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Answer: B 
The sanshin was brought to Okinawa from China in the fourteenth or fifteenth century and is an indispensable instrument for playing traditional Okinawan music. It has three strings, and its body is covered with snakeskin.The most unusual aspect of Okinawan music is that the unique melodies of Okinawan folk songs are composed using the Ryukyuan pentatonic musical scale. One octave of the Ryukyuan scale goes "do-mi-fa-sol-si," with no "re" or "la." Folk songs performed using the sanshin and the Ryukyuan scale are also known as shima-uta (island songs), of which there are said to be between 5,000 and 6,000. The successors to such Okinawan musical traditions as these are the popular Okinawan musicians that have recently appeared one after another. In particular, such Okinawan pop stars as MAX, Kiroro, and Namie Amuro are enjoying explosive popularity among young people. |
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