The birth of Karaoke
The man who invented the Karaoke machine speaks to Witness History
Witness History · BBC World Service
July 27, 20219m 39s
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Show Notes
Daisuke Inoue was playing keyboards in a band in Kobe, Japan, when he invented the Karaoke machine in 1971. He had a customer who wanted to impress business clients by singing along to his favourite songs. Ashley Byrne spoke to Daisuke Inoue about his invention in 2015.
(Photo: A group of women sing karaoke. Credit: Getty Images)