https://musictheoryprint.com/genres/ok/ Recent content in OK on Music Theory Print Hugo en https://musictheoryprint.com/genres/ok/okinawan-music/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://musictheoryprint.com/genres/ok/okinawan-music/ <div class="mtp-special-block"> <h2 id="genres">Genres<a class="anchor" href="#genres">#</a></h2> <p>A dichotomy widely accepted by Okinawan people is the separation of musical traditions into koten (classical) and min&rsquo;yō (folk). Okinawa was once ruled by the highly centralized kingdom of Ryūkyū. The samurai class in the capital of Shuri developed its high culture while they frequently suppressed folk culture in rural areas. Musicologist Susumu Kumada added another category, &ldquo;popular music&rdquo;, to describe songs that emerged after the kingdom was abolished in 1879.</p>