Masanori Takahashi (高橋正則, born February 4, 1953), professionally known as Kitarō (喜多郎), is a Japanese musician, composer, record producer and arranger known for his electronic and instrumental sound. In the mid‑1970s, Kitarō joined the Far East Family Band, a Japanese progressive and psychedelic rock group. During his time with the band, he expanded his musical vocabulary, experimented with synthesizers and electronic textures, and toured internationally.He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in new‑age music. Kitarō won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for Thinking of You (1999) and has received a record sixteen nominations in the category. He also earned a Golden Globe Award for his original score for Heaven & Earth (1993). Kitarō was born in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan, and graduated from Toyohashi Commercial High School. His childhood nickname “Kitarō,” meaning “man of love and joy,” later became his professional name. Raised in a family of Shinto‑Buddhist farmers, he developed a spiritual outlook that would later influence his music. Although his parents initially opposed his desire to pursue a musical career and arranged a job for him at a local company, he quietly refused to show up, eventually convincing them to let him follow his passion. During high school, Kitarō played electric guitar in a band performing American rhythm and blues, including songs by Otis Redding, as well as covers by The Beatles. After graduation, he learned drums and bass before moving to Tokyo to immerse himself in the city’s music scene. There, he discovered the synthesizer — the instrument that would define his signature sound. See for more.
Caravansary
Silk Road
Dance Of Sarasvati (live)
Everlasting Road
Fire (live)
An Enchanted Evening
Chant From The Heart (live)
Heaven & Earth (live)
Mandala (live)
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