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Kazuyuki Sekiguchi
関口 和之
Born (1955-12-21) December 21, 1955 (age 68)
Alma materAoyama Gakuin University
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • composer
Years active1974–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Bass guitar, guitar, ukulele
LabelsVictor Entertainment
Website[1]

Kazuyuki Sekiguchi (関口 和之, Sekiguchi Kazuyuki, born December 21, 1955 in Niigata Prefecture) is a Japanese musician, best known for playing the bass guitar for Southern All Stars.[1] As a solo artist, he has played ukulele. He is a fan of Hawaiian music, and is the founder of the annual Ukulele Picnic music festival in Hawaii.[2] For over thirty years, Sekiguchi has worked with Akira Sakuma in the Momotaro Dentetsu video game series as a music composer.

Singles

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Kazuyuki Sekiguchi featuring Leyona

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  • HOTEL PACIFIC (2001)

Kazuyuki Sekiguchi featuring KONISHIKI

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  • Watashi-no Aozora ~MY BLUE HEAVEN~ (私の青空 ~MY BLUE HEAVEN~ 'My Blue Sky ~MY BLUE HEAVEN~' 2002)

Original albums

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  • Sakin (砂金 'Gold dust' 1986)
  • Ukulele Caravan (2012)
  • FREE-UKES (2022)

Albums

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Captain Mook and The Ala Moana Strings

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  • UKULELE CALENDAR (1997)

Featuring Petty Booka.

Kazuyuki Sekiguchi featuring Naoto Takenaka

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  • Kuchibue to Ukulele (口笛とウクレレ 'Whistle and Ukulele' 2000)

Kazuyuki Sekiguchi and Sazan All Stars

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  • World Hits!? of Southern All Stars (2001)

Kazuyuki Sekiguchi featuring Naoto Takenaka and Kimiko Wakeyama

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  • Kuchibue to Ukulele 2 (口笛とウクレレ2 'Whistle and Ukelele 2' 2008)

Video games

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Year Game Role
1987 Momotaro Densetsu Music
1988 Momotaro Dentetsu
1989 Super Momotaro Dentetsu
1990 Momotaro Densetsu II
1991 Super Momotaro Dentetsu II
Momotaro Densetsu Gaiden
1993 Shin Momotaro Densetsu
1994 Super Momotaro Dentetsu III
1995 Super Momotaru Dentetsu DX
1996 Momotaro Dentetsu Happy Music with Kazuaki Miyaji
1997 Momotaro Dentetsu 7
1998 Momotaro Dentetsu Jr.: Zenkoku Ramen Meguri no Maki
1999 Momotaro Dentetsu V
2001 Momotaro Dentetsu X: Kyushu Version Music with Kazuaki Miyaji and Takeshi Ike
2002 Momotarō Dentetsu 11: Black Bombee Shutsugen! No Maki
2003 Momotarō Dentetsu 12: Nishinihon Hen mo ari Masse!
2004 Momotaro Dentetsu USA
2005 Momotaro Dentetsu G: Make a Gold Deck!
Momotaro Dentetsu 15: Godai Bombi Toujou! No Maki Music with Takeshi Ike
2006 Momotaro Dentetsu 16: Moving in Hokkaido!
2007 Momotaro Dentetsu DS: Tokyo & Japan
2008 Momotaro Dentetsu 20th Anniversary
2009 Momotaro Dentetsu 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishūgō! No Maki
2010 Momotaro Dentetsu Tag Match: Yūjō Doryoku Shōri No Maki
Momotaro Dentetsu World
2016 Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!!
2020 Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban! Music with Kenichi Maeyamada and Konosuke Kihara
2023 Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru!

References

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  1. ^ Riantrisnanto, Rully. "Band Lawas Southern All Stars Kembali Ramaikan Permusikan Jepang" (in Indonesian), June 26, 2013.
  2. ^ Jones, Jay. "In Hawaii, players will strum their stuff at the Ukulele Picnic", The Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2017.