Keisuke Kuwata (born February 26, 1956) has gained fame as a Japanese multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and frontman for the Southern All-Stars.
Kuwata is known for his willingness to experiment with differing genres of Western music as well as J-pop music in his native Japan. As a musician, Kuwata performs primarily as lead guitarist and vocalist, although he has experimented with playing in a variety of positions, and released one album in which he played every instrument on the record. Kuwata is ranked #12 in a list of the top 100 musicians in Japan in 2006.
Kuwata has worked as a record producer, a movie director, has recorded albums as bandleader of his own band, the Kuwata Band, and has worked on projects scoring music to film.
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- Birth name : Keisuke Kuwata
- Born : February 26, 1956, Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Origin : Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Genres : J-Pop, J-Rock, Rock
- Occupations : Musician, Songwriter
- Instruments : Guitar, bass, drums, keyboards
- Years active : 1978 – present
- Labels : Victor Entertainment
- Associated acts : Southern All-Stars
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