A renewed version of "Ryukyu Rare Groove" is now available in analog form!

Ryukyu Rare Groove is a compilation that has become a hot topic as many people get addicted to the unique grooves, featuring traditional Okinawan scales and Western music. In addition to the best selections from the 2003 Ryukyu Rare Groove and 2006 Ryukyu Rare Groove 2, a renewed version of “Ryukyu Rare Groove Revisited,” which includes new songs, has been decided to be released in analog form.

It contains 14 valuable tropical groove songs, including the Yara Familys, which are a symbol of this series, as well as the songs of Shimauta Rock originator Kino Masakichi, and jazz singer Saito Teiko (Hirara Teiko), who released his debut album in 2022 at the age of 86 and became a hot topic.

In addition, “Ryukyu Rare Groove Crossover,” a selection of songs with jazz arrangements of Okinawan melody and folk songs, will also be released at the same time. It includes instrumental works such as Latin big band jazz by Misuna Naotheru and the Tokyo Cuban Boys, mainly from MURO Select’s “Diggers Dozen,” as well as Yamaya Kiyoshi’s Okinawa folk song Jazz Funk, which was also featured in the 7-inch “Ryukyu” from Tropic Night Records.

[Product Information]

Released on August 2, 2025

Ryukyu Rare Groove Revisited – Okinawa Pops 1957-1978 –

(LP) COJA-9544 ¥4,620 (¥4,200 excluding tax)

This compilation is a collection of rare and unique songs with rock and soul grooves, pop songs sung on Okinawan scales. This is based on “Ryukyu Rare Groove,” which was released in 2003 and attracted attention, and the sequel to “Ryukyu Rare Groove 2,” which was a sequel to the film. This work is a renewed version that has been carefully selected and includes new songs.

It contains 14 valuable tropical groove songs, including the Yara Familys, which is a symbol of this series, as well as the songs of Okinawan folk rock originator Kino Masakichi, Sawamura Mitsuko, who entered American musical films from Okinawa, and jazz singer Saito Teiko (Hirara Teiko), who released her debut album in 2022 at the age of 86 and became a hot topic.

Produced & Organized by DJ SASA

[Track list]

(Side A)

1. Shirahama Blues/Yara Familys

2. Light Railway/Four Sisters

3. Bossa Nova Jintoyo/Yara Familys

4. Hiyamikase/Sawamura Mitsuko

5. I can’t tell you what you’re saying/Takayasu Rokuro

6. Uruma Island/Hoptones

7. The Lord of Niima/Teiko Hirara

(Side B)

1. Go Go Chinborah/Yara Familys

2. It’s the sea/Yara Familys

3. High-Red Uncle/Kino Masakichi and Kino Champruise

4. Katerum / Takayasu Katsuo

5. Satan Seiran Kureya Owner/Teruya Rinsuke

6. Village Hajishi/Takayasu Katsuo

7. The Ryukyu Hymn/Umiseito Yutaka

Ryukyu Rare Groove Crossover – Okinawa Jazz Funk 1964-1984 –

(LP) COJA-9545 ¥4,620 (¥4,200 excluding tax)

This compilation features songs that have been adapted from Okinawan folk songs to Jazz Funk, Crossover and Big Band Jazz, including works by Yamaya Kiyoshi, which were featured in “Diggers Dozen” (BBE) by MURO, a DJ nicknamed King of Diggin’, as well as works by Yamaya Kiyoshi, which were also featured in “Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk 1976” (180g). It is now available as the latest installment in the Ryukyu Rare Groove series, which was released in 2003 and attracted attention.

[Track list]

(Side A)

1. Asatoya Yunta/Mihashi Takakaze, Yamaya Kiyoshi

2. Tanichamae/Yonegawa Toshiko, Yamaya Kiyoshi

3. Ryukyu Miyabi (2) / Yamaya Kiyoshi

4. Ryukyu Miyabi (3) / Yamaya Kiyoshi

5. Ryukyu Miyabi (4) / Yamaya Kiyoshi

6. Seibumonbushi, Asatoya Yunta, Tanichamae/Yamaya Kiyoshi

(Side B)

1. Tanicha Mae Session/Misuna Naoteru and Tokyo Cuban Boys

2. Hatoma Sushi/Misuna Naotheru and the Tokyo Cuban Boys

3. Asatoya Yunta/Muraoka Minoru