Kuni Kawachi
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Kuni Kawachi is a famous Japanese keyboardist
. His first musical act was in The Happenings Four, and also performed writing contributions to Tokyo Kid Brothers’ version of Throw Away the Books, We're Going Out On the Streets. He also recorded with members of the Flower Travellin' Band
.
His first solo album, Kirikyogen
, featured Hideki Ishima
and Joe Yamanaka
of the Flower Travellin' Band
, and includes an early version of the song "Map", later released as a single by them and even later featured on CD reissues of Satori.
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
. His first musical act was in The Happenings Four, and also performed writing contributions to Tokyo Kid Brothers’ version of Throw Away the Books, We're Going Out On the Streets. He also recorded with members of the Flower Travellin' Band
Flower Travellin' Band
is a Japanese heavy psych outfit that was first active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They reunited in 2007. Vocalist Joe Yamanaka died on August 7, 2011 after a battle with lung cancer.-History:...
.
His first solo album, Kirikyogen
Kirikyogen
Kirikyogen is a 1970 album by Kuni Kawachi and the Flower Travellin' Band. It showcases the growing doom sound that Flower Travellin' Band were honing, as well as Kuni Kawachi's progressive rock influences...
, featured Hideki Ishima
Hideki Ishima
Hideki Ishima is a Japanese guitarist, known primarily for his work with Flower Travellin' Band. He also plays an instrument he invented, the sitarla, which is a combination of a sitar and an electric guitar....
and Joe Yamanaka
Joe Yamanaka
, better known as Joe Yamanaka, was a half Japanese and half African American singer, known for both his work with Flower Travellin' Band and as a solo musician. He was also an actor and appeared in many movies, such as Takashi Miike's Deadly Outlaw: Rekka and the 1989 version of Zatoichi...
of the Flower Travellin' Band
Flower Travellin' Band
is a Japanese heavy psych outfit that was first active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They reunited in 2007. Vocalist Joe Yamanaka died on August 7, 2011 after a battle with lung cancer.-History:...
, and includes an early version of the song "Map", later released as a single by them and even later featured on CD reissues of Satori.