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Higya Merabe
- Artist
- Hajime Chitose
- Album
- Higya Merabe (ひぎゃ女童; Eastern Girl)
- Released
- 1994.08.xx
- Catalog Number
- SE-167
- Price
- ¥2,700
- Side A Tracklist
- Naga Asabana-bushi (長朝花節)
- Shunjoshu-bushi (俊良主節)
- Kurudando-bushi (くるだんど節)
- Magaryo Takachidi-bushi (曲りょ高頂節)
- Rankanboshi-bushi (らんかん橋節)
- Amagurumi-bushi (雨黒み節)
- Shumichi Nagahama-bushi (塩道長浜節)
- Hounen-bushi (豊年節)
- Komoriuta (子守唄; Lullaby)
- Side B Tracklist
- Ikyunnyakana-bushi (行きゅんにゃ加那節)
- Nagakumo-bushi (長雲節)
- Shunkane-bushi (シュンカネ節)
- Yoisura-bushi (ヨイスラ節)
- Kunnyori Yoneago-bushi (国直よね姉節)
- Kantsume-bushi (かんつめ節)
- Shogachigin (正月着物)
- Choukikujo (ちょうきく女)
- Muchakana-bushi (むちゃ加那節)
- Information
Higya Merabe is the debut album released by Hajime Chitose, and her first and only release on cassette tape. It is a cover album of Shima-Uta songs sung in the Amami language. After Hajime won a couple of Amami Folk Song contests, she was approached by Central Gakki records and recorded this album. She was only 15 years old at the time of release and plays the shamisen throughout. Moriyama Yoriko accompanied Hajime on tracks #1 to #5 on Side A, and #1 and #9 on Side B. Nakano Sueko accompanied Hajime on tracks #6 to #8 on Side A, and #2 to #8 on Side B.
