GONTITI

Gontiti (ゴンチチ, Gon'chichi; sometimes rendered gontiti or GONTITI) is a Japanese acoustic guitar duo formed in 1978 by Masahiko "Gonzalez" Mikami (ゴンザレス三上, Gonzaresu Mikami; born 30 December 1953 in Osaka, Japan) and Masahide "Titi" Matsumura (チチ松村, Chichi Matsumura; born 6 September 1954, also in Osaka). Gontiti's music incorporates a number of styles, including bossa nova, flamenco, and classical music. As of 2007 Gontiti have recorded more than thirty original albums and compilations. Most of their recordings have been for Epic/Sony Records. The duo have also provided music for a number of Japanese films, most notably the 2004 Hirokazu Kore-eda film Dare mo shiranai, released in English-speaking countries as Nobody Knows. Japan portal Music portal Biography portal Official website (in English, Japanese, and Korean) ディスコグラフィ | Sony Music - Discography in Epic/Sony Records website (in Japanese) Album01 of GONTITI Archived 2013-07-16 at the Wayback Machine - Discography in official website (in Japanese) Gontiti Fan's Web Site (in English) Gontiti at Allmusic. Titi Matsumura and Gonzalez Mikami at Internet Movie Database. GONTITI official website Archived 2007-03-24 at the Wayback Machine (English version). Accessed 6 March 2007. Strauss, Neil. In Performance; POP: New Music Seminar. New York Times, July 23, 1994. Accessed via nytimes.com on 6 March 2007. Gontiti discography at Allmusic.com. Accessed 6 March 2007. Gontiti at AllMovie Guide. Accessed 6 March 2007. v t e