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Akiko Seki
Akiko Seki
was a Japanese
soprano
. She is commonly recognized as the founder of the movement of
The Singing Voice of Japan
. In 1955 she was awarded the
Stalin Peace Prize
.
Life
March 1921: She graduated in artistic singing at
the Music
School of
Tokyo
.
May 1, 1946: In the occasion of the first
May Day
post-war in Tokyo, she
conducted
L'internationale
and a Japanese version of
The
red flag
; this experience led her to
the creation
of a national
musical movement
of
the working class
.
February 10, 1948: She created the
Choir of the
Communist Youth League
of Japan
in Tokyo, as
the core
of national musical movement of the
working class
.
December
20
, 1955: She was awarded
the Stalin
Peace Prize
.
Writings
Collection of
Songs
for Youth
.
Bewiched by the
singing voice
.
