HIROSHIMA

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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 read more...
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HIROSHIMA Hiroshima album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Hiroshima
RnB 1979
HIROSHIMA Odori album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Odori
RnB 1980
HIROSHIMA Third Generation album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Third Generation
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1983
HIROSHIMA Another Place album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Another Place
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1985
HIROSHIMA Go album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Go
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1987
HIROSHIMA East album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 East
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1989
HIROSHIMA Providence album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Providence
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1992
HIROSHIMA L.A. album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 L.A.
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1994
HIROSHIMA Urban World Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Urban World Music
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1996
HIROSHIMA Between Black & White album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Between Black & White
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1999
HIROSHIMA The Bridge album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 The Bridge
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2003
HIROSHIMA Ōbōn album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
 Ōbōn
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2005
HIROSHIMA Little Tokyo album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Little Tokyo
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2007
HIROSHIMA Departure album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Departure
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2012
HIROSHIMA Songs with Words album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Songs with Words
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2015

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HIROSHIMA Third Generation / Another Place / Go album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Third Generation / Another Place / Go
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2017

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