OBITUARY
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
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17 JANUARY 1952 – 28 MARCH 2023
Electronic music pioneer Ryuichi Sakamoto has died at the age of 71.
Over the course of a 50-year career, he would prove a restless creative spirit, working in genres as diverse as classical and techno, and collaborating with some of the greatest musicians of the late 20th century, including David Sylvian, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Thomas Dolby and Brian Wilson.