As a part of the 2021 Bon Service at the Jodo Mission of Hawaiʻi, James Finamore performed “Nada Sōsō” last week with the Hawaiʻi Koto Academy, directed by Master Darin Miyashiro. “Nada Sōsō” (涙そうそう, Great Tears Are Spilling) is a song written by the Japanese band Begin and singer Ryoko Moriyama. First released by Moriyama in 1998, the piece has become a beloved song in Okinawa and Hawaiʻi. Other performances include a Taiko Performance by Dragon Beat Taiko Hawaii with Master Tsutomu Nakai and a koto duet featuring Sophie Narashiba and Master Darin Miyashiro.
