Megumi Gushi is a singer from Okinawa. She is also known as MERRY, her stage name. Her first album, called Ryusei, was released on September 17th, 2007. The influences in her music come from Okinawa traditional songs and also from Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder, Norah Jones, Kogachi, Kina Shokichi. Megumi Gushi is currently in Brazil, until March 2009, studying about the culture of the immigrants from Okinawa. ◆海を越えた島人たち～ブラジル移民１００年を迎えて～◆ 沖縄出身の女性ミュージシャン、Mｅｒｒｙ。彼女は生まれた沖縄の文化を次の世代に残したいと、三線を使った音楽活動にいそしんでいる。ある日、古き良き沖縄が遙かブラジルに残っていると聞いた彼女は、留学ビザをとり単身ブラジルへ渡る。そこには、移民としてブラジルへ渡った沖縄出身の人たちが、今でも沖縄の…
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