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Ryuichi Sakamoto ( Japanese: 坂本 龍一 [b], Hepburn: Sakamoto Ryūichi, January 17, 1952 – March 28, 2023) was a Japanese composer, pianist, record producer, and actor who pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto ...
Apr 2, 2023 · Ryuichi Sakamoto was born on Jan. 17, 1952, in Tokyo. His father, Kazuki Sakamoto, was a well-known literary editor, and his mother, Keiko (Shimomura) Sakamoto, designed women’s hats.
Apr 3, 2023 · The musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, who has died aged 71 of cancer, spent his life as a restless traveller, both personally and musically. “I was born in Japan but I don’t think I’m Japanese ...
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Apr 2, 2023 · Ryuichi Sakamoto, a trailblazing composer and producer who was one of the first musicians to incorporate electronic production into popular songcraft, has died at the age of 71. Sakamoto died on ...
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Apr 3, 2023 · The Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto — who wrote the haunting score to “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence” and won an Oscar for 1987’s “The Last Emperor” — has died aged 71.
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Apr 2, 2023 · Ryuichi Sakamoto: the avant gardist who became a groundbreaking pop star Read more He was born in Tokyo in 1952, and began taking piano lessons aged six, later attending Tokyo University of the ...
Apr 2, 2023 · The renowned Japanese composer and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto, admired for his electronic music experimentation, has died aged 71. He won awards - including an Oscar, a Grammy and Bafta - for his ...
