Hisham Akira Bharoocha

Hisham Akira Bharoocha is a Japanese-born, mixed-race multi-disciplinary artist working in visual art, music performance and installation. He was raised in southern California and Tokyo. He is a 2026 music resident at Pioneer Works, with an October–November 2026 residency and an October 23, 2026 radio session on The Lot Radio. He was a founding member of the bands Black Dice and Pixeltan, and was music director of Boredoms' BOADRUM drum performance series. He later founded the collective IIII. His solo electronic work appears under the name YOKUBARI. Bharoocha has collaborated with artists including Doug Aitken, Lee Ranaldo, Otomo Yoshihide and Ikue Mori. He has also presented work at venues such as MoMA PS1, the Sydney Opera House and the Barbican Centre.