Akiko Yano

Akiko Yano
Born (1955-02-13) February 13, 1955 (age 69)
Tokyo, Japan
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
  • composer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • synthesizer
  • keyboards
Years active1970s–present

Akiko Yano (矢野 顕子, Yano Akiko, born Akiko Suzuki (鈴木 顕子, Suzuki Akiko); February 13, 1955) is a Japanese pop and jazz musician and singer born in Tokyo and raised in Aomori and later began her singing career in the mid-1970s. She has been called "one of the major musical talents of the Japanese popular music world",[1] and her vocals and singing style have been compared to English singer Kate Bush.[2][3]

She has recorded with Yellow Magic Orchestra and its members Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, as well as with Swing Out Sister, Pat Metheny, The Chieftains, Lyle Mays, members of Little Feat, David Sylvian, Mick Karn, Kenji Omura, Gil Goldstein, Toninho Horta, Mino Cinelu, Jeff Bova, Charlie Haden, Peter Erskine, Anthony Jackson, David Rhodes, Bill Frisell, Thomas Dolby, the band Quruli, Rei Harakami as Yanokami and her daughter Miu Sakamoto.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference anderson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Akiko Yano". Option. 20: 118. 1988. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  3. ^ Taylor, Ronald (May 15, 2016). "Akiko Yano reflects on how music has changed after 40 years in the business". Japan Times. Retrieved March 21, 2020.