Yoshi Wada, inventive creator of sound worlds, dies at 77 Yoshi Wada performed at the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook in Los Angeles in 2015. He created dense fields of sound with inventive techniques. Felix Salazar, via SASSAS via The New York Times. by William Robin (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- Yoshi Wada, a Japanese-born composer and artist who drew a following creating cacophonous, minimalist performances on homemade instruments and was a member of the Fluxus performance-art movement that took root in New York in the 1960s, died May 18 at his home in Manhattan. He was 77. His son and musical collaborator, Tashi, confirmed the death but said the cause was not known.