いんやく りお Rio Inyaku
缶から三線奏者。パソコンによる音楽制作(DTM)を行う。歌と踊りを舟として、海も国境も超え、心と心をつなげる祭りを創りたい。「うーまくーエイサーしんかインドネシア」に楽曲を提供し、インドネシア最大の日本フェスティバル Jakarta-Japan Matsuri2024に出演。中国のアーティストと楽曲制作、台湾のアーティストとコラボ、ワシントンDCのオンラインイベントに協力など。沖縄県立芸術大学音楽学部卒業(琉球芸能専攻)。
アルバム「Garuda Ryukyu」「琉球レボリューション」。主な出演「Jakarta-Japan Matsuri 2024」「くるちの杜音楽祭2022」「那覇大綱挽まつり RBC王国 2019」「琉球レボリューション CDリリース記念ライブツアー 2019 (沖縄/千葉/東京)」「Across America Tour 2018 (New York / San Francisco)」「さんしんの日 2018」「都ホテル presents いんやくりお新春スペシャルコンサート2018」「世界エイサー大会 2017」など。著書ベストセラー『自分をえらんで生まれてきたよ』『神さまがくれたひとすじの道』(ともにサンマーク出版)。
Rio Inyaku
Okinawan music creator, kankara sanshin (Can-based Sanshin)* player, and best-selling poet. By fusing the sound of sanshin with his original sound sources by DTM, he aspire to create a festival that transcends borders and connects hearts with people overseas. He is actively engaged in cultural exchange overseas, such as providing music to an Indonesian creative eisa group and collaborating with Chinese artists and eisa group. He has performed in many cities, in and out of Japan, including big stages such as “Jakarta-Japan Matsuri”, the biggest Japanese festival in Indonesia. Born in 2001 in Tokyo and moved to Okinawa in 2011. Graduated from Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Faculty of Music, majoring in Ryukyuan Performing Art.
Discography: “Garuda Ryukyu”(2022), “Ryukyu Revolution” (2019): Charted as J-Pop Album #3 in Canada and #21 in Singapore by TuneCore Japan
Literary Works: Rio’s first book of poetry “I Am Who I Was Meant to Be” (2012) is sold 130,000 copies in Japan. He also has his second book “This straight road blessed by the Great Spirit” (2015)
* Sanshin is a traditional Okinawanan musical instrument with three strings. Kankara sanshin is a handmade can-based sanshin which comforted Okinawan people in the aftermath of the battle in Okinawa in 1945.