From Yaeyama Taketomi Island in 1961. She grew up under the influence of my grandmother and mother, who is the singer of the island's worship.
Later, when he went to Tokyo in search of new music, he was inspired by his encounter with ancient guitars with Asian tones, and once again became the opportunity to create music focusing on its roots. It creates a new sound that combines traditional music from his hometown of Okinawa with modern arrangements.
1992 Established a unique sound that combines the essence of Okinawa's traditional music with the scale of contemporary music. Announced its debut song “Milkmunari” in 1993 and recorded a big hit in Okinawa prefecture.
Since then, a number of Hitsuki sounds have been incorporated as creative acer performances, and are widely known both in and outside the prefecture and abroad. Currently, he has a wide range of activities as one of Okinawa's leading musicians and as a producer.

Born in Taketomi Island in Yaeyama, Hidekatsu created and firmly established in 1992, his unique sounds, merging the quintessence of traditional music of Okinawa and the grandeur of modern music. he released his debut single, Mirukumunari, which saw record sales with Okinawa. Numerous eisa drum groups used this song and choreographed their original dance. Since then, a number of his songs, with the signature 'Hidekatsu sound' cam to be used in many original, contemporary eisa drum performance. In the recent years, the traditional Okinawa eisa drum dancing has garnered much national and world wide attention for its impressive movement, costumes and sound, and with this, hidekatsu's music has also reached far corners of the world. he is one of okinawa's Leading musicians and is also broadening his talents as a producer.

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