Stomu Yamashta
Musical Artist
1947 –
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Who is Stomu Yamashta?
Stomu Yamashta, born Tsutomu Yamashita is a Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer. He is best known for pioneering and popularising the world music genre after blending traditional music with popular music in the 1960s and 1970s. He retired from music shortly after to become a monk.
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- Born
- Mar 15, 1947
Kyoto - Also known as
- Yamashta, Stomu
- Stomu Yamash'ta
- Tsutomu Yamashita
- Nationality
- Japan
- Profession
- Education
- Berklee College of Music
- Lived in
- Kyoto
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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