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Roland founder

Roland founder

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Ikutaro Kakehashi, 82-year-old founder of Japanese electronic music instruments maker Roland Corp., answers reporters' questions in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2013, after he was named a recipient of a technical Grammy award for contributing to the development of MIDI technology.

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Kakehashi, Roland founder and music pioneer, dies at 87

Kakehashi, Roland founder and music pioneer, dies at 87

Undated photo shows Ikutaro Kakehashi, the founder of Japanese electronic musical instruments maker Roland Corp., in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, where he established Roland in 1972. Kakehashi died on April 1, 2017, at the age of 87, people close to him said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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