Umeko Ando
Umeko Ando | |
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Background information | |
Born | November 20, 1932 |
Origin | Husikokotan, Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan |
Died | July 15, 2004 71) | (aged
Genres | Ainu |
Instruments | Mukkuri |
Years active | 1960–2003 |
Associated acts | OKI |
Umeko Ando (安東 ウメ子 Andō Umeko, November 20, 1932 – July 15, 2004) was an Ainu singer and mukkuri player. In addition to recording several albums, often with Oki Kano, she is featured posthumously on the Samurai Champloo soundtrack with her song "Pekambe Uk" (ペカンベ ウㇰ, "Wheat Harvesting Song"). The seventeenth episode, which featured this song, was dedicated in her memory.
Discography
- Ihunke
- Upopo Sanke
- Spirits From Ainu
- Keutowm
External links
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