Stomu Yamashta

Biography

Tsutomu Yamashita, 15 March 1947, Kyoto, Japan. A percussionist and composer, Yamash’ta attempted to combine avant garde and rock music in the 70s. He studied at the Kyoto Academy of Music, making his concert debut as a soloist at the age of 16. From 1964-69 he studied and performed in the USA with both classical and jazz musicians. During the 70s, such modern composers as Hans Werne Henze and Peter Maxwell Davies created works for him which were recorded in 1972 for L’Oiseau-Lyre.... Read more

Genres

Pop / Rock World Music

Tags

fusion

experimental

electronic

progressive rock

japanese

new weird japan

rx

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