Okinawa · Sanshin · Song
桜庭歩
Singer of Okinawan folk songs & Sanshin player. Through her music, Ayumi shares the spirit of Okinawa's people, culture, and landscape.
Sanshin. Land. Song. Weaving the spirit of Okinawa's land and way of life into every song.
Visual work
The world of Hōnen no Komoriuta, brought to life through music and visual art.
About Ayumi
Ayumi Sakuraba is an Okinawan folk singer and sanshin player based in Okinawa, originally from Yokohama, Japan.
Read more →From Okinawa
The sanshin is Okinawa's traditional three-stringed instrument, cherished and passed down through generations as an essential part of everyday life. Its gentle, resonant sound has accompanied songs of prayer, celebration, hospitality, gratitude for nature, and the rhythms of daily life for centuries. Even today, the warm voice of the sanshin continues to carry the spirit of Okinawa, its land, its people, and the stories woven into everyday life.
Explore the tradition →Upcoming shows
Yuinuha · Naha, Okinawa · 19:30
Join us for a special live performance on the night of the Mid-Autumn Moon at Yuinuha, Halcony's singing café in Naha. Performers Halcony, Ukulele Ayumi Sakuraba, Vocals & Sanshin Reservations & Inquiries: sakurabaayumi@gmail.com
Ururuma · Yokohama, Kanagawa · 12:00
As a token of gratitude for the past year, we will hold a year-end live performance at “Ururuma” in Motomachi, Yokohama. Performers Izumi Higa, Ryukyuan Classical Music Ayumi Sakuraba, Okinawan Folk Music Reservations & Inquiries: ninufa.okinawafolksong@gmail.com
From the journal
Okinawan music and Eisa filled a Yokohama cinema for a film and live-music collaboration.
The refined sounds of Ryukyuan classical music and Okinawan folk music filled a beautifully lit garden.
A dedication performance was held at the Former Tomyoji Temple Main Hall in Sankeien Garden, Yokohama.
Radio
FM Ginowan, “Ayumi Sakuraba no Uta-Gura”, broadcast every Tuesday at 15:00.
Listen on FM Ginowan →
Sharing the uta-sanshin sound, treasured and passed down in Okinawa, with all our heart.
