Rimi Natsukawa

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Natsukawa Rimi (夏川りみ)

Background information
Birth name	Kaneku Rimi (兼久りみ)
Born	October 9, 1973 in Okinawa
Genre(s)	Ryukyuan Music
Years active	1999-present

Rimi Natsukawa (夏川りみ, Natsukawa Rimi^?) is a Ryukyuan folk singer who performs Ryukyuan music. Her genre is sometimes referred to as Kayokyoku but it is stated on her website that it is Okinawan Folk. She blends traditional music elements with modern elements, which gives her a characteristic sound. Her album Single Collection Vol. 1, has been awarded the Nihon Record Grand Prize for excellence.

1 Discography
2 Sales
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Discography

The albums she has released include but are not limited to:

Minamikaze March 21, 2002

Single Collection V.1 March 24, 2005 (Awarded the Nihon Record Grand Prize for excellence).

Ayakaji No Ne December 1, 2005

Sora No Keshiki April 3, 2003

Sayounara Arigatou November 10, 2005

Nada Sousou - Single March 20, 2003

Famureuta - Komori Uta October 22, 2003

Hagusichao December 29, 2005

Duets March 28, 2006

Sayounara Arigatou August 1, 2006

Warabigami Yamatoguchi October 2, 2003

Kokoro Tsutae January 5, 2005

Kaze no Michi September 9, 2004

Kanayo, Kanayo July 21, 2004

Okinawa no Kaze February 2, 2005

Tori yo August 8, 2003

Michi Shirube March 19, 2003

Teida - Taiyou Kazenu omoi (Teida Kajinuumui) August 21, 2002

Nada so so March 23, 2001

Hana ni naru February 23, 2000

Yubae ni yurete June 21, 1999

[edit] Sales

Her style of music is becoming increasingly popular in Japan and her song Nada Sousou or Nada So So as it sometimes is referred to is (as of October 25, 2006) the third most popular song on the Japanese iTunes. The same song also came 21st in the 2003 Oricon Top 100 Singles rating of sold singles in Japan and 58th in the 2004 Oricon Top 100 Singles rating.