掲示板 Forums - Favourite Japanese musicians?

My relationship with Japanese music began many years ago through cinema and anime. I loved the Akira soundtrack made by Geinō Yamashirogumi (芸能山城組), they made a mix of folk and electronic music that is strange and fascinating, I still listen to it from time to time. Then I discovered Ondekoza (鬼太鼓座), I think I heard them in the soundtrack of an old movie, and I started to get interested in folk music and the kumi-daiko (taiko group), they play those drums with so much passion.

Anime has beautiful music. Through it you can discover so many talented composers and musicians such as: Yuki Kajiura (梶浦由記), Yoko Kanno (菅野よう子), Kenji Kawai (川井憲次), I really like their music.

Every now an then you hear an opening or ending song of your favorite serie that get stuck in your head:

I remember Minako Honda (本田美奈子), I loved her single "Kaze no Uta" (風のうた).

Akira Sudou (須藤 あきら) and her single "Waiting for YOU".

Masaaki Endoh (遠藤正明) and his epic theme: "戦士よ、起ち上がれ！".

And so many more that the list could be endless...

How could I forget of master Seiji Yokoyama (横山 菁児)! his work is so huge, so many beautiful simphonic tracks.

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I really love Ado and i'm also a big fan of imase!(do you know him?) But there are so many more really good artists over there, like Fuji Kaze, Creepy nuts, Yaosobi, Pmarusama。,Honeyworks, Ryokuoushoku Shakai....

Fuji Kaze , BabyMetal , Wednesday Campanella, KOALAMODE , Ash da hero, YAOSOBI, Imase and finally SIINAMOTA ( who can forget about him, he was a legend ;( ) !! So far this is it

While instrumental, it's technically still Japanese music, so I'll mention it - I love Yasunori Mitsuda's and Nobuo Uematsu's video game soundtracks. Aside from that, I also like ZUTOMAYO, some of Daoko's tracks and some Shimokawa Mikuni's tracks :) Certainly some Yōko Kanno's anime music and I guess much more I can't immediately remember.