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Tubarama is a traditional folk song from [[Yonaguni Island]]. Relating to the native [[Yonaguni language|Yonaguni]] word ''tubarun'', meaning "to meet," the song has come to take several forms. Historically, Yonaguni music involved few or no musical instruments, but in the 20th century, the Okinawan ''[[sanshin]]'' was introduced into Yonaguni, and Tubarama, along with many other [[Sakishima Islands|Sakishima]] folk songs, has come to also be performed in an Okinawanized form, with ''sanshin'' accompaniment.

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==References==
*Yuan Yu Kuan, "Militarization, Marketing, and Musicking: The Soundscape of Yonaguni Island, Okinawa," presentation at Association for Asian Studies annual conference, Washington DC, 23 March 2018.

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