Kraftwerk played Japan’s Fuji Rock festival on Saturday, and in the midst of iconic electropop singles “The Man-Machine,” “Autobahn,” “Tour de France,” “Computer World,” “The Model,” “Trans-Europe ...

Last year, Ryuichi Sakamoto tragically passed away at age 71. Before his death, Fennesz, David Sylvian, Dev Hynes, Cornelius, and more contributed to a tribute album for the legendary Japanese ...

Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning composer famous for his scores for The Last Emperor and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, among others, died March 28 at the age of 71. Sakamoto's management company ...

Sakamoto starred in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence alongside David Bowie in 1983 The Japanese composer behind 1987's The Last Emperor, Ryuichi Sakamoto, has died. Sakamoto's management team announced ...

Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto has passed away at the age of 71. Sakamoto’s management team confirmed his death in a statement published on social media. He died on Tuesday, 28th March. He’d been ...

The estate of legendary Japanese composer joins the likes of Björk, Massive Attack and Fontaines D.C. in the boycott ...

The Bang on a Can Marathon returns to World Financial Center for its fourth year to kick-off the 2009 River To River Festival on May 31st. The 12-hour marathon (noon-midnight) of mind-boggling, ...

The death last week of Ryuichi Sakamoto at age 71 has deprived Japan of one of its most significant musical voices—and the world at large of one of its most distinctive. Mr. Sakamoto was perhaps best ...

A Japanese musician has released his first album in six years — a collection of compositions recorded during his battle with cancer. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 26, 2023.) ...

The post Kraftwerk Pay Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto with Cover of “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence” in Japan: Watch appeared first on Consequence. Before beginning the song, Kraftwerk’s Ralf Hütter ...