JapanRyukyu Underground is the #91,029 most-subscribed YouTube channel worldwide and #9,019 in Japan, with 341 subscribers and 38.1K total views across 37 videos.
Biography
Ryukyu Underground is an electronic music duo, consisting of Keith Gordon and Jon Taylor, whose music is heavily based on and inspired by traditional Okinawan folk music.
Channel description
Ryukyu Underground is Keith Gordon and Jon Taylor. The two met in Okinawa Japan in the fall of 1998.
Ryukyu Underground is a combination of traditional melodies and textures of Okinawan music mixed with elements of ambient, drum'n'bass, hip-hop, jungle, dub, and electronica. The result is a musical champuru - the Okinawan word for mixture, so important in the culture and society of contemporary Okinawa - but a champuru with a decidedly modern sound and a club sensibility. They signed to Tokyo based Respect Records and released their debut CD in the Spring of 2002.
In the following years they have released 3 more studio albums and a remix album with remixes of their tracks by such artists as Karsh Kale, Junkie XL, Da Lata and Kid Loco. They also contributed a track to the ‘Rough Guide to Okinawa” compilation CD released through World Music Network and have appeared on three Buddha Bar compilations
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Frequently asked
- How many subscribers does Ryukyu Underground have?
- 341 subscribers — #91,029 worldwide, #9,019 in Japan.
- When did Ryukyu Underground start on YouTube?
- The channel was created in Mar 2017.