Nujabes
Real Name: 瀬葉 淳 (Seba Jun)
Nujabes (pronounced /nuːdʒəˈbɛs/, Noo-Jah-Bess; Japanese: ヌジャベス, Nujabesu, /nɯdʑabesɯ/), stage name of Jun Seba, was a Japanese breakbeat/hip hop/jazz rap record producer. The artist name is his real name spelled backwards.
Born: February 7, 1974, in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Died: February 26, 2010, in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (aged 36).
Nujabes was the owner of the "[l=Tribe (2)]" record shop in Shibuya, Tokyo, and also ran his own independent record label, [l=Hyde Out Recordings]. "Tribe" is now also a label that releases 7" records of songs by various friends and associates, such as [a=Uyama Hiroto] and [a=Five Deez].
His music is known for a strong cool jazz influence, frequently using samples from artists like [a=Miles Davis] and [a=Yusef Lateef].
He was also a member of the production duo [a=Urbanforest], an experimental collaboration with [a=Nao Tokui], appearing on the "[r=496638]" 12". He died after a car accident in Tokyo.
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