Rinken Band

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Rinken Band (りんけんバンド) is an Okinawan band that formed in 1977^[1] and helped popularize their homeland's musical forms and traditional Okinawan music starting in 1985, when their first hit, "Arigatou", was released.

Rinken Band was founded by Rinken Teruya [ja], the son of well-known Okinawan folk music artist Rinsuke Teruya [ja]. The band fuses Okinawan folk music, pop, and celebratory eisā traditions to make ballads and dance tunes.

Rinken Band's most recent appearance in the United States was a concert in Oahu, Hawaii.^[2][when?] They were featured at the annual Okinawan Festival of 2007.

• Rinken Band website (in Japanese)
• YouTube: Rinken Band "Arigatou"

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