China Sadao

China Sadao
知名定男
Born (1945-04-21) April 21, 1945 (age 79)
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
OccupationMusician
Parents
  • China Teihan (知名定繁) (father)
  • Matsushima Sumiko (松島澄子) (mother)
In this Japanese name, the surname is China.

China Sadao (知名定男, China Sadao) (born 21 April 1945) is a Japanese musician active in the Okinawan music and shima-uta scene, as a performer on the sanshin, min'yō folk singer, song-writer, and producer, having been responsible in 1990 for the formation of the Nēnēs.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Takahashi Miki 高橋美樹 (2002). 戦後沖縄における民謡歌手の変容 世代別活動スタイルの比較を通して [Changes in the Performing Style of Minyou Singers in Post WWII Okinawa: A comparison of three generations]. Popular Music Studies ポピュラー音楽研究 (in Japanese). 6. The Japanese Association for the Study of Popular Music 日本ポピュラー音楽学会: 17–37 (esp. 24–27, 35). doi:10.11385/jaspmpms1997.6.17.
  2. ^ "World Routes: Japan, Tokyo and Okinawa - Sadao China, Yoreko Genako, The Rinken Band". BBC. 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ Justin McCurry (17 April 2014). "Okinawa's musicians provide a focus for Japanese protest against US bases". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2021.