Kitaro

Kitaro is a Grammy and Golden Globe award-winning Japanese musician, composer, record producer, and arranger known for his pioneering work in electronic-instrumental and new-age music. After composing the critically acclaimed score for the NHK documentary series ‘The Silk Road: The Rise And Fall Of Civilizations’ in 1980, which sold millions of copies and earned him a Galaxy Award, Kitaro solidified his position as a pioneering force in electronic-instrumental and new-age music. He launched his solo career in 1977, releasing his debut albums ‘Ten Kai’ in 1978 and ‘Daichi’ in 1979. Prior to his solo success, Kitaro honed his skills in the early 1970s as a member of the Japanese progressive rock band Far East Family Band, with whom he released four albums.

Further showcasing his compositional depth, Kitaro composed the music for ‘Impression West Lake,’ a large-scale opera directed by Zhang Yimou in 2007, the soundtrack for which later received a Grammy nomination. Kitaro’s dedication to themes of peace and nature was further expressed through his ‘Love and Peace World Tour’ from 2007 to 2009. He continued to release critically recognized albums, including ‘Final Call’ in 2013 and ‘Symphony Live in Istanbul’ in 2014, both of which garnered Grammy nominations. His enduring legacy is continually reinforced by recent reissues of seminal works such as ‘Kojiki’ (2015) and ‘Tenku’ (2016), solidifying his status as an internationally celebrated, Grammy and Golden Globe award-winning artist whose innovative sound has profoundly shaped the electronic-instrumental and new-age landscape for decades.