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"Pekanpe Uk" by Umeko Ando (2001)

https://songwhip.com/umeko-ando/pekanpe-uk

#UmekoAndo was an Ainu singer. The Ainu are an indigenous people of the lands surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, including Hokkaido Island in Japan.

Her debut album, Ihunke, was praised by critics and artists alike, and many music publications in Japan declared it the best world music album of that year.

Umeko Ando

Japanese folk singer in North Japan
This Ainu culture is important on the continent of Hokkaido, and its past history and culture are somewhat similar to that of Sámi folklore on music in the peninsula.
It is characterized with using a stringed instrument 🪕sounds of like a harp

#UmekoAndo #Ainu #Ainumusic #Japanesefolklore #Hokkaido #sami #Yoik
https://umekoando.bandcamp.com/album/ihunke