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click on the names or faces to get to know the members of this rockin' quartet!

Shima-Kozo

Bass guitar, Back Vocals, Zen master, Lesbian Mentor

 

Shima-Maxx

Drums, Percussion, Aikido, Voice impersonations

Shima-Ringo

Saxophone, Tambourine, Shaker, Congas, Covert ops

midget tossing

Shima-Doug

Electric Guitar, Vocals, Shizzle Therapy
 

Due to some misconceptions and mispronunciations of the band's name, we define our band name:
SHIMA-GAIS.


Pronunciation: SHE (like 'girl'), MA (as in 'yo MAma!'), GUYS (straight sexy male figure heads)
In the Japanese language: Shima (she-ma) means island. Gai (guy) means outside or international. S (zz) as in ZZ.
The literal translation: 'outside the island'. The "SHIMA-GAIS" have lived on Okinawa long enough to be seen as 'SHIMA-GAIJIN' - Island foreigners
GAIJIN is derived from 'GAIKOKUJIN' which means foreigner. - 'GAI' = outside; 'KOKU' = country; 'JIN' = person. Even though SHIMA-GAI means 'not of the island' or 'outside the island', please note the 'S' on the end of GAIS. There is no plural (S) in the Japanese language! So there is no real word GAIS, in Japanese...
We made it up! We like it! Enjoy!


Then there was 4...again.

Our singer opted for "the door".

 

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