Sato Anna (born on August 22, 1979) is a singer from Amami City in Kagoshima Prefecture (formerly Kasatari Town).
Anna Sato, whose rich voice evokes the spirits of her native Amami Island, has won many shima uta (island song) contests.
She has released seven recordings, receiving international acclaim for her powerful voice and distinctive singing techniques.
Today, Anna’s home island of Amami is officially part of Japan, but the archipelago still has its own dialects and cultural traditions that are distinctively different to those of the mainland.
Anna began learning shima uta from her grandfather, Sumio Megumi, fromage three. She has been singing ever since, and in (year) she moved to Tokyo to pursue a career in music.In 2016, she performed in concerts around the world, from New York City to Corsica, France. She also caught the eye of renowned choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and participated in his dance production ICON as an arranger and live singer.
As a result, Anna has earned innumerable fans worldwide and many more international projects are on the horizon for her in 2017 and 2018.
Folk songs sung in the distinctive dialects of Amami (shima uta), are one of the main cultural resources of the islands.
Island communities would originally compete with each other in song events known as uta ashibi and many of the traditional songs have been preserved.
However, due to Japan's standardized education system and powerful, centralized media, this culture is now under threat of extinction as the number of native speakers of local dialects has steadily declined in the post-war period.
Anna’s mastery of shima uta make her an important cultural asset both in Amami and for all of Japan. With a deep understanding of tradition and flair for innovation, she at once preserves the rich tradition of shima uta while elevating it to a contemporary art form.
Selected Biography
2005 Opening event of EXPO2005 (Ai-chikyūhaku) produced by Kansai Yamamoto
2007 Kansai Yamamoto Super Show “Solar Boat” at Tokyo Dome
2010 Concert at Shanghai EXPO 2011 Concert at World Gymnaestrada
2012 Concert at Okinawa International Asia Music Festival participated to Earth Celebration of Kodo (Sado, Japan)
2015 Released CD “Tsumugi-uta” Collaborative concert with Argentinean musician Mariana Baraj in Tokyo
2016 Toured Canada with Tsumugi Project Shima uta concert at Roulette, Brooklyn, NYC Concert at Recontres de Chants Polyphoniques, Corsica, France with Toshiyuki Sasaki (drums) Dance performance “ICON”, as an arranger and singer, Gothenburg Opera, Sweden (11 performances)
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