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Legendary electronic drum machine creator dies
One of the pioneers of electronic musical instruments, Ikutaro Kakehashi has died aged 87. He founded the Roland Corporation in Japan in 1972 - which made the machines behind some of the best known music of all time. Alex Ritson reports.
(Photo: Andrew Barker and Graham Massey of 808 State perform with Swim Deep in 2015 in London. Credit: Getty Images.)
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