Champlers

Yambaru Soul
Yasumitsu Miyagi
vocal, sanshin, mandlin
Leader

In 1995, the band got together to perform at the live house as " GOYA CHANPLOOS". Then in year 2000, changed its name to CHAMPLERS. Performed at the film festival of Okinawa's peace movement movies "GAMA - Getto" and "MABUI" also co-performed with peace movement activist and folksinger/producer, Yutaka Umisedo. Not only performing at local festivals as Shin-Matsudo Festival, Mabasi Festival, Isetan Festival, but also played at Tsukuba World Fair and various other events around the Kanto Area. "CHAMPLERS", also performing at Okinawa restaurant and live space "WAKANATSU", getting famous as a Okinawa folk-pop band. From classic Okinawa folk music to modern Okinawa music, CHAMPLERS will surely make you feel good. May be it is because of attitude and the life style of the band members!? Check it out!!

Album "ICHYARIBACYODE" was released from MONSOON RECORD in May 2001.
The album title "ICHYARIBACYODE" is the Okinawa word that means the brotherhood and friendship. Okinawa has a very good culture of respecting each other, friendship and destiny. May be this is also some kind of destiny that you are reading these words. We CHAMPLERS hope to strengthen our brotherhood and friendship with our fellow brothers and sisters in the spirit of "ICHYARIBACYODE".

Beautiful Voice
Masami Miyagi
vocal, samba

Michinoku mind of song
Tadaaki Onodera
bass, guitar, chorus

Beat as he feels
Taiki Miyagi
taiko, chorus

Like a free wind
Tomoko Tamaki
flute, sax

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KIJIMUNA
synthsizer, etc.