Gontiti

Gontiti

Gontiti (sometimes rendered GONTITI) is a Japanese world music guitar duo formed in 1978 by Masahiko "Gonzalez" Mikami (born 30 December 1953 in Osaka, Japan) and Masahide "Titi" Matsumura (born 6 September 1954, also in Osaka). [http://www.gontiti.jp/indexe.html GONTITI official website] (English version). Accessed 6 March 2007.] Gontiti's music incorporates a number of styles, including bossa nova, flamenco, and classical music.Strauss, Neil. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E5DD133EF930A15754C0A962958260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fS%2fStrauss%2c%20Neil In Performance; POP: New Music Seminar.] "New York Times", July 23, 1994. Accessed via [http://www.nytimes.com nytimes.com] on 6 March 2007.]

Recordings

As of 2007 Gontiti have recorded more than thirty original albums and compilations. [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=GONTITI&sql=11:l7ae4j670waw~T20 Gontiti discography] at Allmusic.com. Accessed 6 March 2007.] Most of their recordings have been for Sony and Epic Records. The duo have also provided music for a number of Japanese films, most notably the 2004 Hirokazu Koreeda film "Dare mo shiranai," released in English-speaking countries as Nobody Knows. [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:402094~T2 Gontiti] at AllMovie Guide. Accessed 6 March 2007.]

Discography

Notes

*Titi Matsumura's nickname is pronounced Chi-Chi, after the Charlie Parker song of the same name. [http://www.gontiti.jp/indexe.html GONTITI official website] (English version). Accessed 6 March 2007.]
*The albums "Body of Gontiti" and "Spirit of Gontiti" were both released on the same day. [http://www.gontiti.jp/indexe.html GONTITI official website] (English version). Accessed 6 March 2007.]

External links

* [http://www.gontiti.jp/indexe.html Official website] (in English).
* [http://homepage2.nifty.com/another_cup_of_GT/Main_e/Top_e.html Gontiti Fan's Web Site] (in English).
* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=GONTITI&sql=11:1kd5vwxva9tk~T0 Gontiti] at AllMusic Guide.
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1735445/ Titi Matsumura] and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1735446/ Gonzalez Mikami] at IMDB.

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