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Nujabes

1974 - 2010

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Jun Seba (Japanese: 瀬葉 淳, Hepburn: Seba Jun; February 7, 1974 – February 26, 2010), born Jun Yamada (山田 淳), better known by his stage name Nujabes (; ヌジャベス, Nujabesu), was a Japanese record producer, audio engineer, DJ, composer and arranger best known for his atmospheric instrumental mixes sampling from hip hop, soul, and jazz, as well as incorporating elements of trip hop, breakbeat, downtempo, and ambient music. Seba released two studio albums during his lifetime: Metaphorical Music (2003) and Modal Soul (2005), while the album Spiritual State was released posthumously in 2011. He was the founder of the independent label Hydeout Productions and released two collection compilations: Hydeout Productions 1st Collection (2003) and 2nd Collection (2007). Additionally, Seba collaborated on the soundtrack for Shinichirō Watanabe's anime series Samurai Champloo (Music Record: Departure and Impression) in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nujabes is the 1,559th most popular musician (up from 1,588th in 2019), the 1,443rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,375th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Japanese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nujabes ranks 1,559 out of 3,175. Before him are Wilko Johnson, Roy Wood, Jolin Tsai, Memphis Minnie, Joshua Bell, and Laurent Voulzy. After him are Daniel Lanois, Zoot Sims, Johnny Griffin, Neal Schon, Johnny Mercer, and Kiko Loureiro.

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Among people born in 1974, Nujabes ranks 158. Before him are Xzibit, Kevin Durand, David Dencik, Amber Valletta, Zoran Zaev, and Daniel Wu. After him are Cyril Raffaelli, Steve Nash, Martin Henderson, Abubakar Shekau, Özgür Özel, and Takahiro Sasaki. Among people deceased in 2010, Nujabes ranks 314. Before him are Carlos Monsiváis, Loris Kessel, Christopher Cazenove, Boris Tishchenko, Hal Connolly, and István Bilek. After him are Shunpei Uto, Luigi Padovese, Philippe Séguin, Eva Ibbotson, Nena, and Isabella Abbott.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Nujabes ranks 1,443 out of 6,245. Before him are Daichi Fukushima (1977), Ryo Kawasaki (1947), Hiroshi Kaneda (1953), Homare Sawa (1978), Joji (1992), and Shuji Tsurumi (1938). After him are Eiichi Uemura (1975), Kitamura Tokoku (1868), Toshiyuki Morikawa (1967), Shunpei Uto (1918), Kazuyoshi Hoshino (1947), and Wataru Endo (1993).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Nujabes ranks 16. Before him are Yuki Kajiura (1965), Yoshiki (1965), Mitski (1990), Mana (1969), Gackt (1973), and Ryo Kawasaki (1947). After him are Masaharu Fukuyama (1969), Hyde (1969), Miyavi (1981), Nobuko Imai (1943), Yoko Shimomura (1967), and Nigo (1970).

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