Oki

, known professionally as OKI, is a Japanese musician of mixed Japanese Ainu ancestry.

Early life and education Oki was born in Hokkaido in 1957, and grew up in Kanagawa Prefecture. He studied industrial arts at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. His father, Bikki Sunazawa, was a renowned wood sculptor. Oki grew up with his Japanese mother, and did not know of his Ainu heritage or meet his father until he was an adult.

Career

From 1987 to 1992 Oki lived in New York City working as a special effects technician for movies.

Works

Albums, singles Hankapuy (feat. Umeko Ando) March 20, 1999 Kamuy Kor Nupurpe May 27, 2001 No-One'S Land June 2, 2002 Dub Ainu October 17, 2004 Tonkori May 12, 2005 "Tóg É Go Bog É" (Single) February 17, 2006 (Kíla and OKI) "Kíla & Oki"(album), 2006 (Kíla and OKI) , Greatest hits - February 17, 2006 Dub Ainu Deluxe July 16, 2006 Oki Dub Ainu Band December 3, 2006 "Eternal Dub Serenade" May 30, 2007 Sakhalin Rock July 14, 2010 Himalayan Dub April 16, 2011 Tonkori in the Moonlight February 4, 2022 Collaborations IHUNKE - Umeko Ando - May 20, 2001 UPOPO SANKE - Umeko Ando - December 14, 2003 - OKI meets Misako Oshiro - March 14, 2012

Picture book

Story - , Illustrations - OKI

Television Opening narration for K-tai Investigator 7