Yoko Kanno

Japanese composer, arranger, keyboardist, music producer
Person human Q224981
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Yoko Kanno

Summary

Yoko Kanno is a human[1]. She was born in Sendai[2]. She was born on March 16, 1964[3]. She worked as a composer[4], singer[5], jazz musician[6], DJ producer[7], and music arranger[8]. She ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,645 views/month, #6,736 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Yoko Kanno's place of birth was Sendai[2].
  • Yoko Kanno was born on March 16, 1964[3].
  • Yoko Kanno was born on March 18, 1963[10].
  • Yoko Kanno held citizenship in Japan[11].
  • Yoko Kanno's professions included composer[4].
  • Yoko Kanno worked as a singer[5].
  • Yoko Kanno's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Yoko Kanno worked as a DJ producer[7].
  • Yoko Kanno worked as a music arranger[8].
  • Yoko Kanno worked as a keyboardist[12].
  • Yoko Kanno's field of work was Porn[13].
  • Yoko Kanno's education included a stint at Waseda University[14].
  • Yoko Kanno's education included a stint at Conservatoire de Paris[15].
  • Yoko Kanno was educated at Sendai Mukaiyama High School[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Yoko Kanno is GET9[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Yoko Kanno is Lion[18].
  • Yoko Kanno is recorded as female[19].
  • Yoko Kanno's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Yoko Kanno's genre is pop music[21].
  • Yoko Kanno's genre is classical music[22].
  • Yoko Kanno's genre is jazz[23].
  • Yoko Kanno's genre is blues[24].
  • Yoko Kanno's genre is ambient music[25].
  • Yoko Kanno's genre is new age music[26].
  • Yoko Kanno's genre is J-pop[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1964-03-19[30]

  • Genre(s): jazz[31]

  • Community tags: anime, japanese, jazz, soundtrack composer[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5ffb73c0-b739-4231-ba22-f8d361be1d45[33]

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Origins and Family

Yoko Kanno was born in Sendai[2]. Recorded date of birth include March 16, 1964[3] and March 18, 1963[10].

Education

Educated at Waseda University[14], a private university[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1882[36], headquartered in Shinjuku[37]; Conservatoire de Paris[15], a grande école[38], in France[39], founded in 1795[40], headquartered in 19th arrondissement of Paris[41]; and Sendai Mukaiyama High School[16], a Japanese high school[42], in Japan[43], founded in 1975[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], singer[5], jazz musician[6], DJ producer[7], music arranger[8], and keyboardist[12]. Yoko Kanno's field of work was Porn[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include GET9[17], a single[45] and Lion[18], a single[46].

Why It Matters

Yoko Kanno ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,645 views/month, #6,736 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] She is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Yoko Kanno born?

Born in Sendai[2], Yoko Kanno…

What did Yoko Kanno do for work?

Yoko Kanno worked as composer[4], singer[5], jazz musician[6], DJ producer[7], and music arranger[8].

Where did Yoko Kanno go to school?

Yoko Kanno was educated at Waseda University[14], Conservatoire de Paris[15], and Sendai Mukaiyama High School[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Anime News Network. Retrieved . apexproje.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . aurgasm.us. aurgasm.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Discogs. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . lyricinterpretations.com. lyricinterpretations.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . tetsu100.skjs.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [17] . wikidata.org.
  25. [18] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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