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BEGIN new album “Potluck Songs” out on Dec 12th!

Okinawan folk band BEGIN is releasing a new album on December 12th. Titled Potluck Songs, the collection will consist of 11 songs, including “BAND wo kumou yo”, and “Egao no manma,” and marks the 20th album released by the band. All of the songs feature tie-ups to radio campaigns, movies, and more, and have not previously been released to CD.

The trio’s most recent album before this was released in 2015. The veteran folk unit has brought shima-uta and Ryuukyuan music into the mainstream of Japanese culture since they formed in 1990.

Track list:

1. 苗 | Nae
2. バンドを組もうよ | BAND wo kumou yo
3. 飛んで火に入る腹の虫 | Tonde hi ni hairu haranomushi
4. 君の歌はワルツ | Kimi no uta wa Waltz
5. 網にも掛からん別れ話 【with 京都市交響楽団】| Ami ni mo kakaran wakare-banashi [with Kyoto-shi Koukyou Gakudan]
6. 久茂地川に陽が昇る | Kumoji-gawa ni hi ga noboru
7. 君がいて良かった | Kimi ga ite yokatta
8. 私の好きな星 | Watashi no suki na hoshi
9. 歌に満ち足りた世界 | Uta ni michitarita sekai
10. 笑顔のまんま 【マルシャ ショーラ・フル・バージョン】| Egao no manma [Marcha Chora Full Version]
11. ソウセイ 【アルバム・バージョン】| Sousei [Album Version]

“Egao no manma” music video (short version):

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> Where to buy:

Catalogue# TECI-1606. Price: 2593 yen (w/out tax).

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