Asia Classics 2 - The Best of Shoukichi Kina - Peppemint Tea House

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"It's been thirty years since we first published this retrospective of Okinawan icon Shoukichi Kina. Kina used to throw himself on the floor and kick his legs when he liked a take. I remember thinking, that beats 'one for us, guys!' When Kina's wife, Tomoko, laid down the vocal for 'Flowers For Your Heart,' he lay down and stayed lying down, forcing the engineer to play it back over and over until he had wrung himself dry — a real listening party, Okinawa-style. At that moment, you know you're ready to start recording for real, but it never works that way. You press one or two, say adios and go home. Then later, maybe four people discover your little contribution and suddenly some are ready to reissue it."