Kitarō
Kitaro 喜多郎 | |
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Kitarō playing in Tehran, October 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Masanori Takahashi |
| Born | February 4, 1953 Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan |
| Genres | Electronica, world, folk, classical, new-age |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, record producer, arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, Japanese flutes, drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1975–present |
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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).