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About IYCO 

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IYCO’s ambition is to create music which evokes images of nature such as sky, sea, wind, rain and earth.

Her aim is to incorporate African-style music in her 

compositions. In this way, she can create her own unique 

brand of Japanese-African music. She has set her sights 

on introducing this to the world.

 

2009: IYCO started to sing solo.

2010: 1st album “UTA” released in Japan.

2011: “Himawari” is used for ending theme of ABC’s “Street Fighters” TV program.

2012: Performed at Fuji Rock Festival.

2013: 2nd album “MOYO” released in Japan.

Formed band “IYCO & KAKA FURAHA” with Fuyuki on guitar and Tisavo & Missy as backing vocalists.

2015: Performed at the Zimbabwe’s prestigious “Harare International Festival of the Arts” in May.

2016: Toured in US. Performed in NY and Boston at ‘Japan Festival 2016’ 

2017: Performed at the Zimbabwe’s prestigious “Harare International Festival of the Arts ( HIFA 2017 )” in May again.Performed 5 shows including a show with Zimbabwean national singer “Oliver Mtukudzi”. It made the front page of the paper and produced a lot of reactions.

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Projects in Japan

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