![]() He entered into a worldwide distribution arrangement with Geffen Records in 1985–1986. Notably, he was forced to cancel a leg in Singapore because he had long hair and at that time the country had a policy banning it. In 1984, Kitaro embarked on a "Live in Asia" tour. The success created from the program brought Kitaro international attention. The score received a Galaxy Award, and the series of soundtracks sold millions of copies. The music was composed mainly using a Minimoog, Minikorg 700, and Maxikorg DV800. The documentary was narrated by Ishizaka Koji with music composed by Kitaro, who insisted that the show be broadcast in stereo. The intention of the program was to reveal how ancient Japan was influenced by the Silk Road trade route. It took a total of 17 years from conception to complete what many consider a landmark in Japan's broadcasting television history. The Silk Road: The Rise And Fall Of Civilizations is an NHK Tokushu documentary series that first aired on 7 April 1980, with sequels being broadcast over a 10-year period. He performed his first symphonic concert at the "Small Hall" of the Kosei Nenkin Kaikan in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The first two albums Ten Kai and Daichi were released in 19. Solo career: 1977–present īack in Japan, Kitaro started his solo career in 1977. In 1976, Kitaro left Far East Family Band and travelled through Asia (China, Laos, Thailand, India). Schulze produced two albums for the band and gave Kitaro some tips for controlling synthesizers. While in Japan and Europe in 1975, he met the German electronica and former Tangerine Dream member Klaus Schulze. In the early 1970s he changed completely to keyboard and joined the Japanese progressive rock band Far East Family Band and recorded four albums with them. His first synthesizer was analog, and he recalls having "just loved the analog sound that it made compared to today's digital sound". ![]() After graduating, and learning to play drums and bass, Kitaro moved to Tokyo to experience and become a part of the music scene, and it was there that he discovered the synthesizer. In high school Kitarō played electric guitar in a band that played American rhythm and blues of Otis Redding and covers by The Beatles. In return, he did not show for the job without telling them, and managed to convince them to work on something he loved. In an effort to maneuver him towards their vision, they made arrangements for him to take a job at a local company. ![]() After graduating his parents were first opposed to the idea of their son having a musical career. Kitarō, which is his boyhood name meaning "man of love and joy", a practicing Buddhist himself, was born in a family of Shinto-Buddhist farmers. Masanori Takahashi was born in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan, and is a graduate of Sahid University. He received a Golden Globe Award for the original score to Heaven & Earth (1993). He won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for Thinking of You (1999), with a record 16 nominations in the same category. In total, there exists 40 original karaoke versions (not counting repeated tracks) released on CD, and 20 original karaoke exist only in cassette releases.Kitarō ( 喜多郎), born Masanori Takahashi ( 高橋 正則) (February 4, 1953), is a Japanese recording artist, composer, record producer, and arranger noted for his electronic- instrumental music, and is often associated with and regarded as one of the most prominent musical acts of new-age music. Days, 1990~ (released in September 25, 1990) and Winkle Winkle ~10 Days in L.A.&Hawaii~ (released in August 17, 1991). Then there's two VHS/LD videos which contain exclusive instrumental versions. Some songs have cassette-only karaoke versions, making them really rare, at least for people not living in Japan. ![]() All cassette single releases have original karaoke for both tracks.Īfter the 19th single, all the next singles were released only on CD, and then they started to include karaoke for both tracks as well. Then there's the 3-disc album MEMORIES 1988-1996 with ORIGINAL KARAOKE (released in December 7, 2011), which features all singles' first tracks, the third disc featuring karaoke versions for (some of) them. The duo officially has 2 karaoke albums: Fairy Tone (released in April 10, 1990) and Fairy Tone Ⅱ (released in November 25, 1991). Wink has quite many original karaoke versions of their songs.
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