Kishi Bashi is the stage name of Kaoru Ishibashi, an Emmy-nominated Japanese-American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Seattle in 1975 and trained at Berklee College of Music. He built his reputation on virtuoso violin looping and layered vocal harmonies, releasing his acclaimed debut 151a in 2012 and going on to collaborate with major US orchestras including the National Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Philharmonic. His 2019 project Omoiyari - a song-film addressing Japanese-American internment during WWII - cemented his standing as an artist who fuses pop craft with serious conceptual ambition.
Kishi Bashi released Sonderlust (10th Anniversary Edition) on February 27, 2026 via Joyful Noise Recordings, including a new demo track.
European solo tour dates for the Sonderlust 10th Anniversary Tour were announced, with shows in Köln, Bremen, and Berlin in August 2026.
Kishi Bashi announced the 2026 Sonderlust 10-Year Anniversary Tour and released a recovered B-side, 'Comin' To You', from the original 2016 sessions.
Kishi Bashi released his fifth studio album Kantos on August 23, 2024 via Joyful Noise Recordings, blending Brazilian jazz, funk, orchestral rock, and Japanese city pop.
An anime music video for the Kantos single 'Lilliputian Chop' was released on Crunchyroll to coincide with the album launch.
Kishi Bashi marks 10 years of "Sonderlust" with a solo show in Cologne, weaving together violin, looped electronics, and lush vocal harmonies.
Kishi Bashi marks the 10th anniversary of "Sonderlust" with an intimate solo show at Kulturzentrum Lagerhaus in Bremen.
Kishi Bashi presents his solo work from the "Sonderlust Solo" series as part of his 10th anniversary tour.