Sw Deva Setu
(Masanori Takahashi, best known as Kitarō)
Kitaro was born in Japan in Feb 1953. He is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who is regarded as a pioneer of New Age music, though he is not limited to that genre. He joined and toured with the Japanese music group Far East Family Band in the 70's, beginning his solo career in 1977. Highlights of his career include the Silk Road series, collaborations with Mickey Hart, Jon Anderson and the Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai series, which have garnered 11 Grammy nominations.
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- Kitaro
- discography
- (excludes singles, compilations and reissues)
- 1975 : Tenkujin (with the Far East Family Band)
- 1975 : Nipponjin (with the Far East Family Band)
- 1976 : The Cave Down To The Earth (with the Far East Family Band)
- 1976 : Parallel World (with the Far East Family Band)
- 1978 : Tenkai (aka Astral Voyage)
- 1979 : Daichi (aka Full Moon Story)
- 1979 : Oasis
- 1980 : In Person/In Person Digital
- 1980 : Silk Road, Volume 1 (soundtrack)
- 1980 : Silk Road Suite (with the London Symphony Orchestra)
- 1980 : Silk Road, Volume 2 (soundtrack)
- 1981 : Tonko (aka Tunhuang, Dunhuang, or Silk Road III) (soundtrack)
- 1981 : Ki
- 1982 : World Of Kitaro (with the London National Philharmonic Orchestra)
- 1982 : Queen of Millennia (aka Millennia) (soundtrack)
- 1982 : Live at Budokan
- 1983 : Silver Cloud (aka Cloud)
- 1983 : Tenjiku (aka India or Silk Road IV) (soundtrack)
- 1984 : Si Shui Liu Nian[6] (soundtrack)
- 1984 : Live In Asia (aka Asia)
- 1985 : Towards the West (aka Endless Journey)
- 1986 : Tenku
- 1986 : Manhunter (soundtrack)
- 1987 : The Light Of The Spirit (with Mickey Hart)
- 1988 : Gyuto Monks - Freedom Chants from the Roof Of The World (with Philip Glass & Mickey Hart)
- 1990 : Kojiki
- 1991 : Live In America
- 1992 : Dream (with Jon Anderson)
- 1992 : Marty Friedman - Scenes, produced by Kitaro
- 1993 : Heaven & Earth (aka Ten to Chi) (soundtrack)
- 1994 : Mandala
- 1995 : An Enchanted Evening (Live)
- 1995 : Nawang Khechog - Karuna, produced by Kitaro
- 1996 : Kitaro's World Of Music (feat Yu-Xiao Guang)
- 1996 : Peace On Earth (Christmas album)
- 1997 : Cirque Ingenieux
- 1998 : Gaia-Onbashira
- 1999 : Thinking Of You
- 2000 : The Soong Sisters (soundtrack)
- 2001 : Ancient
- 2002 : An Ancient Journey
- 2002 : Daylight, Moonlight: Kitaro Live In Yakushiji
- 2003 : Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai Volume 1
- 2003 : Ninja Scroll (soundtrack, with Peter McEvilley & Rachel Leslie)
- 2005 : Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai Volume 2
- 2006 : Spiritual Garden
- 2006 : Hayazaki no Hana (soundtrack, with Ryuta Yoshimura)
- 2007 : Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai Volume 3
- 2009 : Toyo's Camera (soundtrack)
- 2009 : Impressions of the West Lake (soundtrack)
- 2010 : 442 - Live With Honor, Die With Dignity (soundtrack)
- 2010 : Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai Volume 4
- 2012 : MIS (soundtrack)
- 2012 : Let Mother Earth Speak (with Dennis Banks)
- 2013 : Tamayura (Live)
