The Raiché Coutev Sisters were a small female vocal choir that performed exclusively for the soundtracks of Yoko Kanno

Yoko Kanno

is a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements...

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The group was formed by vocalists Gabriela Robin

Gabriela Robin

Gabriela Robin is a singer and lyricist, credited for lyrics and vocals on many songs composed and arranged by Yoko Kanno.She has long been rumored to be Kanno's pseudonym. Robin stated in a print interview that she was going to sing in front of an audience for the first time at Kanno's...

, Akino Arai

Akino Arai

is a Japanese singer, song-writer, and lyricist, best known for her works in anime such as Outlaw Star, Noir, Macross Plus, and many others....

, Wuyontana

Wuyontana

Wuyontana , known in Japan as , is a Mongolian singer from the Horqin district of Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, China. She has lived in Japan since 1987 and has contributed vocals to a variety of anime including Macross Plus, Shamanic Princess, Betterman, and the first Cardcaptor Sakura movie.-External...

, and Koko Komine. They have been featured in the soundtracks for Macross Plus

Macross Plus

is a four-episode anime OVA and theatrical movie in the Macross series. It was the first sequel to the original Macross television series that took place in the official timeline...

 ("A Sai Ën"), Uncharted Waters

Uncharted Waters

is a popular Japanese video game series produced by Koei as part of its Rekoeition games. In East Asia, the series has a large cult following, but has not received much recognition outside the region. The series has been compared to Sid Meier's Pirates! in gameplay and theme...

 ("A Siren Song"), and Turn-A Gundam ("Spiral Re-born", "Barbarian").

Ultimately, the "sisters" disbanded in 1999, with Akino Arai and Wuyontana pursuing solo careers, and Koko Komine leaving to sing for Yasunori Mitsuda

Yasunori Mitsuda

is a Japanese video game composer, sound programmer, and musician. He has composed music for or worked on over 35 games, and has contributed to over 15 other albums...

's works. Currently, Gabriela Robin is the only member still working with Kanno.