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*For the japanese band, see 菊. KiKu was founded by trumpeter Yannick Barman and percussionist Cyril Regamey. The two musicians met during their studies at the academy of music in Lausanne. Both Barman and Regamey are very fond of improvised music and composing and thus decided to found an acoustic duo and fly to New York, where musical encounters took place and were multiplied. In February 2003 KiKu matured further because of an experiment at the Theatre de l’Orientale in Vevey (CH). During 20 evenings the duo had to create a sound and an identity, which formed a solid basis...

YANAKIKU is a female J-Pop duo with a mission to share the wonders of Japan with the world. YANAKIKU comes from the members names: YANA and KIKU. Also known for their kimono cosplays, this twin vocal unit delivers a must-see performance. .

Kikumoto Allstars is Australia's Cam Farrar holding a candle to the original house music, producing with all analogue synthesizers and drum machines including the famous Roland range (TR-909, TR-808, TR-707, SH-101, Juno range, JX-8P and of course the TB-303 which started the acid house revolution), paying homage to Tadao Kikumoto, the brains behind these now legendary machines. Cam Farrar was first drawn to electronic music when he saw Devo on Australian television in the early 1980’s. From here his thirst for more led him to a mixed bag of music from disco to punk. As a teenager, inspired by punk...