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Wakare no Iso Chidori

[Genre]Modern

Wakare no Iso Chidori appears on the following albums

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Play ButtonJapanese Music of Hawaii
Arguably, Hawai'i-bom Francis Zanami's most famous composition. First performed in the Islands it became a hit in Japan in 1952. Here, "Sparky" Iwamoto, backed by the Club Nisei singers, pays homage to the Hawaiian-Japanese composer.

Regrettably Mr. Zanami's promising career was cut short - In 1949, at the age of 44, he died of a heart attack.