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Aharen Hon'yû is an Okinawan musician and researcher, the last bearer of the tradition of ''[[rujigaku]]'', the formal processional music of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] royal court.

Aharen Hon'yû is an Okinawan musician and researcher, the last bearer of the tradition of ''[[rujigaku]]'', the formal processional music of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] royal court.

Born in Okinawa in 1935 and a long-time resident of [[Shuri]], Aharen is known as a scholar of [[Ryukyuan dance]]. In 1963-1966, he received lessons in ''rujigaku'' from Chinen Kenshô ([[1903]]-1979), the son of [[Chinen Saburo|Chinen Saburô]], one of the last music masters of the royal court to survive. Learning the full core repertoire of ''rujigaku'' from ''ichidan'' to ''godan'' (Pieces One through Five), he became upon Chinen Kenshô's death the sole surviving bearer of this musical tradition.

Born in Okinawa in 1935 and a long-time resident of [[Shuri]], Aharen is known as a scholar of [[Ryukyuan dance]]. His father was named Aharen Honkei (阿波連本啓). In 1963-1966, he received lessons in ''rujigaku'' from Chinen Kenshô ([[1903]]-1979), the son of [[Chinen Saburo|Chinen Saburô]], one of the last music masters of the royal court to survive. Learning the full core repertoire of ''rujigaku'' from ''ichidan'' to ''godan'' (Pieces One through Five), he became upon Chinen Kenshô's death the sole surviving bearer of this musical tradition.

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==References==

==References==

*Kina Moriaki and Okazaki Ikuko, ''Okinawa to Chûgoku geinô'', Naha: Hirugi-sha (1984), 68.

*Kina Moriaki and Okazaki Ikuko, ''Okinawa to Chûgoku geinô'', Naha: Hirugi-sha (1984), 68-69.

[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]

[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]

[[Category:Ryukyu]]

[[Category:Ryukyu]]