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Shoukichi Kina was born on 10 June, 1948 in Japan, is a Japanese rock musician and politician. Discover Shoukichi Kina's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?
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10 June 1948 |
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Japan
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Shoukichi Kina Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Shoukichi Kina Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Shoukichi Kina worth at the age of 75 years old? Shoukichi Kina’s income source is mostly from being a successful musician. He is from Japan. We have estimated Shoukichi Kina's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Shoukichi Kina (喜納昌吉), is a Japanese rock musician and politician.
He, along with his band Champloose, played a large role in the Okinawan home-grown "folk rock" scene in the 1970s and 1980s.
His first big hit was "Haisai Ojisan" ("Hey, old man") in 1972, which he wrote when he was in high school.
First major single was the classic "Haisai Ojisan" (Hey, old man), written while Kina was still in high school but not a hit until a few years later, in 1972.
Later, Champloose's version of the Okinawan folk song "Jin Jin" (Firefly) was a minor hit in British discos, and their ballad "Hana" (Flowers), with vocals by Kina's wife Tomoko, became a weepy favourite in many Asian countries.
Their first, self-titled album, released in 1977, remains a Japanese folk-rock classic.
Kina's activism is especially focused on peace efforts in his own prefecture of Okinawa, and much of his work as a composer makes explicit links between his art and his activism.
Examples of this include his song "Kana-ami no nai shima" or his revision of the song "Shin-jidai no nagare" to add in lyrics that contain words by political activist Chibana Shoichi.
He also created The White Ship of Peace Project, to “bring to the USA a message of peace for the future,” to counter to what he called the "black ships" that came to Japan after Matthew C. Perry opened Japan's doors to trade with the west.
He also coined the slogan, “Lay down your weapons, take up musical instruments,” which he used during a trip to the United States for the project where he presented a sanshin to the UN secretary general.
Kina also performs "peace concerts" in war-torn places, most recently in Baghdad.
Songs from the 1980 album Blood Lines, like "Hana" and "Subete no Hito no Kokoro ni Hana o", are frequently heard in international markets.
He was elected a member of the House of Councillors in July 2004.
In 2010 he ran for a second term but lost.
Shoukichi Kina & Champloose (喜納昌吉&チャンプルーズ) is a Japanese band from Okinawa blending traditional Okinawan music with a strong Western rock influence.
Their name is apparently derived from the word for a traditional Okinawan stir-fry, chanpuru.
Singer and lead songwriter Shoukichi Kina's electric sanshin was a particularly distinctive part of their sound.
