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He was born in [[Shuri]], the royal capital of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], the fourth son of Tamagusuku ''[[anji]]'' Chôo<!--玉川按司朝雄-->. His Chinese-style name was Shô Zenmo. When Chôki was young, his talent for the performing arts was already recognized, and he traveled to [[Satsuma han]] to study [[Noh]] chanting and performance. After returning from [[Kagoshima]], he served briefly as a government official, achieving the rank of ''[[peechin]]'', but was soon forced to retire as he began to go blind.
He was born in [[Shuri]], the royal capital of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], the fourth son of Tamagusuku ''[[anji]]'' Chôo<!--玉川按司朝雄-->. His Chinese-style name was Shô Zenmo. When Chôki was young, his talent for the performing arts was already recognized, and he traveled to [[Satsuma han]] to study [[Noh]] chanting and performance. After returning from [[Kagoshima]], he served briefly as a government official, achieving the rank of ''[[peechin]]'', but was soon forced to retire as he began to go blind.
He began studying ''uta-sanshin'' under Terukina Mongaku, and developed his own style, which later came to be called the Tô-ryû (当流) school or style. He, or Mongaku, developed the ''kunkunshi'' notation system still used today; this notation, and the Tô-ryû style, served as the foundations out of which the later classical tradition developed, including the Nomura-ryû and Afuso-ryû styles performed today.
He began studying ''uta-sanshin'' under Terukina Mongaku, and developed his own style, which later came to be called the Tô-ryû (当流) school or style. He, or Mongaku, also developed the ''kunkunshi'' notation system still used today; judging from surviving ''kunkunshi'' texts from Chôki's time, the Tô-ryû style seems to have been an attempt to simplify the style pioneered by [[Tansui Kenchu|Tansui Kenchû]] ([[1623]]-[[1683]]), and to codify the repertoire. Chôki is also credited with the composition of a number of pieces in the ''kuduchi'' (J: ''kudoki'') form, featuring lyrics in a five- and seven-syllable format reminiscent of Japanese poetry, rather than the six- and eight-syllable forms more typical in [[ryuka|Ryukyuan poetry]].
Chôki's student [[Chinen Sekko|Chinen Sekkô]] ([[1761]]-[[1828]]) taught, in turn, [[Nomura Ancho|Nomura Anchô]] ([[1805]]-[[1871]]) and [[Afuso Seigen]] ([[1785]]-[[1865]]), the founders of the two most prominent schools of classical Okinawan ''uta-sanshin'' today - Nomura-ryû and Afuso-ryû, respectively.
==References==
==References==
*[[Robin Thompson|Thompson, Robin]]. "The Music of Ryukyu." ''Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music''. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, 2008. p313.
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B1%8B%E5%98%89%E6%AF%94%E6%9C%9D%E5%AF%84 Yakabi Chôki]." ''Asahi Nihon rekishi jinbutsu jiten'' 朝日日本歴史人物事典. Asahi Shimbun-sha.
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B1%8B%E5%98%89%E6%AF%94%E6%9C%9D%E5%AF%84 Yakabi Chôki]." ''Asahi Nihon rekishi jinbutsu jiten'' 朝日日本歴史人物事典. Asahi Shimbun-sha.
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-43202-storytopic-121.html Yakabi Chôki]." Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典. 1 March 2003.
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-43202-storytopic-121.html Yakabi Chôki]." Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典. 1 March 2003.
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