Michael Hepworth
Kitaro is universally acknowledged as the founding architect of new age music
HOLLYWOOD (Perfect Music Today) 10/3/17/– Kitaro’s Magnificent Music and Film Production “Kojiki and the Universe” Tour Comes to California
Combining The Music Of Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai Volume 5 Album With A Visually Moving Astronomical Experience
HOLLYWOOD (Perfect Music Today) 10/3/17/–Kitaro brings a totally unique audio/visual experience to California with his upcoming “Kojiki and The Universe” tour beginning November 16 and culminating December 1, 2017. Tour stops include San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Healdsburg, Portland and Seattle.
Presenting a totally unique visual experience, the presentation of “Kojiki and The Universe” merges Kitaro’s Grammy nominated music from the album “Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai Volume 5” with dynamic space-age photographic scenes of the Universe. The awesome visuals feature time-lapse images, expertly intertwined with real-time films provided by, and in cooperation with, NASA and Kyoto University. Watch the tour trailer here.
“Kojiki and The Universe” was created by Kitaro in collaboration with Astronomy Professor Kazunari Shibata. The entire production of Kojiki and the Universe was developed using modern film editing techniques, as well as state-of-the-art hardware and software. In Japanese mythology, Kojiki is a story closely related to evolution of the universe. It describes the origin of Heaven, Earth and the creation of the Gods. Utilizing Kitaro’s album as the soundtrack, “Kojiki and The Universe” is a chronicle of astronomical research as well as a beautiful introduction to modern astronomy for everyone. Here’s an example of one of the scenes from the show.
All California tour dates include the KITARO VIP EXPERIENCE ticket purchase option which provides guests with Gold Circle seating; an intimate, in-person post-concert reception with Kitaro, a personally autographed copy of his “Kojiki And The Universe” DVD as well as his most recent CD album release, “Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai Volume 5” and a tour post
Having received Grammy nominations for volumes 1-4, Volume 5 is presented by Kitaro’s long-time label, the Domo Music Group. The Ku-Kai series concept arose after the global events on the fateful day of September 11, 2001. Kitaro was traveling on a jet from Japan to Los Angeles when the transcontinental flight was diverted to Hawaii for 5 days due to the tragedy. It was during this time of disbelief and uncertainty that Kitaro envisioned the Ku-Kai series as a means of uniting the world through music embracing his frequently referenced universal message of peace.The Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai series is an earthly voyage that transports the listener to the eighty-eight sacred temples located on Shikoku Island in Japan, ancestral home of the beloved Buddhist holy man Ku-kai. The music, which pays homage to the true to life excursion made over 1100 years ago on Shikoku Island endures to this day. Each track on the album revolves around the unique bell sound from the individual temples, using actual sampling and Kitaro’s inspired musical interpretations and distillations of their essence
For over a quarter century, Kitaro has been an internationally recognized icon, globally acclaimed composer and musician. He’s one of the founding architects of the New Age music category and movement. His ongoing inspirational musical message of Peace and Love allows Kitaro to take his fans to the four corners of the globe, shining the spotlight of his musical message on audiences as he inspires fans from around the world to unite as one.
Influenced by American rock and R&B, his pioneering fusion of electronic artistry, traditional Japanese forms, and pop-inflected Western idioms created a lush, harmonic, and poetic sound that won the now legendary artist a huge international following.
After few years in the Japanese music group Far East Family Band, Kitaro became a solo artist in 1978, and released his first album entitled Astral Voyage. In 1980, he created the theme song for Japanese national TV broadcast, NHK’s TV show featuring Silk Road. The show made an enormous success and increased Kitaro’s recognition worldwide. Kitaro released the soundtrack albums Silk Road and Silk Road Vol.2. In 1984, he toured in Asia as a first-ever Japanese musician who performed in Taiwan and China.
In 1985, Kitaro signed worldwide contract with Geffen Records. Shortly after that, in 1987, Kitaro created the Grammy-nominated “The Light Of the Spirit”, a collaboration with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart. This album exceeded two million dollars of sales in the U.S. alone. This created a turning point in Kitaro’s career and aided to elevate Kitaro’s presence to an unprecedented degree. After this, Kitaro continuously toured in the US and Europe and attracted a following worldwide.
Of all of his works, in addition to his breakthrough release of Silk Road, Kitaro considers “Kojiki” as one of his finest efforts. Nominated for 34th Grammy, the album reached the Billboard Top 200 Pop Charts at #159, an amazing feat for an album in the New Age genre. The album also became #1 Top New Age Album for 8 weeks.
In 1992 Kitaro released transcendent “Dream”, a collaboration with Yes’ Jon Anderson. After release, this was another Kitaro hit and Kitaro was nominated for another Grammy. Working with acclaimed director Oliver Stone, Kitaro won a Golden Globe Award for his Heaven & Earth Original Soundtrack in 1994.
In 1994, Kitaro signed with Domo Records. 1994’s “Mandala” and 1995’s “An Enchanted Evening” were both released and nominated for Grammys only adding to Kitaro’s legacy of Grammy accolades.
In 1997, Kitaro produced music for the Broadway production “Cirque Ingenieux” and released same titled original soundtrack. The following year, Kitaro’s original soundtrack album “The Soong Sisters” received, Best Original Music Award from the Hong Kong Film Award as well as the Taiwan Golden Film Festival and Award. In 1998, Kitaro was invited to become an Olympic musician and perform Taiko Drums at the closing ceremony of Nagano Winter Olympics.
In 2000, Kitaro’s “Thinking Of You”, which the online music bible allmusic.com calls, “one of the most beautiful CDs of all time,” won a Grammy for Best New Age Album. Kitaro credits this Grammy to philosophy that fundamentally, at its heart, his music is always about sending a profound message of peace and spiritual development, both personally and globally.
Kitaro’s Ku-Kai series arose after the global events on the fateful day of September 11, 2001. On that day, Kitaro was on a jet from Japan traveling en route to Los Angeles when the transcontinental flight was diverted to Hawaii for 5 days due to the tragedy. It was during this time of disbelief and uncertainty that Kitaro envisioned the Ku-Kai series as a means of uniting the world by music embracing a universal message of peace. The Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai series is an earthly travel that transports the listener to the 88 sacred temples located on Shikoku Island in Japan. The music is a serene journey in its own right. The true to life excursion made over 1100 years ago on Shikoku Island in Japan endures to this day.
The Ku-Kai series, “Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai Vol. 1” in 2003 and all the future volumes released: “Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai Vol. 2” in 2005, “Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai Vol. 3” in 2007, and “Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai Vol. 4” in 2010 earned Kitaro Grammy Nominations for Best New Age Album.
The global admiration for Kitaro and his music that unites the world is, of all things, real and constant. His desire to continually breaking new ground and blur the lines between musical genres is visible on Kitaro’s “Spiritual Garden” in 2006.
In 2007, Kitaro launched his “Love And Peace World Tour” in conjunction with the Ku-Kai series. He has performed in The Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Greece, India, Japan, Hong Kong, Mexico, China, Jakarta, and Uruguay in order to help spread his goal of world peace.
His 2010 release, “Impressions of the West Lake” (Featuring vocalist and Chinese pop diva Jane Zhang) captured the artist’s 13th Grammy nomination and was hailed by critics as a cultural masterpiece. It was written for the modern day opera by internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou. Kitaro also provided music for Japanese American documentary movies “Toyo’s Camera”, “442-Live with Honor, Die with Dignity” by director Junichi Suzuki and released same titled soundtrack albums.
In 2011, Kitaro started his Asian tour entitled “The Silk Road – East & West” and performed for more than 40,000 fans. Also, Kitaro participated the event MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy) and shared the stage with Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jackson Browne, The Doobie Brothers and other world-top artists.
Kitaro’s project in 2012 is the collaboration album, Let Mother Earth Speak with world-renowned Native American activist, Dennis Banks. With a focus on world and inner-peace, the unique mix of Kitar’s music with Native American instruments along with the insight of Dennis Banks makes Let Mother Earth Speak one of the most unique marriages of musical and spoken word driven projects of this or any year.
His latest studio album “Final Call” has been released in September 2013. As a homage to Kitaro’s lifetime reverence for Nature, the album is a voyage of introspection specifically concerned about how we treat our planet.
Kitaro’s latest project, “Symphony Live In Istanbul”, was recorded live at the Halic Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey with a 38-piece chamber Symphony Orchestra in March of 2014. It was his first-ever live project with a Symphony Orchestra, and Kitaro has received his 16th Grammy Nomination in 2015.
The live symphonic concert production hit the international circuit with stops in Warsaw, Moscow, Bucharest, Istanbul, Singapore and other historic and amazing international locations.
Kitaro is universally acknowledged as the founding architect of new age music. His various sound collaborations and resonant, multi-textured compositions truly defy the constraints of any genre. The Grammy and Golden Globe-winning Kitaro has garnered global acclaim over a more than three decade long career with a signature sound and a pioneering fusion of cultures, techniques and spheres of consciousness that are truly his own.
Presenting a totally unique visual experience, the LIVE in CONCERT presentation of “Kojiki and The Universe” merges Kitaro’s Grammy nominated music from the album “Kojiki” with space-age photographic scenes of the Universe. “Kojiki and The Universe LIVE” features time-lapse images, expertly intertwined with real-time films provided by and in cooperation with Kyoto University’s Astronomy Professor Kazunari Shibata. NASA, and The Hubble Space Telescope. Taiko drumming and Butoh dancing enriches this program. An inner journey of the soul featuring Kitaro performing his music with the mysterious and evocative Butoh dancing of Aya Irizuki accompanied by Tenrin Taiko company and violin soloist DeLaney.
Kitaro journeys us to outer space and beyond with music and simulation and original NASA, Hubble Space Telescope and simulation images all set to the mythology of Kojiki. In Japanese mythology, Kojiki is a story closely related to evolution of the universe. It describes the origin of Heaven, Earth and the creation of the Gods. Utilizing Kitaro’s “Kojiki” score as the soundtrack, “Kojiki and The Universe” is a chronicle of astronomical research as well as a beautiful introduction to modern astronomy for everyone.
The exclusive and very limited access KITARO VIP EXPERIENCE includes Gold Circle seating, an intimate, in-person post-concert reception with Kitaro as well as personally autographed copies of his Kojiki And The Universe DVD as well as his most recent CD album release, Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai Volume 5 and tour poster.
| 2017 Tour Dates | City | Venue | Link to Tickets |
| Thursday, Nov. 16 | La Jolla, CA | Garfield Theatre | https://tickets.alistixs.com/event/kitaro-sd/listing |
| Friday, Nov. 17 | Los Angeles, CA | Immanuel Presbyterian Church | https://tickets.alistixs.com/event/kitaro-LA |
| Saturday, Nov. 18 | San Francisco, CA | Grace Cathedral | http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3055711 |
| Sunday, Nov. 19 | Healdsburg, CA | Raven Performing Arts Theater | https://tickets.alistixs.com/event/Kitaro-Raven |
| Thursday, Nov. 30 | Portland, CA | First Congregational Church | https://tickets.alistixs.com/event/kitaro-OR |
| Friday, Dec. 1 | Seattle, CA | Center For Spiritual Living | https://tickets.brightstarevents.com/event/kitaro-kojiki-and-the-universe |
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