Masao Koga
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| Birth name | 古賀正夫 |
| Born | November 18, 1904 Taguchi, Mizuma District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | July 25, 1978 (aged 73) Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years active | 1931–1978 |
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Masao Koga (古賀政男, Koga Masao, November 18, 1904 – July 25, 1978) was a Japanese
Life
Koga was born in 1904 in the village of Taguchi (today part of the city Ōkawa) in the Mizuma District of Fukuoka Prefecture; he was the sixth of eight children. In 1910, Koga's father, Kitarō, died. As a result, Koga, his mother, older sister, and younger brother moved to Korea in 1912, where his eldest brother had migrated for work. His family first traveled to Incheon, before settling in Keijo (today part of Seoul). During this period, Koga was gifted a taishōgoto from his cousin; then later, while enrolled at the Keijō Good Neighbor Trade School, a mandolin from an older brother living in Osaka.[3]
He was regarded as a notable figure for establishing the genre
References
- ^ "New Jazz Wave To Sweep U. S.: Band Leader Vincent Lopez Says Japanese Swing Music on Its Way". The Idaho Statesman. Universal Press Syndicate. July 15, 1937. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "古賀政男". コトバンク (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "古賀政男のあゆみ". 古賀政男音楽博物館 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ 第６部・演歌巡礼＜７＞古賀政男 日本的歌唱を熟知し作曲 (in Japanese). Nishinippon Shimbun. 2006-12-19. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- ^ "Koga Memorial Museum". American Airlines. Retrieved 2010-01-09. [dead link]
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