Akio Watanabe

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Born 1984 in Japan. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays a steelpan, a guitar and an ukulele. During his working years he met the steelpan, then joined WAIWAI STEEL BAND in 2009. From January to March 2017, he travelled to Trinidad and Tobago where the instrument was originated, then joined the historic Starlift Steel Orchestra and participated in a competition. He became the first Japanese to perform in the front line of the steelpan band of 120 members. In may 2018, he self-releases a first solo album "in my room" In 2019 autumn, release a duo album "Sora Mo Sukoshi" featuring paniyolo (Guitarist) He is also actively involved in joint productions, most notably the Lo-Fi Project with n'sawa-saraca , where he fuses keyboards and steelpan to create a floating, cosmic sound over Lo-Fi beats, creating a unique world of his own. With his cheerful personality and gentle music, he spares no effort to give supports to music productions and live performances. スティールパンとギターを中心に曲を作ってます。 音楽が好きです。 https://watanabeakio.jp