Kazuyuki Sekiguchi Explained

Kazuyuki Sekiguchi
Native Name:	関口 和之
Birth Date:	December 21, 1955
Birth Place:	Agano, Niigata, Japan
Alma Mater:	Aoyama Gakuin University
Years Active:	1974–present
Module:	Embed: yes Instrument: Bass guitar, guitar, ukulele Label: Victor Entertainment Associated Acts: Southern All Stars Website: http://www.nofofon.com/yunomi/

is a Japanese musician, best known for playing the bass guitar for Southern All Stars.^[1] As a solo artist, he has played ukulele. He is a fan of Hawaiian music, and is the founder of the annual Ukulele Picnic music festival in Hawaii.^[2] For over thirty years, Sekiguchi has worked with Akira Sakuma in the Momotaro Dentetsu 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 games

Year	Game	Role
1987	Momotaro Densetsu	Music
1988	Momotaro Dentetsu
1989	Super Momotaro Dentetsu
1990	Momotaro Densetsu II
1991	Super Momotaro Dentetsu II
	Momotaro Densetsu Gaiden
1993	Shin Momotaro Densetsu
1994	Super Momotaro Dentetsu III
1995	Super Momotaru Dentetsu DX
1996	Momotaro Dentetsu Happy	Music with Kazuaki Miyaji
1997	Momotaro Dentetsu 7
1998	Momotaro Dentetsu Jr.: Zenkoku Ramen Meguri no Maki
1999	Momotaro Dentetsu V
2001	Momotaro Dentetsu X: Kyushu Version	Music with Kazuaki Miyaji and Takeshi Ike
2002	Momotarō Dentetsu 11: Black Bombee Shutsugen! No Maki
2003	Momotarō Dentetsu 12: Nishinihon Hen mo ari Masse!
2004	Momotaro Dentetsu USA
2005	Momotaro Dentetsu G: Make a Gold Deck!
	Momotaro Dentetsu 15: Godai Bombi Toujou! No Maki	Music with Takeshi Ike
2006	Momotaro Dentetsu 16: Moving in Hokkaido!
2007	Momotaro Dentetsu DS: Tokyo & Japan
2008	Momotaro Dentetsu 20th Anniversary
2009	Momotaro Dentetsu 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishūgō! No Maki
2010	Momotaro Dentetsu Tag Match: Yūjō Doryoku Shōri No Maki
	Momotaro Dentetsu World
2016	Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!
2020	Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban!	Music with Kenichi Maeyamada and Konosuke Kihara
2023	Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru!

References

1. Riantrisnanto, Rully. "Band Lawas Southern All Stars Kembali Ramaikan Permusikan Jepang" (in Indonesian), June 26, 2013.
2. Jones, Jay. "In Hawaii, players will strum their stuff at the Ukulele Picnic", The Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2017.