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Damo Suzuki, Legendary Can Vocalist, Dies at 74

The Japanese musician performed and recorded with the German krautrock band for a short but important period in the early 1970s

Damo Suzuki, the Japanese musician who spent a handful of memorable years as the lead singer of Can, died yesterday (February 9) at the age of 74. Born Kenji Suzuki in Kobe, Japan, the musician found his way to Germany by the late 1960s, joining Can after bassist Holger Czukay and drummer Jaki Liebezeit spotted him busking outside of a Munich cafe. When he returned to music, he played shows globally with different local musicians, referring to the tours as Damo Suzuki’s Network.

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