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Yukihiro Goto (後藤幸浩) born 1960, is a player of Satsuma biwa (pear shaped lute) one of the strongest biwa traditions from the deep south of Japan. Ykihiro Goto has developed new material and collaborated with a variety of musicians on different instruments. Yukihiro Goto was equally influenced by the blues. Ubue is a recent composition written by accordion player Aki Tamura, and also features shakuhachi. The Japanese biwa has it's origins in ancient Persia, and is related to the Arabic oud. It's believed the biwa entered Japan in the 6th century, specifically to Satsuma, the modern day city of Kagoshima...

福富幸宏 (Yukihiro Fukutomi) has been a heavy-hitter on the Tokyo dance music scene since the early 1990s. He began his career DJing at Tokyo clubs like Gold, Zoo and Cave. Since then, he has honed his skills as an innovative dance music producer, arranger, composer and programmer. His prolific repertoire includes releases on the King Street, JCR/Compost, Nippon Columbia, Hospital, Irma, and Emperor Norton record labels, to name but a few. from "Emerald" .