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Japanese musician

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Japan
Active from
1924
Active to
2012

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Kimio Eto (衛藤公雄 Etō Kimio) (surname Etō, born 1924 in Ōita – died 24 December 2012[1]) was a blind Japanese musician who played the koto. He began musical training at the age of eight with the renowned master Michio Miyagi. When he was eleven, he composed his first work and by the age of sixteen, he had received three consecutive grand prizes as an artist and composer from the national ministry and guild. Eto moved to the United States in the 1950s with the intention to popularize the koto in t

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date of death
2012-12-24
date of birth
1924-00-00
name in native language
衛藤公雄
name in kana
えとう きみお
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