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Kitaro

Kitaro

Kitaro (喜多郎 Kitarō), born Masanori Takahashi (高橋 正則, Takahashi Masanori) (February 4, 1953), is a Japanese recording artist, composer, record producer, and arranger noted for his electronic instrumental music, and is often associated and regarded as one of the most prominent musical acts of new age music. He is the winner of a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album (Thinking of You (1999); with a record 16 nominations in the same category) and a Golden Globe Award for the Heaven & Earth (1993) original score. Kitaro was born in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan, and is a graduate of Sahid University. After graduating, Kitaro moved to Tokyo to experience and become a part of the music scene, and it was there that he discovered the synthesizer. His first synthesizer was analog, and he recalls having "just loved the analog sound that it made compared to today's digital sound". His parents were first opposed to the idea of their son having a musical career. In an effort to maneuver him towards their vision, they made arrangements for him to take a job at a local company. In return, he left home without telling them. He supported himself by taking on several part-time jobs such as cooking and civil service work, while composing songs at night. In the early 1970s, he changed completely to keyboards. He joined the Japanese music group Far East Family Band which was formed in 1965, and toured with them around the world. While in Europe, he met the German electronica and former Tangerine Dream member Klaus Schulze. Schulze produced two albums for the band and gave Kitaro some tips for controlling synthesizers. In 1976, Kitaro left Far East Family Band and travelled through Asia (China, Laos, Thailand, India). [Wikipedia]

Personal information

Birthday

1953-02-04

Birth Place

Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Movies and TV shows :

Kitaro: An Enchanted Evening

Kitaro: An Enchanted Evening

1995

0.0

Movie
Kitaro: An Enchanted Evening Volume II

Kitaro: An Enchanted Evening Volume II

0.0

Movie
Kitaro: Daylight, Moonlight - Live in Yakushiji

Kitaro: Daylight, Moonlight - Live in Yakushiji

2002

0.0

Movie
Kitaro: Kojiki - A Story in Concert

Kitaro: Kojiki - A Story in Concert

1990

5.5

Movie
Kitaro: The Light of the Spirit

Kitaro: The Light of the Spirit

6.0

Movie
poster

Lo + plus

1995

0.0

TV
State of Emergency

State of Emergency

2020

7.8

Movie
The Monster and the Woman

The Monster and the Woman

2018

0.0

Movie
Zen - Live in Katsuyama

Zen - Live in Katsuyama

0.0

Movie