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Masanori Takahashi (高橋 正則, Takahashi Masanori ; born February 4, 1953), professionally known as Kitarō ( 喜多郎 ) , 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).

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69-492: 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 take

138-494: A Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Score for Soong Sisters in 1998. Japan Gold Disc Kitaro won a Gold Disc Award in the category of Fusion Instrumental for his album Kojiki in 1991. Toyohashi, Aichi Toyohashi ( 豊橋市 , Toyohashi-shi ) is a city in Aichi Prefecture , Japan. As of 1 December 2019 , the city had an estimated population of 377,453 in 160,516 households and

207-588: A black belt ) to units of the Strategic Air Command and other units in Europe and Africa. During a tour in Spain, he reportedly sat in with a variety of notable jazz musicians (including Gerry Mulligan and Count Basie ) in addition to performing in various ensembles (spanning the gamut from small jazz combos to marching bands) and on recording sessions for local pop stars. Hart would later intimate in

276-615: A clan fief . The domain was assigned to several different fudai daimyō clans until coming into the possession of the Matsudaira (Nagasawa-Ōkōchi) clan in 1752, which remained in residence at Yoshida until the Meiji Restoration . The final daimyō of Yoshida, Matsudaira Nobuhisa , surrendered the domain to the Meiji government in 1868. In 1869, the name of the domain was formally changed from Yoshida to Toyohashi. With

345-575: A 1972 interview that his Airmen of Note assignment served as a "cover" for his instructive duties. While in the Air Force, he co-founded Joe and the Jaguars (alternatively billed as The Jaguars) with a fellow serviceman, guitarist Joe Bennett. Following his 1965 discharge, Hart briefly returned to the New York metropolitan area , where he filled in for the regular drummer in a "staid fox-trot band" as

414-614: A few shows in August 2011 on the east and west coasts of the United States. In November and December 2011, the Mickey Hart Band did a 17-date tour with a slightly modified lineup. McCoy and Ellis were not in this lineup, and Widespread Panic band member Dave Schools joined the band as their bass player for the tour. On October 11, 2011, Smithsonian Folkways released The Mickey Hart Collection . Comprising 25 albums,

483-588: A good influence on society, influence his musical creation. In 1987, he collaborated with Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead for the album The Light of the Spirit (which sold two million copies) and in 1992 with Jon Anderson ( Yes ) for the album Dream . In 1988, his record sales soared to 10 million worldwide following a successful US tour. He was nominated three times for Grammy Award for Best New Age Album during his tenure at Geffen Records. In 1990

552-680: A highly contested zone between the Imagawa clan based in Suruga Province and various local warlords, who built a number of fortifications in the area, including Yoshida Castle . The rising power of the Matsudaira clan and its alliance with Oda Nobunaga eventually neutralized the threat posed by the Imagawa, and the area became part of the holdings of Tokugawa Ieyasu . Following the Battle of Odawara in 1590, Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered

621-405: A job at a local company. In response, he silently did not show up for the job, eventually convincing them that he should work on something he loved. In high school Kitarō played electric guitar in a band that played American rhythm and blues of Otis Redding and covers by The Beatles . After graduating, and learning to play drums and bass, Kitaro moved to Tokyo to experience and become a part of

690-592: A member of the Grateful Dead. In 2000, Hart became a member of the board of directors of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function , a nonprofit organization that studies the healing power of music – continuing his investigation into the connection between healing and rhythm, and the neural basis of rhythm. In 2003, he was honored with the organization's Music Has Power Award, recognizing his advocacy and continuous commitment to raising public awareness of

759-593: A member of the local musician's union. While stationed in southern California, he had discovered that his father (by now employed as a savings and loan association executive in Los Angeles ) was still involved in the drumming community as an endorser for Remo . Founder Remo Belli facilitated an introduction before Hart was reassigned to Spain, but the elder Hart soon disappeared. A post-discharge reconciliation attempt (also mediated by Belli) proved to be more successful. Shortly thereafter, father and son established

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828-615: A new album, aptly titled Toward the West . Due to his combination of electronic and acoustic sounds, mellow music, and repeating chords which resembled the umbrella New age music category in the United States and Europe, his music was labeled as "new age". While he is not comfortable with the term, it doesn't mean much to him: "Whether people say my music is new age or not, it's OK with me. I'm just going to keep calling it Kitaro's music". On his music he noted that his outlook on life, study of philosophy, and responsibility to create music which has

897-457: A newsreel documenting the 1939 World's Fair . Shortly thereafter, he discovered a practice pad and a pair of snakewood sticks that belonged to his father. "From the age of ten," he recalled, "all I did was drum." He attended Lawrence High School in Cedarhurst, New York . Hart would later recall that many champion rudimental drummers attended his high school; this inspired him to ascend to

966-431: A population density of 1,400 persons per km . The total area of the city was 261.86 square kilometres (101.10 sq mi). By area, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-largest city until March 31, 2005, when it was surpassed by the city of Toyota , which had merged with six peripheral municipalities. Toyohashi is located in southeastern Aichi Prefecture, and is the capital of the informal "Higashi-Mikawa Region" of

1035-660: A senior. Impressed by its musical pedigree, he enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1961. He served as a drummer in The Airmen of Note , an elite big band unit in the United States Air Force Band modeled after Glenn Miller 's celebrated Army Air Forces Band. For three and a half years, he was stationed throughout Europe, where he also claimed to have taught "combative measures" (most notably judo , in which he had attained

1104-547: A student and friend who would accompany him to a Count Basie Orchestra performance at The Fillmore in mid-1967. At the concert, Hart help fulfill Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann 's request to meet Basie Orchestra drummer Sonny Payne , leading to an informal tutorial between Hart and Kreutzmann and his eventual introduction to the Grateful Dead. Hart joined the Grateful Dead in September 1967. His interests in polyrhythmic rudiments and exotic percussion were integral to

1173-765: A subsidiary of Toyohashi Railroad . Toyohashi has many parks, including the Natural History Museum and Zoological Park, the Imou swamp, Mikawa Seaside Forest, Kamo Iris Garden, and the Mukaiyama Ume Garden. It also has what is considered one of the best surfing beaches in Aichi and the surrounding region. Toyohashi Festival, Spring Festival, Iris Flower Festival, Gion Festival, Demon Festival (February), and traditional marionette performances (Akumi joruri). At some of these festivals, especially

1242-534: Is an American percussionist . He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead . He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 until February 1971, and again from October 1974 until their final show in July 1995. He and fellow Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann earned the nickname " the rhythm devils ". Michael Steven Hartman was born in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York . He

1311-782: Is on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and the Tōkaidō Main Line . Hikari shinkansen services stop at Toyohashi Station approximately once every two hours, and Kodama services stop twice an hour. Toyohashi Station is also the terminus of the Iida Line , Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line , Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line , and the Toyohashi Railroad Azumada Main Line , making it an important transportation hub. Almost all services are operated by Toyotetsu Bus,

1380-569: The 1944 Tōnankai earthquake , and even more damage during the Toyohashi Air Raid , which destroyed more than 60% of the city in June 1945. In 1955, Toyohashi's geographic extent was expanded again with the annexation of neighboring Maeshiba Village (Hoi District), Futagawa Village, Takatoyo Village, Oitsu Village (Atsumi District) and Ishimaki Village (Yana District). Toyohashi achieved core city status in 1999 with increased autonomy from

1449-576: The Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival and Award (1997). Kitaro’s music has long been recognized for its messages of peace and spirituality. In the wake of 9/11 the artist began to record the conceptual endeavor, which he envisioned as an artistic means to help unify people globally, Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai (2003). This was a series of peace-themed albums inspired by the Shikoku Henro Pilgrimage -

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1518-514: The Tokugawa clan to relocate to the Kantō region and assigned the castle to Ikeda Terumasa . Ikeda developed the surrounding castle town and embarked on a massive and ambitious plan to rebuild Yoshida Castle. However, following the Battle of Sekigahara , he was relocated to Himeji Castle . After the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate , Yoshida Castle became the center of Yoshida Domain ,

1587-605: The Yayoi and Kofun periods have also been found, including many kofun burial mounds. During the Nara period , the area was assigned to Atsumi , Hoi and Yana Districts of Mikawa Province and prospered during subsequent periods as a post town on an important river crossing of the Tōkaidō connecting the capital with the eastern provinces. During the Sengoku period , the area was

1656-577: The "Love and Peace World Tour," an international tour with which Kitaro hoped to inspire his message of world peace with his music. Kitaro toured Southeast Asia in 2007, Greece in 2008 and Hong Kong, Japan, Southeast Asia in 2009. During his visit to Greece, Kitaro met Greek composer Vangelis , and exchanged musical experience and creative ideas. In 2010, Kitaro performed in Singapore in March, in Mexico for

1725-586: The "Small Hall" of the Kosei Nenkin Kaikan in Shinjuku, Tokyo . The Silk Road: The Rise And Fall Of Civilizations is an NHK Tokushu documentary series that first aired on 7 April 1980, with sequels being broadcast over a 10-year period. It took a total of 17 years from conception to complete what many consider a landmark in Japan's broadcasting television history. The intention of the program

1794-625: The Beach" in Playa del Carmen in January 2010. In April 2010, it was announced that Rhythm Devils will tour in the summer of 2010 with a new line-up including Hart and Bill Kreutzmann (assorted percussion), Keller Williams (guitar, vocals), Sikiru Adepoju (talking drum), Davy Knowles (guitar, vocals), and Andy Hess (bass). The Rhythm Devils did only one show in 2011, at the Gathering of

1863-486: The CD sales and concert profits to Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Relief. For the same purpose he participated in the 2011 edition of Musicians United for Safe Energy . In 2012 he released Let Mother Earth Speak , a collaboration album with Native American activist Dennis Banks . From around 1983 to 1990, Kitarō was married to Yuki Taoka, daughter of Kazuo Taoka . They have a son. In the early 1990s, he moved from Japan to

1932-733: The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution . He is on the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center and has been a spokesperson for the "Save Our Sounds" audio preservation initiative. He also serves on the Library of Congress National Recorded Sound Preservation Board and is known for reissues and other recordings with historical and cultural value. In 1991, Hart produced

2001-512: The German electronica and former Tangerine Dream member Klaus Schulze . Schulze produced two albums for the band and gave Kitaro some tips for controlling synthesizers. In 1976, Kitaro left Far East Family Band and travelled through Asia (China, Laos , Thailand, India). Back in Japan, Kitaro started his solo career in 1977. The first two albums Ten Kai and Daichi were released in 1978 and 1979. He performed his first symphonic concert at

2070-631: The Grammy-nominated Mandala , Kitaro has released 24 studio albums. Among them, the live An Enchanted Evening (1995), Gaia-Onbashira (1998), and Ancient (2001) were all Grammy nominated. In 1999, Thinking of You won the Grammy for Best New Age Album . Kitaro and Randy Miller's soundtrack album The Soong Sisters (2000) received Best Original Music Award from the Hong Kong Film Award (1998), as well as

2139-470: The Grateful Dead, Hart has performed as a solo artist, percussionist, and the author of several books. In these endeavors he has pursued a lifelong interest in ethnomusicology and world music . Hart was influential in recording global musical traditions on the verge of possible extinction, working with archivists and ethnomusicologists at both the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and

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2208-630: The Great Rum Runners (1974) and Ned Lagin 's Seastones (1975). He returned to the Dead for their final pre-hiatus concert in October 1974 and was formally reinstated by the beginning of the group's 1976 tour. He remained with the group until their official dissolution in 1995. Hart's collaboration with the remaining members of the Grateful Dead has continued with The Other Ones , The Dead and Dead & Company . Alongside his work with

2277-614: The Hart Music Center in San Carlos, California . In late 1965 or early 1966, Hart performed in an early iteration of William Penn and His Pals prior to Gregg Rolie 's membership and the recording of the garage rock classic "Swami." Later in 1966, Hart and Bennett briefly resumed their collaboration before the latter reenlisted for a tour of duty in Vietnam . By the end of the year, Hart had moved in with Michael Hinton,

2346-481: The United States. In the mid-1990s, he married Keiko Matsubara, a musician who played on several of his albums. Along with Keiko's son, the couple lived in Ward, Colorado , on a 180-acre (72.85 hectare) spread and composed in his 2500-square-foot (230 m²) home studio "Mochi House" (it is large enough to hold a 70-piece orchestra). Around 2005, they relocated to Sebastopol, California . Kitaro subsequently divorced Keiko (she

2415-710: The Universe premiered at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. In the summer of 2015, the surviving members of the Grateful Dead ( Bob Weir , Phil Lesh , Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart), joined by Trey Anastasio , Bruce Hornsby and Jeff Chimenti , performed a series of concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead. The performances took place at Santa Clara's Levi Stadium on June 27 and 28, 2015 and Chicago's Soldier Field on July 3, 4 and 5, 2015. These performances marked

2484-468: The Universe," a composition based on a variety of astrophysical data. The composition represents a collaboration between scientist and artist, using their own sophisticated tools. Nobel Laureate in physics George Smoot from the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), and Keith Jackson, a computer scientist and musician also from LBNL, are providing some of

2553-779: The Vibes Music Festival in Bridgeport, Connecticut. This version of the band was Hart, Kreutzmann, Keller Williams, Sikiru, Steve Kimock and Reed Mathis of Tea Leaf Green on bass. In 2011 Hart debuted a new version of the Mickey Hart Band. This lineup included Tim Hockenberry (vocals, keyboards, trombone, saxophone, other instruments), Crystal Monee Hall (vocals, guitar, hand percussion), Ben Yonas (keyboards), Gawain Mathews (guitar), Sikiru Adepoju ( talking drum , djembe , shakers ), Ian "Inkx" Herman (drums), Greg Ellis (percussion), Vir McCoy (bass). The band played

2622-728: The Zacatecas Cultural Festival in April, in Xi'an, China for the opening event of Daming Palace National Heritage Park in September, in Aichi, Japan, for the Thousand Drums Event at COP10 for the Convention on Biological Diversity in October. From March to April, 2011, Kitaro was on tour titled The Silk Road – East & West, visiting Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. He donated part of

2691-551: The album Planet Drum , which remained at #1 on the Billboard World Music chart for 26 weeks, and received the first ever Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. Hart has written books on the history and traditions of drumming throughout history. His solo recordings (featuring a variety of guest musicians) are percussive but verge on New Age . In 1994, Hart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as

2760-556: The album Symphony of my Dreams where Franci recorded vocal renditions of some of Kitarō’s famous pieces, including Silk Road. Grammy Awards Golden Globes Golden Horse Award (Hong Kong) Kitaro and Randy Miller won a Golden Horse Award for Best Original Score for the film Soong Sisters in 1997. Hong Kong Film Award Kitaro was nominated at the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Original Film Score for Homecoming in 1985. Kitaro and Randy Miller won

2829-454: The band and retreated to his ranch in Novato and it really strained our relationship for a while, sad to say." During his sabbatical, he released the album Rolling Thunder in 1972. Two additional solo albums (including an ambient music project that was envisaged as the soundtrack for The Silent Flute , a screenplay co-written by Bruce Lee , James Coburn and Stirling Silliphant that

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2898-462: The band's arrangements in the period that archivist Dick Latvala would subsequently characterize as the "primal Dead era" of 1968–1969. However, he left by mutual agreement in February 1971, extricating himself after his father (who briefly managed the group) embezzled $ 70,000 from the band. In his 2015 memoir, Kreutzmann divulged that Hart's use of heroin and other "dark drugs" had accelerated in

2967-538: The data for the project. The final result will be a "musical history of the universe", from the Big Bang onwards through galaxy and star formation, up until modern times, including images from the Hubble Space Telescope and rhythms derived from the cosmic microwave background radiation , supernovae , quasars , and many other astrophysical phenomena. The work premiered at the conference "Cosmology on

3036-587: The east is a sea turtle nesting spot. The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ). The average annual temperature in Toyohashi is 16.3 °C (61.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,651.3 mm (65.01 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.5 °C (81.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.4 °C (41.7 °F). Per Japanese census data,

3105-676: The establishment of the modern municipalities system under the Meiji government in 1879, Toyohashi Town was created within Atsumi District, Aichi Prefecture . Toyohashi Zoo was established in 1899. The town achieved city status in 1906. A tram system (the present-day Toyohashi Railway Asumadai Main Line) was established in 1925. In 1932, Toyohashi expanded its borders by annexing Shimoji Town (Hoi District), Takashi Village, Muroyoshida Village (Atsumi District), and Shimokawa Village (Yana District). Toyohashi suffered considerable damage during

3174-501: The fictional Harry Potter universe , Toyohashi is the hometown of the professional Quidditch team, the Toyohashi Tengu . In the Takeshi Kitano movie Kikujiro , the story revolves around the characters' trip from Tokyo to Toyohashi. Toyohashi is the setting of the light novel series Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! , the anime television adaptation of which premiered in July 2024. Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born Michael Steven Hartman , September 11, 1943)

3243-540: The first chair in the All State Band as a pupil of Arthur Jones, who served as a father figure to him and ensured that he was not suspended for neglecting his other classes. While employed as a soda jerk at El Patio, a jazz club in Atlantic Beach, New York , he was influenced by Tito Puente 's regular appearances. A few months out of high school, he discovered the work of Nigerian drummer Babatunde Olatunji , another formative influence. Olatunji later taught and collaborated with Hart. Hart dropped out of high school as

3312-1376: The first time Weir, Lesh, Kreutzmann and Hart performed together since the Dead's 2009 tour and was publicized as the final time the musicians will all perform together. Also in 2015, Hart began touring with Dead & Company , a band consisting of former Grateful Dead members Weir, Hart and Kreutzmann, along with John Mayer (guitar), Oteil Burbridge (bass), and Jeff Chimenti (keyboards). The band began touring in late 2015 and have conducted multiple tours since then. In 2017, he released RAMU , which featured contributions from both his long-time collaborators Steve Kimock and Sikiru Adepoju as well as Avey Tare and Tank Ball, among others. Hart plays, or has played, drum set , RAMU, gong , tubular bells , tambourine , timpani , bongos , timbales , maracas , bass drum , snare drum , triangle , güiro , djembe , castanets , didgeridoo , glockenspiel , cymbals , surdo , saron, beats , tar , berimbau , kalimba , cowbell , rattle , shekere , rainstick , agogo bells , bells , wood block , taragat, balafon , tarang, gourd , clacker, bombo , dumbek , tom-toms , caxixi , water gong, talking drum , blaster beam , theremin , and pan flute . Hart has been married since 1990 to lawyer, environmental activist and former Sonoma County (California) Regional Parks Director Caryl Ohrbach Hart, with whom he has

3381-468: The lights and colors. The one-hour event had its opening night in March 2007. In 2009, Domo Records released the original soundtrack album Impressions of the West Lake which was nominated for the Grammy in Best New Age Album category. Kitaro's latest studio album is Final Call , which is a homage to Kitaro's lifetime reverence for nature and was released in September 2013. A year later, in September 2014, his latest live album Symphony Live in Istanbul

3450-557: The members of the band Particle joined to create the Hydra Project. During 2006, Hart teamed up with fellow Grateful Dead bandmate Bill Kreutzmann, Phish bassist Mike Gordon and former Other Ones lead guitarist Steve Kimock , to form the Rhythm Devils , a nickname that refers to Hart and Kreutzmann's drum duets and improvisation. The band features songs from their respective repertoires as well as new songs written by Jerry Garcia's songwriting companion Robert Hunter . The Rhythm Devils announced their first tour in 2006, which ended at

3519-444: The music scene, and it was there that he discovered the synthesizer . His first synthesizer was analog , and he recalls having "just loved the analog sound that it made compared to today's digital sound ". In the early 1970s, he changed completely to keyboard and joined the Japanese progressive rock band Far East Family Band  [ de ; ja ] and recorded four albums with them. While in Japan and Europe in 1975, he met

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3588-433: The popular Vegoose festival in Las Vegas, Nevada over the Halloween weekend. In June and July 2008, Hart led the Mickey Hart Band on a US concert tour. The band consists of Hart, Steve Kimock on guitar and pedal steel guitar , George Porter Jr. on bass, Kyle Hollingsworth on keyboards, Sikiru Adepoju on talking drum , Walfredo Reyes, Jr. on drums, and Jen Durkin on vocals. In 2010 Hart debuted "Rhythms of

3657-401: The population of Toyohashi has grown steadily over the past 60 years. The area around present-day Toyohashi has been inhabited for many thousands of years. Archaeologists have found human remains from the Japanese Paleolithic period, which have been carbon dated to more than 10,000 BC along with the bones of Naumann elephants . Numerous remains from the Jōmon period , and especially from

3726-448: The positive effect of music. Hart was also a judge for the 3rd annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers. After the death of Jerry Garcia and the consequent dissolution of the Grateful Dead in 1995, Hart continued to play music with various groups including members of the Grateful Dead. In the 1996 Furthur Festival , Mickey Hart's Mystery Box played, as did Bob Weir 's band, Ratdog . In 2005, Hart and

3795-400: The prefectural government. Toyohashi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 36 members. The city contributes five members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly . In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District15 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Industrial production is centered around

3864-421: The prefecture. It is bordered by Shizuoka Prefecture to the east, and by Mikawa Bay and the headlands of the Atsumi Peninsula to the west. To the south is the Enshū Sea of the Pacific Ocean . The presence of the warm Kuroshio Current offshore gives the city a temperate climate. The Katahama Jusan-ri Beach ( 片浜十三里 ) stretching in adjacent city of Tahara to the west, Toyohashi, and the city of Hamamatsu to

3933-444: The production of automotive-related components for Toyota , Mitsubishi , Suzuki Motors , and Honda , all of whom have factories in the region. Mikawa Port is a major port for worldwide trade , and its presence has made Toyohashi the largest import and export hub in Japan for automobiles, in volume terms. Compared to other ports around the world, Mikawa is roughly on a par with the German port of Bremerhaven . Toyohashi Station

4002-580: The program brought Kitaro international attention. In 1984, Kitaro embarked on a "Live in Asia" tour. Notably, he was forced to cancel a leg in Singapore because he had long hair and at that time the country had a policy banning it. He entered into a worldwide distribution arrangement with Geffen Records in 1985–1986. This included a re-releasing of six prior albums entitled Ten Kai (aka Astral Voyage ), Daichi (aka Full Moon Story ), Millennia , India , Silver Cloud and Live in Asia (aka Asia ) (each packaged with Japanesque obi strips ) as well as

4071-439: The renowned Chinese film director Zhang Yimou . The opera reflects Hangzhou city’s history and culture through music and dance. Using modern technology, the stage is 75 centimeters below the lake’s surface during the day so as not to affect the landscape and boating activities. In the evening, the stage is a few centimeters below the lake’s surface so actors can walk and perform freely over a surprising water mirror that compose with

4140-426: The series includes music from regions that span the globe, including the Sudan , Nigeria , Tibet , Indonesia , Latvia , and Brazil . In August 2013, the Mickey Hart Band embarked upon a tour with the Tea Leaf Trio, which includes three members of the band Tea Leaf Green , in support of the band's album Superorganism . On September 29, 2013, the completed version of his and George Smoot 's film Rhythms of

4209-470: The studio album Kojiki was released, inspired by the Japanese 8th century chronicle Kojiki ; the album reached #159 on Billboard 200 , and #1 on Billboard New Age chart. His soundtrack for the movie Heaven & Earth (1993) won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score . Kitaro also produced an album Scenes (1992) released by Shrapnel Records with former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman . Since his 1994 debut for Domo Records , and

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4278-427: The summer festivals, the use of traditionally handcrafted fireworks is showcased, and include hand-held bamboo-tube fireworks known as tezutsu hanabi . Chikuwa (a type of baked sausage roll made from fish), Gohei rice cake ( 五平餅 , Gohei-mochi ) , beach fermented soybeans , food boiled in goby fish and soy, top producer of quail eggs in Japan, Toyohashi calligraphy brush ( 豊橋筆 , Toyohashi-fude ) . In

4347-424: The travel of Kūkai more than 1100 years ago. The four volumes in the album series were released in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2011, respectively. Every track on the 4 volumes of Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai contains samples from ancient Japanese temple bells (Peace Bells) from 88 sacred temples on the island of Shikoku , Japan. In 2007, Kitaro composed the music for Impression West Lake , a large-scale opera, directed by

4416-474: The wake of the embezzlement and impacted his contributions to the group, also contributing to his departure: "Mickey wasn't able to play at the level he was capable of and it was beginning to affect our performances. He was getting really spacey and just getting so far out there that he wasn't able to deliver the music. It became impossible for me to play with him. It wasn't out of anger or meanness, but we had to address it and deal with it. So our brother Mickey left

4485-433: Was raised in the nearby suburban community of Inwood, New York by his mother, Leah, a drummer, gown maker and bookkeeper. His father Lenny Hart , a champion rudimental drummer , had abandoned his family when the younger Hart was a toddler. Although Hart (who was hyperactive and not academically inclined) became interested in percussion as a grade school student, his interest intensified after seeing his father's picture in

4554-556: Was released. It was recorded live at the Halic Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey during Kitaro's Symphonic World Tour, balancing the artist's trademark signature sound and expanding it to new heights with the addition of a 38-piece chamber symphony orchestra. Both Final Call and Symphony Live in Istanbul were nominated for Best New Age Album , becoming Kitaro's 15th and 16th career Grammy Award nominations. More recently he has reissued his critically acclaimed studio albums Kojiki in 2015 and Tenku in 2016. In 2007 to 2009, he launched

4623-413: Was to reveal how ancient Japan was influenced by the Silk Road trade route. The documentary was narrated by Ishizaka Koji with music composed by Kitaro, who insisted that the show be broadcast in stereo. The music was composed mainly using a Minimoog , miniKORG 700 , and Maxikorg DV800. The score received a Galaxy Award , and the series of soundtracks sold millions of copies. The success created from

4692-448: Was ultimately filmed in 1978 as the David Carradine vehicle Circle of Iron ) were completed but rejected by Warner Brothers due to the label's increasingly strained relationship with the Grateful Dead. Hart's home recording studio proved to be a haven for the more idiosyncratic endeavors pursued by various band members, and he continued to collaborate with his former bandmates on various projects, most notably Robert Hunter 's Tales of

4761-422: Was visibly absent from the performances during 2020-2021 period). On 24 February 2022, he married Brazil-born, ethnically Japanese artist Franci Shimomaebara in a private ceremony attended by friends and relatives. They had met in 1990, and after becoming friends worked together on The Wind , which was featured on Kitarō's Grammy-nominated 2003 album, Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 1. In 2012 they collaborated on

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