Ishibashi was born to post-war immigrants from Japan, which, albeit slowly, the artist has conceptually embraced more in his music. Rachael Renee Levasseur/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Clockwise from upper left: Kishi Bashi, Gem Club, Madi Diaz, Montparnasse Musique, Toumani Diabaté. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton rented a cabin in the woods for a special holiday party, with Kishi Bashi, Dan Deacon, Carrie Brownstein, and more as guests. Mike Brinson/Getty Images hide caption
R&B singer Raveena. Her new album, Lucid, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on May 31. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kishi Bashi's Omoiyari, out May 31, is largely inspired by the artist's visit to ex-internment camps in America. Max Ritter/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kishi Bashi Uses The History Of Japanese Internment To Explore America Today
Kishi Bashi's Omoiyari comes out May 31. Max Ritter/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Kishi Bashi On Mountain Stage Josh Saul/Mountain Stage hide caption
Kishi Bashi With Strings On Mountain Stage
Kishi Bashi's newest album, Sonderlust, is out now. Kaden Shallat/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kishi Bashi On World Cafe
Kishi Bashi's new album, Sonderlust, comes out Sept. 16. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kishi Bashi's new album, Sonderlust, comes out Sept. 16. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kishi Bashi's latest album, Sonderlust, comes out Sept. 16. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kishi Bashi performs live on World Café. Rich McKie/WXPN hide caption
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Kishi Bashi On World Cafe
A man weeps in his car in a scene from the Kishi Bashi video for the song "In Fantasia." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kishi Bashi's second solo album is titled Lighght. Kaden Shallat/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kishi Bashi's new album, Lighght, comes out May 13. Kaden Shallat/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kishi Bashi, 'Lighght'
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Clockwise from upper left: Cults, Lily and Madeleine, Kishi Bashi, The Avett Brothers Courtesy of the artists hide caption
All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton rented a cabin in the woods for a special holiday party, with Kishi Bashi, Dan Deacon, Carrie Brownstein, and more as guests. Mike Brinson/Getty Images hide caption
