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Mitsuo Ikeda池田光夫
Bandoneon player and leader of the tango band Mitsuo Ikeda and Los Amigos. In 1977, he played the bandoneon for Kazuo Ohno’s ‘Admiring La Argentina’. He also took part in Kazuo’s debut tour in Europe in 1980.
Basic Information
- ID
- PER16
- Born
- 1927 Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- 13 June 2002
- Organisation(s)
- 池田光夫とロス・アミーゴス / Mitsuo Ikeda and Los Amigos
- Profession(s)
- Musician
- Nationality
- Japanese
Short Biography
1927 Born in Arakawa (Tokyo). As a child he enjoyed swimming in the Arakawa River and playing harmonica
1948 Started playing the bandoneon
1950 Began work as a professional bandoneon player
1953 Became the maestro for Orquesta Tipica NHK
1974 Established Mitsuo Ikeda and Los Amigos
1977 Played the bandoneon for Kazuo Ohno’s ‘Admiring La Argentina’ in Tokyo
1980 Joined Kazuo Ohno on his international tour and played the bandoneon for ‘Admiring La Argentina’ at the World Theatre Festival in Nancy
1985 Performed for Kazuo Ohno’s ‘Admiring La Argentina’ at the Butoh Festival ’85
Invited and performed with Argentine pianist José Colángelo, for which he was awarded the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Art Festival Award
1994 Performed with a full orchestra for the Second Kazuo Ohno Retrospective
1996 Released his CD ‘Mitsuo Ikeda and Los Amigos: Gorgeous Tangos’, for which he did everything from producing, designing the sleeve, and sound mastering
2002 Passed away on 13 June, aged 75.
Awards
1985 The Agency for Cultural Affairs' Art Festival Award