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Devendra Banhart: “Kantori Ongaku”

We usually hear Devendra Banhart crooning in Spanish or English but on "Kantori Ongaku," Banhart turns to Japanese for "country music." Here, he pays homage to experimental pop legend Haruomi Hosono, the founding member of Yellow Magic Orchestra.

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By Ariana Morgenstern • Aug 2, 2019 • 1 min read

We usually hear Devendra Banhart crooning in Spanish or English but on "Kantori Ongaku," Banhart turns to Japanese for "country music." Here, he pays homage to experimental pop legend Haruomi Hosono, the founding member of Yellow Magic Orchestra.

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