This recording is a miraculous session produced by Makoto Kubota and is surely precious being their very first performance in Japan. “Tumai Takahashi” is often sung in a set with “Yatcya guwa” but in this recording it is performed as a stand-alone song, which makes it very rare. The coupling song “Uya nu Kukuru” is a classic piece by Teihan China, Misako Oshiro's mentor. Misako Oshiro sings with Kanako Horiuchi, her top pupil, in a relaxed and lustrous voice.

Misako Ōshiro (or sometimes Misako Ohshiro). The grand old lady of Okinawan song. Born in Osaka 8 Aug 1936, but moved to Henoko in Okinawa several years later. Studied with 知名定繁 before releasing her first single "Kata umui" in 1962. Ran a music bar in Naha, Okinawa called Shima Umui. Died in Naha on 18 Jan 2021.