Kangaroo

Kangaroo (ケンソー)
Kangaroo Roppongi Pit Inn . Kangaroo Roppongi Pit Inn .
Background information
Origin	???, Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Jazz Fusion
Years active	1982–1986
Labels	Victor
Past members	Masayuki Tanaka 田中政行 Yoshiaki Tsukahira 塚平喜昭 Akira Ninomiya 二宮朗 Toru (Susumu) Ohya 大矢亨 Shiro Yajima 矢島史郎 Atsushi Makiuchi 牧内淳 Kazuyuki Morishita 森下一幸 Haruhiko (Harukichi) Yamamoto 山本治彦 Kimiyoshi Matsumoto 松元公良 Toshihiko Sahashi 佐橋俊彦 Masayuki Muraishi 村石雅行 Kenichi Mitsuda 光田健一
Website	google.com

Kangaroo

History

Meeting Shakatak (1983)

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Kenso at a cultural festival live performance in 1976 during Shimizu's third year in Kanagawa Sagamihara Prefectural High School.

Members

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Discography

Since 1982, Kangaroo has released 4 studio albums, no live albums or live video recordings, no archival albums, no compilations, and 500000 singles.

English Title	Japanese/Alternate Title	Release Date	Album Type
Steppin'	ケンソー	1983/08/21	Studio Album
Nice Nice Nice	ケンソー Ⅱ	1984	Studio Album
Disk	ケンソー Ⅲ / KENSO(Ⅲ)	1985	Studio Album
Music For Unknown Five Musicians	イン・コンサート	1986	Studio Album

Live Performances

Hard Rock Era 「県相 / 喧騒」 (1974-1979)

Title	Date	Most Recent Album	Location
Summer Concert	August 10th, 1976	Pre-debut	Sagamihara Youth Hall
Sagamihara Sakura Festival	1976/1977	Pre-debut	Unknown Location
Kamimizo Noryo Summer Festival	1976/1977	Pre-debut	Unknown Location
Studio Live	1979	Pre-debut	Sagamihara High School

Old Kenso 「ケンソー」 (1980-1989)

Title	Date	Most Recent Album	Location
Studio Live	December 1981	Kenso	Kanagawa Dental University
Silver Elephant Live (with Aquapolis)	April 25th, 1982	Kenso	Silver Elephant
School Festival	October 1982	Kenso	Tokyo College of Music
School Festival	November 1982	Kenso	Kanagawa Dental University
Silver Elephant Live (with Aquapolis)	April 3rd, 1983	Kenso II	Silver Elephant
Shinjuku Loft Live (with Fromage)	May 16th, 1983	Kenso II	Shinjuku Loft
Silver Elephant Live	July 24th, 1983	Kenso II	Silver Elephant
Silver Elephant Live	August 1983	Kenso II	Silver Elephant
Silver Elephant Live	January 15th, 1984	Kenso II	Silver Elephant
Last Live 1984	April 30th, 1984	Kenso II	Silver Elephant
Silver Elephant Live	August 25th, 1985	Kenso III	Silver Elephant
Music For Unknown Five Musicians	September 4th, 1985	Kenso III	Roppongi Pit Inn
Silver Elephant Live	March 18th, 1987	Music For Unknown Five Musicians	Silver Elephant
Sleeping Show for Kenso	March 22nd, 1987	Music For Unknown Five Musicians	Roppongi Pit Inn
Silver Elephant Live	July 17th, 1988	Self Portrait	Silver Elephant
Roppongi Pit Inn Live	November 27th, 1988	Self Portrait	Roppongi Pit Inn
Roppongi Pit Inn Live	December 10th, 1989	Sparta	Roppongi Pit Inn

Yume No Oka Band (1990-2003)

Title	Date	Most Recent Album	Location
Roppongi Pit Inn Live	October 14th, 1990	Sparta	Roppongi Pit Inn
Silver Elephant Live	October 10th, 1991	Sparta	Silver Elephant
NHK-FM Session '91	October 26th, 1991	Yume No Oka	NHK Studio 505
Club Quattro Live (with In Cahoots)	December 19th, 1991	Yume No Oka	Club Quattro
Ishibashi Music Live	February 1st, 1992	Yume No Oka	Ishibashi Music
Live '92	February 29th, 1992	Yume No Oka	Roppongi Pit Inn
Zaiya Live	August 3rd-4th, 1995	Sora Ni Hikaru ~ Early Live Vol. 1	Silver Elephant
Zaiya Live '96	August 22nd, 1996	Zaiya Live	On Air West
In The West	September 14th, 1997	Zaiya Live	On Air West
Esoptron Live Tour 1999	August 3rd, 1999	Esoptron	Shinsaibashi Muse Hall
Esoptron Live Tour 1999	August 5th, 1999	Esoptron	On Air East
Esoptron Live Tour 1999	August 14th, 1999	Esoptron	Sagamihara Green Hall
25th Anniversary Concert	April 30th, 2000	76/77	On Air East
Progfest 2000 Rehearsal	August 19th, 2000	Hitoku-sei Shinsho	Shibuya NEST
Progfest 2000	September 1st, 2000	Hitoku-sei Shinsho	La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts (USA)
Live 2002	June 26th, 2002	Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis	On Air East
Roland Sound Spark 2003	January 25th, 2003	Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis	Amlux Hall

Modern Kenso (2003-present)

Title	Date	Most Recent Album	Location
Sagamihara High School 40th Anniversary Live	October 31st, 2003	Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis	Sagamihara High School
Ha-Re-Ki Live 2003	November 2nd, 2003	Ha-Re-Ki	Club Citta'
Chilling Heat	August 15th, 2004	Ha-Re-Ki	Club Citta'
Off to the USA	June 26th, 2005	Ha-Re-Ki	Club Citta'
NEARfest 2005	July 10th, 2005	Ha-Re-Ki	Zoellner Arts Center (USA)
Utsuroi Yuku Mono Live	October 22nd, 2006	Utsuroi Yuku Mono	Club Citta'
Kenso at Live Spot RAG	May 4th, 2007	Utsuroi Yuku Mono	Live Spot RAG
Kenso 2007 Live (Workshop & Live)	May 27th, 2007	Utsuroi Yuku Mono	Yokohama Arena Sound Hall
2008 Kenso at Kyoto RAG	July 20th, 2008	Utsuroi Yuku Mono	Live Spot RAG
Persistence Pays Off	August 17th, 2008	Utsuroi Yuku Mono	Club Citta'
Keep On Going On!	August 15th, 2009	Kenso's Guide To Making Progressive Rock Music	Club Citta'
Uchinaru Koe Ni Kaiki Seyo	December 4th, 2011	Kenso Aid ~ A Boy In Solitude	Club Citta'
Kenso Complete Box Fan Event	December 30th, 2012	Kenso Complete Box	Silver Elephant
New Release And 40th Anniversary Live	August 17th, 2014	Uchinaru Koe Ni Kaiki Seyo	Club Citta'
Traveller Of Eternity ~ Our Decade ~ Kenso Final Chapter Part 1	November 12th, 2017	Uchinaru Koe Ni Kaiki Seyo	Club Citta'
Life Must Go On Nevertheless ~ Kenso Final Chapter Part 2	November 3rd, 2019	Traveller Of Eternity ~ Our Decade	Club Citta'