With the departure of
Misako Koja (
古謝美佐子),
Yasuko Yoshida (吉田康子) is now the chorus leader of the female quartet
Nenes (
ネーネーズ). Nenes have been at the forefront of the Okinawan music scene for nearly a decade. Their fans around the world include
Ry Cooder, with whom they recorded in 1994, and
Talvin Singh for whom they provided backing vocals on Singh’s album ‘OK’. Nenes performed at the 1998 WOMAD festival in the UK, and took part in the subsequent Real World recording week. On her first solo album, Yoshida takes a more simple and traditional approach than the ‘Uchina pop’ of Nenes.…
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