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Umeko Ando (Japanese: 安東ウメ子; 1933 - 2004) was born in Fushiko Ainu village. She was a renowned expert of the mukkuri (a bamboo jew's harp) and upopo (the traditional chanting of the Ainu). Immersed throughout her life with the culture, language and traditions of the Ainu, she became an important successor for the Ainu culture of the Obihiro district. Her participation on Oki's second a...read more