THERE was certain calmness in the so-litary sounds of the syakuhachi (Japa-nese flute) and the weary but strong voice of the Minyo Shigesa-Kai perfor-mer.
And as the Oki Funakata Bushi was unfurled, one began to feel as if he was drifting out to sea – to the Oki Islands.
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