''Final Call'' is an album by Japanese New Age recording artist
Kitaro, released by
Domo Records
Domo Records is an independent record label
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on September 10, 2013. The album is a tribute to Kitaro's lifelong reverence of Nature, and a musical call to action to encourage everyone to take better care of how we treat our planet.
Commenting on ''Final Call'', Kitaro said, "I have always felt we all must respect the providence of the Universe. Unfortunately, through the course of time and the growth of civilization, many living creatures that we now know will become extinct. If we don't alter how we treat each other and our planet Earth, many habitats and portions of this earth may become devastated and eventually disappear."
In December 2013, ''Final Call'' was nominated by
The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences for
Best New Age Album
The Grammy Award for Best New Age Album is presented to recording artists for quality albums in the new-age music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several c ...
,
becoming Kitaro's 15th
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
nomination.
Track listing
Awards
Personnel
*
Kitaro - Producer, Composer, Arranger, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion
*Timothy Beach - Engineer
*Tim Gennert - Mastering
Additional personnel
*Eiichi Naito - Executive Producer, Management
*Dino Malito - Artists & Repertoire, Management
*Kio Griffith - Art Direction, Design
*Atsuko Mizuta - Marketing & Promotions
*Mai Okuno - Marketing & Promotions
*Craig Melone - Liner Notes
References
External links
Kitaro official siteKitaro Official Facebook
Final Call Playlist
on YouTube
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2013 albums
Kitarō albums
New-age albums