Oki Feat. Umeko Ando's lyrics & chords

A collaboration of two Ainu artists, Oki (オキ) and Umeko Ando (安東ウメ子). Born to a Japanese mother and an Ainu father, Oki was raised in an environment that tried to "assimilate away" the cultural roots of its indigenous Ainu populace. In 1992, and was presented with his first tonkori - the traditional, elongated five-stringed instrument of the Karafuto Ainu. Originating from the Sakhalin Island, the instrument inspired him to relocate to Hokkaido, where he taught himself to play and craft the tonkori. Currently, Oki is the most pr...read more