| Zero Landmine | |
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| EP by Ryuichi Sakamoto and others | |
| Released | April 2001 |
| Recorded | 2001 |
| Length | 19:29 |
| Label | Warner Elektra Atlantic Corp. (Japan) |
Zero Landmine is an extended play (EP) created to promote awareness of the problem of landmines and to promote a ban on landmines. Japanese recording artist Ryuichi Sakamoto led a collection of musicians to form a group called NML (No More Landmines), and they released the single Zero Landmine on April 25, 2001.
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