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Ryuichi Sakamoto has cancer

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Ryuichi Sakamoto has cancer

Postby schwenko » Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:16 am

YMO (Yellow Magic Orchestra) member and solo artist Ryuichi Sakamoto has been diagnosed with throat cancer and has halted his musical projects to concentrate on this problem:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/0 ... 8AMYvk7tcZ
Sugoi !!!
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Re: Ryuichi Sakamoto has cancer

Postby Jim2 » Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:29 pm

Shocked to hear this. I was listening to my YMO 45's just last night.
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Re: Ryuichi Sakamoto has cancer

Postby empyrean » Mon Jul 14, 2014 12:37 am

He collaborated with Roddy Frame in Dreamland. Hope he survive this.
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