Shima Kyora Umui
- Artist
- Hajime Chitose
- Album
- Shima・Kyora・Umui (故郷・美ら・思い; Hometown.Beautiful.Thoughts)
- Released
- 1996.11.xx (First Press)
- 2002.06.10 (Second Press)
- Catalog Number
- C-5 (First Press)
- C-17 (Second Press)
- Price
- ¥3,500 (First Press)
- ¥3,150 (Second Press)
- Tracklist
- Asabana-bushi (朝花節)
- Naga Asabana-bushi (長朝花節)
- Shunjoshu-bushi (俊良主節)
- Kurudando-bushi (くるだんど節)
- Kantsume-bushi (かんつめ節)
- Shunkane-bushi (シュンカネ節)
- Rankanboshi-bushi (らんかん橋節)
- Amagurumi-bushi (雨黒み節)
- Shumichi Nagahama-bushi (塩道長浜節)
- Kadoku Nabekana-bushi (嘉徳なべ加那節)
- Kunnyori Yoneago-bushi (国直よね姉節)
- Nagakumo-bushi (長雲節)
- Muchakana-bushi (むちゃ加那節)
- Choukikujo (ちょうきく女)
- Itokuri-bushi (糸繰り節)
- Yoisura-bushi (ヨイスラ節)
- Ikyunnyakana-bushi (行きゅんにゃ加那節)
- Ikyoure-bushi (行きょうれ節)
- Kabanuha-bushi (くばぬ葉節)
- Magaryo Takachidi-bushi (曲りょ高頂節)
- Shogachigin (正月着物)
- Hounen-bushi (豊年節)
- Information
Shima・Kyora・Umui is the second album released by Hajime Chitose. It is a cover album of Shima-Uta songs sung in the Amami language, including many songs re-recorded from her debut album Higya Merabe. She recorded and released this album after she won the Amami Folk Song Grand Prize Award in 1996. She was in her third year of high school at the time, and is the youngest winner of the prize to date. Moriyama Yoriko accompanied Hajime on tracks #1 to #4, #7, #10, #13, #15, and #17 to #20. Nakano Sueko accompanied Hajime on tracks #5, #6, #8, #9, #11, #12, #14, #16, #21, and #22.
The album was reprinted about six years later by Central Gakki records after Hajime signed a major label record deal with EPIC Records. The differences between this pressing and the first pressing is a renewed album CD jacket and a cheaper price. Both of these presses along with her debut album are hard to find as Central Gakki only distributes their releases in the Ryukyu Islands in limited quantites. They are, however, available through the label's official online shop.
