He was also trained in classical music and began experimenting with the electronic music equipment available at the university, including synthesizers such as the Buchla, Moog, and ARP. He studied ethnomusicology there with the intention of becoming a researcher in the field, due to his interest in various world music traditions, particularly the Japanese (especially Okinawan), Indian and African musical traditions. with special emphasis on both electronic and ethnic music. Sakamoto entered the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1970, earning a B.A. He concurrently pursued a solo career, if ever anyone painted pictures with sound, Ryuichi Sakamoto supercedes them all. Gaining major success in 1978 as a member of the electronic music group Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto served on keyboards and sometimes vocals. More today from that Japanese musician, activist, composer, record producer, writer, singer, pianist, and actor based in Tokyo and New York.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |