is a Japanese musician, best known for playing the

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Southern All Stars , also known by the abbreviations and SAS, are a Japanese rock band that first formed in 1974. The band is composed of Keisuke Kuwata (lead vocals and guitars), Yuko Hara (vocals and keyboards), Kazuyuki Sekiguchi (bass), Hiroshi Matsuda (dru ...

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(in Indonesian), June 26, 2013. As a

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, he has played

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. He is a fan of Hawaiian music, and is the founder of the annual Ukulele Picnic music festival in Hawaii.Jones, Jay.
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, The Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2017. For over thirty years, Sekiguchi has worked with

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in the ''

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'' video game series as a music composer.

Singles

Kazuyuki Sekiguchi featuring Leyona

*HOTEL PACIFIC (2001)

Kazuyuki Sekiguchi featuring KONISHIKI

*Watashi-no Aozora ~MY BLUE HEAVEN~ (''私の青空～MY BLUE HEAVEN～'' 'My Blue Sky ~MY BLUE HEAVEN~' 2002)

Original albums

*Sakin (''砂金'' 'Gold dust' 1986) *Ukulele Caravan (2012) *FREE-UKES (2022)

Albums

Captain Mook and The Ala Moana Strings

*UKULELE CALENDAR (1997) Featuring Petty Booka.

Kazuyuki Sekiguchi featuring Naoto Takenaka

*Kuchibue to Ukulele (''口笛とウクレレ'' 'Whistle and Ukulele' 2000)

Kazuyuki Sekiguchi and Sazan All Stars

*World Hits!? of Southern All Stars (2001)

Kazuyuki Sekiguchi featuring Naoto Takenaka and Kimiko Wakeyama

*Kuchibue to Ukulele 2 (''口笛とウクレレ2'' 'Whistle and Ukelele 2' 2008)

Video game music

''All works below were composed solely by Sekiguchi unless otherwise noted.''

References

1955 births Japanese bass guitarists Southern All Stars members Aoyama Gakuin University alumni Living people Musicians from Niigata Prefecture Amuse Inc. talents Male bass guitarists {{Japan-musician-stub