Yoshi Ikuzō | |
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Birth name | Yoshihito Kamata |
Also known as | Eiji Yamaoka, IKZO, Kumanosuke Kitami |
Born | November 11, 1952(age 71) Kanagi, Aomori, Japan |
Genres | Enka |
Occupations |
Enka singer Singer-songwriter Lyricist Composer Rapper |
Instruments | Vocal guitar |
Years active | 1973 – |
Labels | Tokuma Japan Communications |
Website | Official site |
Alma mater | Kanagi Minami Junior High School |
Children | KU |
Parent |
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Yoshi Ikuzō (吉幾三, born 11 November 1952, Goshogawara, Aomori) is the stage name of Yoshihito Kamata (鎌田 善人, Kamata Yoshihito), a Japanese enka singer-songwriter.
He has released several popular albums of enka music, a genre akin to Japanese folk or blues music in the Western world. Amongst his most famous hits are "Sake yo", "Suika", and "Yuki Guni". Additionally, he is self-described as the "first popular hip hop artist in Japan" due to the 1984 release of " Ora Tōkyō sa Iguda" (lit. "I'm going to Tokyo"), sung in his native Tsugaru dialect of Japanese. [1] He has been on tour with fellow Japanese star Fukui Kodai.
Ikuzō is married. His wife is named Hisako, and they have a daughter, Ikumi.
His stage name is a pun for the common Japanese phrase "Yoshi, ikuzo!" (よし、いくぞー!, Alright, let's go!).
Yoshi Ikuzō | |
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Birth name | Yoshihito Kamata |
Also known as | Eiji Yamaoka, IKZO, Kumanosuke Kitami |
Born | November 11, 1952(age 71) Kanagi, Aomori, Japan |
Genres | Enka |
Occupations |
Enka singer Singer-songwriter Lyricist Composer Rapper |
Instruments | Vocal guitar |
Years active | 1973 – |
Labels | Tokuma Japan Communications |
Website | Official site |
Alma mater | Kanagi Minami Junior High School |
Children | KU |
Parent |
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Yoshi Ikuzō (吉幾三, born 11 November 1952, Goshogawara, Aomori) is the stage name of Yoshihito Kamata (鎌田 善人, Kamata Yoshihito), a Japanese enka singer-songwriter.
He has released several popular albums of enka music, a genre akin to Japanese folk or blues music in the Western world. Amongst his most famous hits are "Sake yo", "Suika", and "Yuki Guni". Additionally, he is self-described as the "first popular hip hop artist in Japan" due to the 1984 release of " Ora Tōkyō sa Iguda" (lit. "I'm going to Tokyo"), sung in his native Tsugaru dialect of Japanese. [1] He has been on tour with fellow Japanese star Fukui Kodai.
Ikuzō is married. His wife is named Hisako, and they have a daughter, Ikumi.
His stage name is a pun for the common Japanese phrase "Yoshi, ikuzo!" (よし、いくぞー!, Alright, let's go!).