He collaborated with Robin Scott on Left Handed Dream where he sang and this year he also did the US sessions where he collaborated with the likes of Adrian Belew, Talking Heads, Frank Zappa and David Bowie. The first widely distributed record was B-2 Unit, made while he was still in YMO in 1980 and made with the help of Andy Patridge (XTC) and Dennis Bovell. Sakamoto’s first solo comes in 1978, but it will not be published until 1982 and only in Holland. In 1978, he co-founded the Yellow Magic Orchestra, which achieved international recognition with a platinum album. He studied music composition at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree, specializing in electronic music and world music. Ryuichi Sakamoto was born on January 17, 1952, in Tokyo, Japan. And subscribe to our social channels for news and music updates:
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