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Artists
This is a list of artists with work in the MOMAT's collection. It is updated continually.
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ABAKANOWICZ, Magdalena
ABAKANOWICZ, Magdalena
1930–2017
ABBOTT, Berenice
ABBOTT, Berenice
1898–1991
ABE, Gosei
ABE, Gosei
1910–1972
ABE, Nobuya (Yoshibumi)
ABE, Nobuya (Yoshibumi)
1913–1971
ABE, Shumpo
ABE, Shumpo
1877–1956
ACCONCI, Vito
ACCONCI, Vito
1940–2017
ADACHI, Gen'ichiro
ADACHI, Gen’ichiro
1889–1973
ADAM, Henri Georges
ADAM, Henri Georges
1904–1967
ADAMCZYK Jr., Frank / HUTTER, R.R. / MOORE, D.T. / WYLDER, Mark (Southern Illinois Universitiy)
ADAMCZYK Jr., Frank / HUTTER, R.R. / MOORE, D.T. / WYLDER, Mark (Southern Illinois Universitiy)
ADAMS, Ansel
ADAMS, Ansel
1902–1984
ADAMSON, PRESCOTT
ADAMSON, PRESCOTT
1866–1933
AI-MITSU
AI-MITSU
1907–1946
AI-O
AI-O
1931–
AIDA, Makoto
AIDA, Makoto
1965–
AIGASA, Masayoshi
AIGASA, Masayoshi
1939–
AKABORI, Shimpei
AKABORI, Shimpei
1899–1992
AKAGI, Yasunobu
AKAGI, Yasunobu
1889–1955
AKAMATSU, Unrei
AKAMATSU, Unrei
1892–1958
AKANA, Hiroshi
AKANA, Hiroshi
1922–2009
AKASEGAWA, Gempei
AKASEGAWA, Gempei
1937–2014
AKASEGAWA, Gempei et al.
AKASEGAWA, Gempei et al.
AKATSUKA, Yuji
AKATSUKA, Yuji
1955–
AKINO, Fuku
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ENKA (JAPANESE OLD-PEOPLE MUSIC), MISORA HIBARA AND JERO, THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ENKA SINGER
KAYOKYOKU AND ENKA
“Kayokyoku” is a form of Japanese popular music popular enjoyed mostly by people over 40. Based on the scales of Japanese classical music, it emerged after World War II as a synthesis of traditional Japanese music with imported music like big band jazz, Hawaiian music, American country-and-western and rhythm and blues.
“Enka” is a style of music, also popular with older people. Similar to kayokyoku except that it incorporates the scales of Western music and sometimes called the country-and-western music of Japan, it features sobbing vibrato-style “kobushi” singing, syrupy string arrangements, and sentimental lyrics. The word enka is derived from “en” (a short form of “enzestu”, meaning public speech) and “ka” ("song").
Female enka singers usually appear in a kimono. The male singer often have greasy hair and sequined suits and look like Japanese version of lounge singers.
History of Enka and the Origins of Popular Music in Japan
In the first half of the 20th century, Western influence on Japanese popular music gradually grew. However, while Western instruments came to be widely used, either exclusively or in combination with native instruments, melodies were st