Okinawa's Mozart
While not a noble by birth, Chinen Sekiko's natural genius for Okinawan classical music gained him access to the court, where he worked on the Crown Ship entertainments. He was responsible for many innovations in Ryukyuan classical music. Keeping up with the flow of the times, he made innovations in the methods of singing and playing the music as well as creating new musical compositions. Chinen quickly increased the repertory of classical music.