Yoshimi P-We

Yoshimi P-We
Yoshimi P-We performing with the Boredoms at the 2006 Intonation Music Festival in Chicago
Background information
Birth name	Yokota Yoshimi
Born	February 18, 1968 (1968-02-18) (age 41)
Origin	Okayama, Japan
Genres	Noise Rock Experimental
Associated acts	Boredoms, OOIOO, OLAibi

Yoshimi P-We, (born Yoshimi Yokota (横田佳美, Yokota Yoshimi^?) on February 18, 1968, Okayama, Japan) is a Japanese musician best known for her role as the longest consistent drummer in the Japanese rock band, Boredoms.

Yoshimi also plays trumpet, guitar, and keyboard, and sings.

Yoshimi joined her first band U.F.O. or Die with Yamatsuka Eye in 1986. Since 1997 she has led the all-female band, OOIOO, and continues to contribute to the current incarnation of Boredoms.

Yoshimi has worked on a great number of other projects most notably a raga band Saicobaba, an ambient project Yoshimi and Yuka, the tribal drum influenced OLAibi and indie supergroup Free Kitten. She appeared as a session player, vocalist and as the subject matter of the Flaming Lips' 2002 record, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. Yoshimi participated as drummer 1 in the Boredoms 77 Boadrum performance which occurred on July 7, 2007 at the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park in Brooklyn, New York.

Discography

Yoshimio

• Big Toast(1993)
• 2 (1994)
• 3 (1995)
• Yunnan Colorfree (2007)
• Bor-Cozmik (2009)

Yoshimi and Yuka

• Flower with No Color (2003)

OOIOO

• OOIOO (1997)
• Feather Float (1999)
• Gold and Green (2000)
• Kila Kila Kila (2003)
• Taiga (2006)
• OOEYヨOO -EYヨ REMIX (Eye Remix EP) (2007)
• COCOCOOOIOO: The Best of Shock City 1997–2001
• Armonico Hewa (2009)

OLAibi

• Humming Moon Drip (2006)
• Tingaruda (2009)

External links

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• Biography and discography (Japanese)
• Emerald 13 Clothing Label (Japanese)
• 77 Boadrum Site Profile Viva Radio, Sep 2007. (Flash)

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