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Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai
''Sacred Journey of Kūkai, Ku-Kai'' is a series of peace-themed albums by new age artist Kitarō, inspired by the classic Buddhist pilgrimage to the 88 sacred temples on Japan's island of Shikoku (see Shikoku Pilgrimage). Each album in the series has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album. ''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) *T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kūkai
, born posthumously called , was a Japanese Buddhist monk, calligrapher, and poet who founded the Vajrayana, esoteric Shingon Buddhism, Shingon school of Buddhism. He travelled to China, where he studied Tangmi (Chinese Vajrayana Buddhism) under the monk Huiguo. Upon returning to Japan, he founded Shingon—the Japanese branch of Vajrayana Buddhism. With the blessing of several Emperors of Japan, Emperors, Kūkai was able to preach Shingon teachings and found Shingon temples. Like other influential monks, Kūkai oversaw public works and constructions. Mount Kōya was chosen by him as a holy site, and he spent his later years there until his death in 835 C.E. Because of his importance in Japanese Buddhism, Kūkai is associated with many stories and legends. One such legend attribute the invention of the ''kana'' syllabary to Kūkai, with which the Japanese language is written to this day (in combination with ''kanji''), as well as the ''Iroha'' poem, which helped to standardise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masayuki Koga
Masayuki Koga (born in Omuta City, Japan) is a shakuhachi player and former member of the Ensemble Nipponia. He studied Kinko shakuhachi with Kiichi Koga, his father, and Tozan Ryu shakuhachi with Kazan Saka, and teaches both schools. His students include Richard Marriott. He is the general director of the Japanese Music Institute of America, located in San Francisco and Berkeley, which he founded in 1981. Since 1995, the Institute has taught shakuhachi, koto, and taiko are a broad range of Traditional Japanese musical instruments, Japanese percussion instruments. In Japanese language, Japanese, the term refers to any kind of drum, but outside Japan, it is used specifically to refer to any of the various J .... References External links Japanese Music Institute of America, ''Shakuhachi.com'' Masayuki Koga, ''Discogs'' Shakuhachi History in the U.S.A., ''JMIA.org''. Shakuhachi players Living people People from Ōmuta, Fukuoka Japanese emigrants to the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Korean mother (an author).Waugh, LisaPaul Pesco – Musician Extra rice rockworldmagazine.com, August 18, 2011 (accessed January 31, 2016). The family lived for a time in Germany during Paul's youth before returning to New York. He graduated from Northport High School in 1977. As of November 2012, Pesco resides in Millbrook, New York, where he maintains a home recording studio.Paul Pesco Sits Down with AMS – Paul Pesco AMS Interview @YouTube.com Retrieved April 1, 2014. Beginning on the piano, Pesco would gradually build up a working pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Call (album)
''Final Call'' is an album by Japanese New Age recording artist Kitaro, released by Domo Records 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, becoming Kitaro's 15th Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impressions Of The West Lake
''Impressions of the West Lake'' is an album by Japanese new age musician Kitarō, released in April 2009. It was nominated for Best New Age Album at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. Neil Young was honored as the 2010 MusiCares P .... Track listing Awards Personnel * Kitaro - Producer, Composer, Arranger, Engineer, Mixing *Randy Miller - Arranger *Ian Ulibarri - Assistant Engineer *Steven Miller - Mixing *Doug Sax - Mastering * Jane Zhang - Vocals on the track, “Impressions Of The West Lake” ;Additional Personnel *Eiichi Naito - Executive Producer, Management *Dino Malito - A&R, Management *Howard Sapper - Business & Legal Affairs *Joseph DeMeo - Marketing *Hitoshi Saito - Marketing *Atsuko Mizuta - Marketing *Kio Griffith - Art Direction, Design References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitarō
Masanori Takahashi (高橋 正則, ''Takahashi Masanori''; born February 4, 1953), professionally known as , is a Japanese musician, 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 music. He won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for '' Thinking of You'' (1999), with a record 16 nominations in the same category. He received a Golden Globe Award for the original score to '' Heaven & Earth'' (1993). Early life: 1954–76 Masanori Takahashi was born in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan, and is a graduate of Sahid University. Kitarō, which is his boyhood name meaning "man of love and joy", a practicing Buddhist himself, was born in a family of Shinto-Buddhist farmers. After graduating his parents were first opposed to the idea of their son having a musical career. In an effort to maneuver him towards their vision, they made arrangements for him to tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiritual Garden
''Spiritual Garden'' is an album by Kitarō, inspired by the Harupin-Ha Butoh Dance of Koichi Tamano. It also features Kitaro's first collaboration with wife, Keiko Takahashi."http://www.domocart.com/domo-store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_10&products_id=22 Track listing Charts Personnel * Kitaro - Keyboards, Producer, Engineer, Mixing *Keiko Takahashi - Keyboards *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 ... - Guitars *Gary Barlough - Engineer *Alan Mason - Mix *Doug Sax - Mastering *Robert Hadley - Mastering ;Additional Personnel *Eiichi Naito - Executive Producer, Management *Dino Malito - A&R, Management *Howard Sapper - Business & Legal Affairs *Hitoshi Saito - Marketing *Kio Griffith - Art Direction, Design References {{Authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
