Yoko Kanno
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Summary
Yoko Kanno was born on March 16, 1964[1], in Sendai[2]. She has worked as a composer[3], singer[4], jazz musician[5], DJ producer[6], and music arranger[7]. She ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,330 views/month, #6,736 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: March 18, 1963[9], March 19, 1964[10]
- Country of citizenship: Japan[11]
- Occupation: keyboardist[12], film score composer[13]
- Field of work: film score[14]
- Educated at: Waseda University[15], Conservatoire de Paris[16], Sendai Mukaiyama High School[17]
- Notable work: GET9[18], Lion[19]
- Sex or gender: female[20]
- Genre: pop music[21], classical music[22], jazz[23], blues[24], ambient music[25], new age music[26], J-pop[27], art rock[28]
- Record label: Victor Entertainment[29]
- Discography: Yoko Kanno discography[30]
- Commons category: Yoko Kanno[31]
- Family name: Kanno[32]
- Given name: Yōko[33]
- Official website: http://www.kannoyoko.net[34], https://yokokanno.ch/[35]
- Instrument: accordion[36], piano[37], electronic keyboard[38], voice[39]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[40]
- Birth name: 菅野 洋子[41]
- Name in native language: 菅野よう子[42]
- Name in kana: かんの ようこ[43]
- Start of work period: 1986[44]
Product Details
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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Type: Person[45]
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Country: JP[46]
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Began / founded: 1964-03-19[47]
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Genre(s): jazz[48]
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Community tags: anime, japanese, jazz, soundtrack composer[49]
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MusicBrainz ID: 5ffb73c0-b739-4231-ba22-f8d361be1d45[50]
Why It Matters
Yoko Kanno has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] She is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
FAQs
Where was Yoko Kanno born?
Yoko Kanno's place of birth was Sendai[2].
What did Yoko Kanno do for work?
Yoko Kanno worked as a composer[3], singer[4], jazz musician[5], DJ producer[6], and music arranger[7].
Where did Yoko Kanno go to school?
Yoko Kanno was educated at Waseda University[15], Conservatoire de Paris[16], and Sendai Mukaiyama High School[17].