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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Performances Captured for Posthumous Album ‘Opus’

The estate of Ryuichi Sakamato, the Japanese composer and Yellow Magic Orchestra member who died in 2023, has announced the posthumous album 'Opus.'

Hear solo rendition of "Tong Poo" from upcoming LP recorded during private concerts just months before composer's 2023 death In some sense, while thinking of this as my last opportunity to perform, I also felt that I was able to break new ground,” Sakamoto previously said of Opus after recording the concert. Even so, I feel relieved that I was able to record before my death—a performance that I was satisfied with.” (Sakamoto, notably, also provided the playlist for his own funeral.)

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