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Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Ryuichi Sakamoto is a Japanese musician, activist, composer, record producer, writer, singer, pianist, and actor based in Tokyo and New York. Beginning his career in 1978 as a member of the electronic music group Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto served on keyboards and sometimes vocals. The band was an international success, with worldwide hits such as "Computer Game / Firecracker" and "Behind the Mask", later playing a pioneering role in the techno and acid house movements of the 1990s. He concurrently pursued a solo career, debuting with the experimental electronic fusion album Thousand Knives, and later released the pioneering album B-2 Unit, which included the electro classic "Riot in Lagos". From thereon, he produced more solo records, collaborated with many international artists, and pursued a wide variety of projects, such as having composed music for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics opening ceremony. His composition "Energy Flow" was the first instrumental number-one single in Japan's Oricon charts history. 
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January 17th, 1952 in Tokyo  /  Died:   Mar 28th, 2023 - aged 71
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ActiveYearsStartYear : 1977
Artist : Ryuichi_Sakamoto
AssociatedBand : Yellow_Magic_Orchestra
AssociatedBand : Akiko_Yano
AssociatedBand : Chris_Mosdell
AssociatedBand : Sandii_&_the_Sunsetz
AssociatedBand : Japan_(band)
AssociatedBand : David_Sylvian
AssociatedBand : Kiyoshiro_Imawano
AssociatedBand : Michael_Jackson
AssociatedBand : Mari_Iijima
AssociatedBand : David_Bowie
AssociatedBand : Youssou_N'Dour
AssociatedBand : Madonna_(entertainer)
AssociatedBand : Talvin_Singh
AssociatedBand : Sketch_Show_(band)
AssociatedMusicalArtist : Yellow_Magic_Orchestra
AssociatedMusicalArtist : Akiko_Yano
AssociatedMusicalArtist : Chris_Mosdell
AssociatedMusicalArtist : Sandii_&_the_Sunsetz
AssociatedMusicalArtist : Japan_(band)
AssociatedMusicalArtist : David_Sylvian
AssociatedMusicalArtist : Kiyoshiro_Imawano
AssociatedMusicalArtist : Michael_Jackson
AssociatedMusicalArtist : Mari_Iijima
AssociatedMusicalArtist : David_Bowie
AssociatedMusicalArtist : Youssou_N'Dour
AssociatedMusicalArtist : Madonna_(entertainer)
AssociatedMusicalArtist : Talvin_Singh
AssociatedMusicalArtist : Sketch_Show_(band)
Background : non_vocal_instrumentalist
BirthYear : 1952
BirthMonthAndDay : 01-17
BirthDate : 1952-01-17
BirthPlace : Tokyo
BirthPlace : Japan
Genre : Contemporary_classical_music
Genre : Electronic_music
Genre : Experimental_music
Genre : Jazz
Genre : New_wave_music
Genre : World_music
Genre : Ambient_music
Genre : Jazz_fusion
Genre : Synthpop
Genre : Contemporary_classical_music
Instrument : Electronic_keyboard
Producer : Ryuichi_Sakamoto
RecordDate : 1978-07-27
RecordedIn : Nippon_Columbia
RecordedIn : Tokyo
RecordLabel : Nippon_Columbia
RecordLabel : Alfa_Records
RecordLabel : Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan
RecordLabel : EMI_Music_Japan
RecordLabel : For_Life_Music
RecordLabel : Warner_Music_Group
RecordLabel : Avex_Group
RecordLabel : A&M_Records
RecordLabel : Restless_Records
RecordLabel : Nippon_Columbia
ReleaseDate : 1978-10-25
Runtime : 2697.0
SubsequentWork : B-2_Unit
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