''Sacred Journey of
Ku-Kai'' is a series of peace-themed albums by new age artist
Kitarō
, born (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 musi ...
, inspired by the classic Buddhist pilgrimage to the 88 sacred temples on Japan's island of
Shikoku
is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is long and between wide. It has a population of 3.8 million (, 3.1%). It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu. Shikoku's ancient names include ''Iyo-no-futana-shima'' (), '' ...
(see
Shikoku Pilgrimage
The or is a multi-site pilgrimage of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk Kūkai (''Kōbō Daishi'') on the island of Shikoku, Japan. A popular and distinctive feature of the island's cultural landscape, and with a long histor ...
).
Each album in the series has been nominated for a
Grammy Award 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 ca ...
.
''Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol. 1'' (2003)
''Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol. 2'' (2005)
Charts
''Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol. 3'' (2007)
''Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol. 4'' (2010)
''Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol. 5'' (2017)
Awards and nominations
Personnel
*
Kitaro - Producer, Composer, Arranger, Engineer, Mixing, Keyboards, Photography
*Gary Barlough - Producer (V.1), Engineer (V.2)
*Allen Sides - Engineer (V.1)
*Doug Sax - Mastering (V.1, 2, 3)
*Joe Chiccarelli - Engineer (V.2)
*Robert Hadley - Mastering (V.2)
*Randy Miller - Orchestration (V.3), Arranger (V.3)
*Steven Miller - Engineer (V.3)
*Ian Ulibarri - Engineer (V.3)
*Timothy Beach - Engineer (V.4)
*Tim Gennert - Mastering (V.4)
*Paul Lamb - Mastering (V.5), Engineer (V.5)
;Musicians
*Kristin Stordahl Kanda - Flute (V.1, 2)
*Rie Shimomura - Violin (V.1)
*Tu Shang Xian - Pipa (V.1, 2)
*Jonathan Goldman - Chanting (V.2)
*
Paul Pesco
Paul Pesco (born May 13, 1959) is an American session guitarist, singer-songwriter, film score composer and record producer.
Biography
Pesco was born in Canandaigua, New York, to a Sicilian father (an opera singer and voice instructor) and Ko ...
- Guitars (V.2, 3)
*Franci Miho Shimomaebara - Vocals (V.2)
*Nawang Khechog - Tibetan Flute & Chanting Voice (V.2)
*Keiko Takahashi - Keyboards (V.2, 3, 4), Composer (V.3), Arranger (V.3)
*
Masayuki Koga - Shakuhachi (V.3)
*Alexander Adhami - Cello, Santoor, Guitar, Ebow, Flute (V.3, 4)
*Steven Kindler: Violin (V.4)
*Diana Dentino: Keyboards (V.4)
*Voyce McGinley: Percussion (V.4)
*Shinji Ebihara (V.5)
;Additional Personnel
*Eiichi Naito - Producer, Executive Producer, Management
*Dino Malito - Artists & Repertoire, Management
*Howard Sapper - Business & Legal Affairs
*Tatsuya Hayashi - Marketing (V.1, 2)
*Hitoshi Saito - Marketing (V.3, 4)
*Atsuko Mizuta - Marketing (V.4)
*Kio Griffith - Art Direction, Design
External links
Kitaro Official site (English)Kitaro Official site (Japanese)Kitaro Shikoku Peace Bell ProjectKitaro's Official FacebookKitaro's Official YouTube page
References
{{Kitarō
Kitarō albums
Concept album series