Yoshimi P-We
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Yoshimi P-We (Born Yoshimi Yokota) is a Japanese musician best known for her role as the first, and perhaps primary drummer in the Japanese rock band, Boredoms. She also plays guitar, trumpet and sings.
Yoshimi joined her first band U.F.O. or Die with Yamatsuka Eye in 1986. Currently, she leads the all-female band, OOIOO.
Yoshimi has worked on a great number of other projects most notably a raga band Saicobab, an ambient project Yoshimi and Yuka and indie supergroup Free Kitten. She appeared as both a session player and as the subject matter of the Flaming Lips' 2002 record, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.
In 2002, the American band The Flaming Lips released an album entitled Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots which was inspired and named after Yoshimi. Her vocals are featured on the record.