Akiko Yano

Akiko Yano (矢野 顕子 Yano Akiko) is a Japanese pop and jazz musician. She was born as Akiko Suzuki (Suzuki Akiko) on February 13, 1955. She married and soon after divorced Makoto Yano, a producer of her first recording. She later married Ryuichi Sakamoto, one of the members of Yellow Magic Orchestra, then divorced him in 2002.

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Pop - Jazz - February 13 - 1955 - Ryuichi Sakamoto - Yellow Magic Orchestra

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In addition to her solo work, she has recorded with Thomas Dolby, Yngwie Malmsteen, The Chieftains, The Hammonds, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Kazumi Watanabe, The Boom, Tetsuro Kashibuchi and Ryuichi Sakamoto. She appeared on the recording "Snowflake" reading a children's story with Peter Gabriel and music by Akira Inoue.

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Thomas Dolby - Yngwie Malmsteen - The Chieftains - The Hammonds - Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Kazumi Watanabe - The Boom - Tetsuro Kashibuchi - Ryuichi Sakamoto - Peter Gabriel - Akira Inoue

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Members of Little Feat, Pat Metheny, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, David Sylvian, Lyle Mays, Kenji Omura, Jeff Bova, Yukihiro Takahashi, the band Quruli and her son Futa Sakamoto have performed on her albums.

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Little Feat - Pat Metheny - Ryuichi Sakamoto - Haruomi Hosono - David Sylvian - Lyle Mays - Kenji Omura - Jeff Bova - Yukihiro Takahashi - Quruli - Futa Sakamoto

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