Umeko Ando (安東 ウメ子) was an Ainu singer and mukkuri player.In addition to recording several albums, often with Oki Kano, she is featured posthumously on the Samurai Champloo soundtrack with her song "Pekambe Uk" (ペカンベ ウㇰ).The seventeenth episode, which featured this song, was dedicated in her memory.