Mai Yamane is a Japanese singer best known internationally for her 1980 album Tasogare, rediscovered in the city pop revival, and for singing on Yoko Kanno’s soundtracks for Cowboy Bebop.[1][2]
Career
After winning the Yamaha Music Foundation’s contest for young singers, Yamane debuted in 1979 with “Gozen Reiji”, written by Yoko Shibata.[1] Her album Tasogare (1980) attracted renewed attention from 2017.[1] Producer Pi’erre Bourne built an unreleased 2019 Playboi Carti and Young Nudy track on a sample of its title song, which went unreleased because the sample could not be cleared.[1][2]
Cowboy Bebop
From 1993 she worked with composer Yoko Kanno, singing “The Real Folk Blues”, “Don’t Bother None” and other songs on the 1997 Cowboy Bebop soundtracks; she returned for the 2021 live-action series.[1]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Tasogare | — |
| 1981 | Sorry | — |
| 1982 | Will | — |
| 1984 | The Day Before Yesterday | — |
| 1984 | Gekkō-yoku | — |
| 1985 | Flying Elephants | — |
| 1986 | Embassy | — |
| 1988 | Woman Tone | — |
| 1989 | 1958 | — |
References
- “Mai Yamane”. Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
- “Iconic City Pop Songs Covered or Sampled by Overseas Artists”. Tokyo Weekender. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
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