Ichiko Aoba

Ichiko Aoba / Jun Miyake / Tatsuhisa Yamamoto / Hitoshi Watanabe: Pneuma

by Friedrich Kunzmann
January 24, 2018

While continuously gaining more recognition in Japan since her 2010 debut album Kamisori Otome, singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba (青葉市子) has unfortunately stayed under the sonar in more international waters. Since the release of her debut album at the age of only 19, the Kyoto-raised guitarist has collaborated with some of Japan's most prestigious and renowned musicians such as Ryuichi Sakomoto, Haruomi Hosono and Jun Miyake , exploring sparsely instrumented soundscapes of a very unique subtleness. After a successful collaboration with composer ...