Hiroshima

Hiroshima brings together jazz, R&B, pop and world music, with a distinctive sound shaped by traditional Japanese instruments. Founded by Dan Kuramoto and koto player June Kuramoto, the group pairs the koto’s bright, intricate strings and the pulse of taiko drums with contemporary grooves. Across a career that began with its 1979 debut, Hiroshima earned Grammy nominations for “Winds of Change (Henka Non Nagare)” and the album Legacy; “One Wish” remains one of its best-known songs. The music’s appeal lies in the meeting of contrasting textures—delicate and percussive, rooted in tradition yet unmistakably modern.