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The singing style in the Amami Islands features a vocal sound recognizably distinct from that of either Okinawan or "mainland" Japanese folk songs. In addition, the three-stringed [[sanshin]] is played in Amami with a thin pick made of bamboo, rather than the thicker ivory, horn, or wood claw-like plectrum used in Okinawa.
The singing style in the Amami Islands features a vocal sound recognizably distinct from that of either Okinawan or "mainland" Japanese folk songs. In addition, the three-stringed [[sanshin]] is played in Amami with a thin pick made of bamboo, rather than the thicker ivory, horn, or wood claw-like plectrum used in Okinawa.
In places like [[Tokunoshima]] and [[Okinoerabu-shima]], the Amami and Okinawan traditions meet, overlap, and blend.
In places like [[Tokunoshima]] and [[Okinoerabujima]], the Amami and Okinawan traditions meet, overlap, and blend.
Notable performers of Amami folk songs include Chitose Hajime.
Notable performers of Amami folk songs include Chitose Hajime.
