HIROSHIMA
Pop/Art Song/Folk / RnB • United States
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Hiroshima is an American jazz fusion/smooth jazz band formed in 1974 by Sansei Japanese American Dan Kuramoto (wind instruments and band leader), Peter Hata (guitar), June Kuramoto (koto), Johnny Mori (percussion and taiko), Dave Iwataki (keyboards) and Danny Yamamoto (drums). Named for the Japanese city of Hiroshima, the band is best known for the fusing of Japanese music and other forms of world music into its playing. Its early jazz-pop R&B sound gave the group a huge following among the African American community and they are regarded as musical pioneers among the Asian American and Japanese American community[citation needed]. Hiroshima's debut album in 1979, the self-titled Hiroshima, contained the single "Roomful of Mirrors," which caught the ear of the "easy-listening" community. Hiroshima became popular in the New Adult Contemporary community upon the release of its 1985 album Another Place, which spawned the crossover hit "One Wish." One of the highlights of Hiroshima's career
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Odori
RnB
1980
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Go
Pop/Art Song/Folk
1987
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East
Pop/Art Song/Folk
1989
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Providence
Pop/Art Song/Folk
1992
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L.A.
Pop/Art Song/Folk
1994
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The Bridge
Pop/Art Song/Folk
2003
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Ōbōn
Pop/Art Song/Folk
2005
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Departure
Pop/Art Song/Folk
2012
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