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

Music of refinement and learning, with a bossa nova twistThe many young Japanese in the audience confirmed the interest pianist and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto still prompts. He was idolised in the days of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, an electro-pop trio he formed in 1978. He has composed soundtracks for many films, among others Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, The Last Emperor, The Sheltering Sky, as well as working with an extraordinary range of artists including Alva Noto, David Bowie, Caetano Vel...

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