The Air of Hiroshima | zh

Hiroshima is an American jazz fusion/smooth jazz band formed in 1974 by Sansei Japanese American Dan Kuramoto (wind instruments and band leader), 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,...

Hiroshima Will Burn were a five-piece technical death metal band hailing from the North Western suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. The band started out in December of 2005 as a deathcore band, then progressed into a heavier technical death metal sound with the introduction of Anth to replace Brodie Glare as vocalist in December 2007, two years later. HWB gained strong influence from the bands Aborted, Behemoth, Nile, Arsis, The Faceless, and Necrophagist. Lineup: Vocals: Anth Guitar: Tyrone Guitar: Armarin Bass: Anth Drums: Josh The band insist that allegations of their somewhat controversial name is in some way racist are completely...

Oh Hiroshima is a post-rock band formed in Kristinehamn, Sweden by Leif Eliasson and Jakob Nilsson in 2007. Two friends who met in high school and formed a close friendship. What started off as a solo project became a project between two friends who wanted to create and experiment with the music they loved. After a few months Jakob’s younger brother, Oskar, joined the duo to play bass, but later switched to drums. The three has since been a solid line-up, but it wasn't until 2011 that they found the missing link in the band when Simon Axelsson joined them...

The Italian band Hiroshima Mon Amour was originally formed in November of 1994 by Carlo Furii, whose idea was to unite two friends whom had learned to play a couple of years prior. The band however had very little fortune and dissolved in autumn 1995. Some time later, Carlo decides to call upon other friends and so reform the group. In summer 1998 Hiroshima Mon Amour signs with the record label Ideasuoni with the intention of finally recording their first album. The group records throughout the winter and in June 1999 release "Anno Zero", comprising of eight of their best...