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Ryuichi Sakamoto

March 2024

  • Exquisite … Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus

    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 wordless paean to a remarkable career

October 2023

  • Kagami, a groundbreaking mixed-reality concert event created by Ryuichi Sakamoto in collaboration with Tin Drum.

    ‘We put his face back together again’: the groundbreaking show bringing Ryuichi Sakamoto back to life

    Shortly before his death this year, the iconic Japanese composer worked on mixed-reality concert, Kagami – featuring new music, 48 cameras and magic glasses for the audience

April 2023

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  • Ryuichi Sakamoto in 2016.

    Ryuichi Sakamoto: the avant gardist who became a groundbreaking pop star

    With Yellow Magic Orchestra, he paved the way for electropop and hip-hop but was far happier as a backroom boffin than an electronic pinup
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto Japanese musician.

    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 solo albums and film scores

March 2023

  • Janelle Monáe, Juan Mata and Yayoi Kusama, who will all present work at Manchester international festival 2023.

    Artists and footballers warm up for Manchester international festival

    Janelle Monáe, work by Yayoi Kusama and Ryuichi Sakamoto and a collaboration between footballer Juan Mata and artist Tino Sehgal kick off at this summer’s event

October 2021

  • Akiko Yano on the cover of her 1977 album Iroha Ni Konpeitou.

    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. Now a new generation of fans, including Clairo and Mac DeMarco, hope to bring her an international audience

January 2021

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto in 2016.

    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 longer’

June 2018

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto performing in the 80s.

    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda review – portrait of Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence composer

    Stephen Nomura Schible’s documentary charts the career of the musician and anti-nuclear campaigner who created one of the catchiest film themes of the 80s

February 2018

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Electronic pioneer Ryuichi Sakamoto: 'My great regret is not reconnecting with Bowie'

    With the Yellow Magic Orchestra, he inspired the sound of hip-hop, electro and techno. Then, the Japanese composer won an Oscar and worked many of the greats, including Davids Bowie and Byrne. Now, in recovery from cancer, his impulse to innovate is as strong as ever

December 2017

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto, famous Japanese musician.

    Readers recommend
    Readers recommend playlist: songs about Asian cities

    This week a reader takes us for a bustling tour of Asian towns through music from Eartha Kitt, Robyn, Cornershop and Ryuichi Sakamoto

July 2014

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto.

    Ryuichi Sakamoto diagnosed with throat cancer

    The Yellow Magic Orchestra founder has cancelled his future tour dates in order to focus on his recovery

June 2013

  • Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Ryuichi Sakamoto/Alva Noto – review

    Sound textures shimmered appealingly, while Sakamoto's melodies made his mood music seem epic, writes John Lewis

November 2011

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    The power of shyness: Ryuichi Sakamoto's European tour – review

    Music of refinement and learning, with a bossa nova twist

June 2011

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    A history of dance music
    Ryuichi Sakamoto records Riot In Lagos

    1980: Number 6 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance music

December 2009

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Cadogan Hall, London
    This show was billed as piano 'solos' but they were more like duets, as Ryuichi Sakamoto played along to his own baking tracks, writes John Lewis

August 2009

  • Take That

    The hidden gems that have pop stars hooked

    From Take That to Mozart, musicians draw inspiration from the unlikeliest sources. So who are today's biggest stars secretly hooked on – and why, asks Jude Rogers

May 2009

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Turning Japanese
    Turning Japanese: The philosophy of Ryuichi Sakamoto

    The Yellow Magic Orchestra founder's thoughts on climate change and why the internet is a return to something tribal

June 2008

  • Yellow Magic Orchestra

    Royal Festival Hall, London

September 2002

  • Morelenbaum 2/Sakamoto

    Royal Festival Hall, London

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