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MUSICIAN

Nujabes

1974 - 2010

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Jun Seba (Japanese: 瀬葉 淳, Hepburn: Seba Jun, February 7, 1974 – February 26, 2010), better known by his stage name Nujabes (ヌジャベス, Nujabesu), was a Japanese record producer, audio engineer, DJ, composer and arranger best known for his atmospheric instrumental mixes sampling from hip hop, soul, and jazz, as well as incorporating elements of trip hop, breakbeat, downtempo, and ambient music. Seba released two studio albums during his lifetime: Metaphorical Music (2003) and Modal Soul (2005), while the album Spiritual State was released posthumously in 2011. He was the founder of the independent label Hydeout Productions and released two collection compilations: Hydeout Productions 1st Collection (2003) and 2nd Collection (2007). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nujabes has received more than 3,780,602 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Nujabes is the 1,441st most popular musician (down from 1,417th in 2019), the 1,219th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,140th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Japanese Musician.

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  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nujabes ranks 1,441 out of 2,662Before him are Steve Lacy, John Foxx, Arthur Lee, Barry McGuire, František Ondříček, and Michael Tilson Thomas. After him are Jimmy Giuffre, Rudy Sarzo, Dave Weckl, Jake E. Lee, Johnny Dodds, and Manuel Göttsching.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Nujabes ranks 134Before him are Ray Park, Martin Henderson, Chad Kroeger, Carsten Jancker, Joseph Muscat, and Melanie C. After him are Philippe Clement, Johanna Sällström, Taribo West, Kathryn Hahn, Jerry O'Connell, and Charlotte Perrelli. Among people deceased in 2010, Nujabes ranks 286Before him are Chushiro Hayashi, Edoardo Sanguineti, Vladimir Maslachenko, Ángel Cabrera, Ilene Woods, and William Tenn. After him are Jorge González, Guy Lapébie, Emilio Álvarez, Gregory Isaacs, Kathryn Grayson, and Dario Mangiarotti.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Nujabes ranks 1,219 out of 6,048Before him are Akio Kaminaga (1936), Yasuhito Endō (1980), Hideo Nakata (1961), Masuyo Shiraishi (1963), Kitamura Tokoku (1868), and Shigeru Ishiba (1957). After him are Katsuyoshi Kuwahara (1944), Ukyo Katayama (1963), Shoichi Sakata (1911), Junichi Suwabe (1972), Hiromi Tsuru (1960), and Masao Takemoto (1919).

Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Nujabes ranks 17Before him are Takanori Nishikawa (1970), Gackt (1973), LiSA (1987), Ryo Kawasaki (1947), Miyavi (1981), and Hyde (1969). After him are Nigo (1970), Masaharu Fukuyama (1969), Mana (1969), Yoko Shimomura (1967), Tomoyasu Hotei (1962), and Mitski (1990).