Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus review – a stark, emotional finale from master musician
In his last weeks of life, the Oscar-winning composer is filmed at the piano by his son. It is an almost wordl…
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pop pioneer and Oscar-winning composer, dies aged 71
Sakamoto was one of Japan’s most successful musicians, acclaimed for work in Yellow Magic Orchestra as well as…
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Japanese pop maverick Akiko Yano: ‘Art is in my blood, it will never die’
The pioneering pianist blazed a trail through 1970s jazz and electronica and was lauded by 1980s pop royalty. …
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Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto diagnosed with bowel cancer
Oscar-winning Japanese musician says he is undergoing treatment and ‘hoping to make music for a little while l…