Born: February 7, 1974, in Japan.
Died: February 26, 2010, in Tokyo, Japan (aged 36).
Nujabes (pronounced: Noo-Jah-Bess), artist name of Jun Seba, was a Japanese hip-hop music producer. The artist name is his real name spelled backwards.
Nujabes was the owner of the Tribe (2) record shop in Shibuya, Tokyo, and also ran his own independent record label, Hyde Out Recordings. Tribe is now also a label that releases 7 records of songs by various friends and associates, such as
Uyama Hiroto and
Five Deez.
His music is known for a strong cool jazz influence, frequently using samples from artists like
Miles Davis and
Yusef Lateef.
He was also a member of the production duo
Urbanforest, an experimental collaboration with Nao Tokui, appearing on the
Lady Brown 12. He died after a car accident in Tokyo.