established in 1990 1990 establishments in Japan