Please tell me about Kitaro's life and works in detail.

Kitaro, formerly known as Gao Qiao, is a Japanese musician. 1953 was born in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture on February 4th. He is a Japanese composer and musician, and his family believes in Shinto. Kitaro, a stage name, is a nickname given by his friend based on the role "Kitaro (Japanese pronunciation is the same as Kitaro)" in a Japanese animation "Kitaro". His music has its own rhythm, and all kinds of feelings of nature, such as grandeur, remoteness, warmth and indifference, which are realized from his own living environment, are reflected in the imaginary world of creation. Music has beautiful melody, profound artistic conception and unique style. Kitaro's music "Silk Road" has been popular all over the world for 20 years. With the indirect understanding of China music and musicians' special understanding of history, Kitaro created the Silk Road music full of Chinese charm and became famous at one fell swoop.

Kitaro was born in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture on 1953. Received R & amp；; in his early years; Under the influence of the famous music singer OtisRedding, she taught herself the guitar in high school and formed an albatross band with her friends.

When he taught himself guitar, he once said, "I have no music education." I just trust my ears and personal feelings. " I believe that the inspiration for composing music is near him. The music I make doesn't come from myself, it comes from heaven, only through my own body and fingers. I'm surprised that I can compose music without practicing guitar. I don't have a musical foundation, but my fingers keep swinging. I once asked myself: Who wrote this song? I wrote these songs, but I didn't write them.

He also said: "When I entered high school, I was one of many members of an amateur band. At first, I played the guitar, and then I played the keyboard instrument. I remember once we were in charge of a jazz concert, and the drummer in our band was not there before the performance. Although I didn't have experience in drumming at that time, as a band leader, I had to learn it in a short time and perform at the concert as usual. Of course, my drumming skills are not as good as our drummer's, but we made no mistakes on the way and played the jazz concert perfectly. Then another bass player was absent before a concert, so I learned to play the bass guitar temporarily. The sudden absence of these two band members before the performance allowed me to accumulate a little experience and have a basic understanding of all musical instruments. At that time, I made up my mind to build my own brand music. After graduation, I decided to develop my career in music, so I went to Tokyo and started looking for a band that suited me. Finally, based on my experience and personal contact with musical instruments, I joined several bands in Tokyo and Yokohama. At that time, I played keyboard instruments and learned reverberators after joining the band. "

Kitaro's parents objected to his taking music as his lifelong career. They tried their best to arrange for him to work in a Japanese company, hoping that he would understand his parents' thoughts. However, he left home without informing his parents. He only works part-time during the day and continues to write his own songs at night.

In the1970s, he joined a band called "Far East Family" and traveled around the world with them. While performing in Europe, he was lucky enough to meet Klaus Schulze, the founder of Orange Dream Orchestra, and klaus schulze taught him the secret of using reverberators more.

From 65438 to 0976, he left the Far East family and went to Asian countries such as China, Laos, Thailand and India.

Kitaro-Star Road Stadium

Kitaro returned to Japan on 1977. From 65438 to 0978, Kitaro began his activities as an independent musician and released his first record, Paradise. Listening to this disc from the perspective of Kitaro's recording of music works in the history of music, it opens a new era in the East and opens another door to music. 1979, The Good Earth and Oasis were released. 1980, Kitaro was the music producer of the NHK program "Silk Road", which was well received. This theme song, written by Kitaro, was loved by everyone and became one of Kitaro's masterpieces. It has attracted many fans who support the new era movement. In the same year, the works Silk Road 1 and Silk Road 2 were released, and the live recording of the performance was also well received, and Kitaro became popular at once. His first concert was held in Shinjuku, Tokyo. At this concert, Kitaro was the first composer in the world to imitate more than 40 musical instruments with reverberators. However, NHK, the most influential public media organization in Japan, took his original music as the theme song of the documentary series "Silk Road", which made his international popularity constantly improve. 198 1 released the record Dunhuang and Qi, and toured 30 Japanese and Asian cities the following year, becoming the first japanese pop person to perform in Taiwan Province Province.

The launch of the Silk Road series and the publication of Dunhuang, a masterpiece, made the audience in China feel more cordial. China-themed music is so popular because Kitaro has always insisted that "China culture is the root of Japanese culture".

1980, Kitaro signed a contract with GeffenRecords of the United States (his current record company is DomoRecords), and Kitaro's album officially entered the United States.

Kitaro-Music Style

It can be said that Kitaro, who began to study electronic synthesis music as early as 1970s, is the chief representative of the new era music, and his works have a unique style of pioneering Japanese new era music. He integrated classical, pop and jazz into electronic music and used an electronic synthesizer as a playing instrument. He said: "I can use the synthesizer to create all the scenery of the ocean, the seashore in winter and the beach in summer." Critics also call the music played by this instrument "soul music". Kitaro used the multifunction and powerful function of the synthesizer to create music and express his feelings. This oriental charm, which is different from western music, has been recognized by more and more listeners in the world since the first work "Paradise" came out. His music covers a wide range, and its essence is an expression of emotion and thought, which shows the musician's accomplishment, temperament, spiritual feelings and so on. Kitaro's music style can be said to be sui generis, no matter from the way of production or the theme of creation. He said: "In the past twenty years, I have learned a lot of musical skills, so the following music feels the same. Next, my goal will be to return to the original foothold and have a happy and sad trip to the universe with inner emotions. My music makes me feel peaceful and quiet. My wish is to achieve the peace of time through music. Nature has inspired me, and I am just a messenger. " Kitaro's later style is different from his early style, and his musical instruments are more widely used. Some people say that he lacks the tranquility of his early years. However, no matter how his style changes in the past, present and future, Kitaro's intention to create music and his concern for nature will never change.

Kitaro-Personal Life

Kitaro is a famous composer, but he is very modest. "The inspiration for composing music comes from nature, and I am just an emissary," he said. "For me, my songs are some like clouds and some like the sky." To show respect for nature, he holds a special concert every year in Mount Fuji or his home in Colorado. On the full moon in August, he played the drums from dusk to dawn, often wearing his hands, but he was tireless and proud of it. Kitaro married his first wife in 1983 and had a son, but in 1990, his first wife divorced because he spent too much time on his music career. In the mid-1990s, he remarried with a female musician who helped him make an album. The manor where they and their son live in Colorado covers an area of 180 acres (730,000 square meters), and the music studio alone has 2,500 feet (230 square meters), which is enough to put down an orchestra of 70 people. They have lived in California for a long time at present.

Kitaro-Personal Works

Works and introduction over the years 1978-2007

1978- Stars. Voyage_ Fairyland (Listening to this disc from the perspective of music history has opened the curtain of a new era in the East and opened another door to music. )

1979- from. Yes. It is full. The moon. Story _ The earth (Kitaro is exploring his musical place, and his advanced musical ideas are updating people's thinking procedures for enjoying music. )

1979-Oasis_ Oasis (how handy the synthesizer is for Kitaro, anyone who has heard this disc will understand, and I think most musicians will be ashamed and awed after listening to the timbre of the synthesizer modulated by Kitaro. )

1980 inch. Person.Digital (Kitaro's first live album, including the live recording of 1980 9 18 in parco Theater. )

1980- silk. Road.I_ Silk Road 1 (The theme music of the TV documentary of the same name, the misty Silk Road is reproduced by Kitaro, and the vicissitudes of the Silk Road are reproduced by Kitaro. )

1980- silk. Silk road 2

1980- silk. Road.Suite_ Silk Road Collection) What will it feel like to play Kitaro's "Oriental New Era" with a symphony? The answer given by the London Orchestra is that it is perfect to make people want to cry. )

198 1- the best Kitaro.Vol. 1

198 1-Ki_ Qi (Kitaro & Xiuxing Desert Vision soundtrack, NHK special collection)

198 1- Kitaro's world

198 1-Tonko。 Dunhuang _ Silk Road 3- Dunhuang (the third Silk Road), some Dunhuang scholars in China believe that only those who have a deep understanding of Dunhuang culture can write such a masterpiece. )

1982- Queen. Millennia_ Millennium Queen (the theme music of the anime movie of the same name, the most sober song "Love in the Universe" in this disc, Kitaro will play it alone with a synthesizer when performing live, and a synthesizer is only used to play one song, which is the only case in Kitaro's concert. )

1983- India. Tengjiku _ Silk Road 4- Tianzhu (Kitaro wandered in India in the mid-1970s, swaying in the hotel, and the necessary performance of the classic Kitaro concert in this disc obviously came from Kitaro's early experience. )

1984-live.in.asia _ Asia (1983 Asian Tour Live Edition is also a non-cloud Live Edition)

1985- silver. Cloud_ Feiyun (After the release of the album, Kitaro toured Japan and Southeast Asia, including Kitaro's first trip to China/Shanghai People's Gymnasium 1984 8 2).

1986-TenKu_ Sky (Kitaro entered the United States and signed a contract with Ge Fen Records Company founded by Ge Fen, a famous American music agent, which is very influential in the United States. 1985, Kitaro and the daughter of the Japanese Yamaguchi group leader gave birth to a child. Children's voices can be heard in the sky. This should be the natural reaction of a father, Kitaro, whose mentality has changed in his music. Appreciating Sky, we can find that the change of Kitaro's music style and the fluidity of melody are obviously strengthened. The album cover photography is very vivid, revealing Kitaro's detached temperament. )

1986- Tower. Yes. West _ West (Kitaro went to America after the album was released. The title of this disc is very subtle. The original song "Time flies" sung by Hong Kong singer Anita Mui is "Joy" on this disc. )

1987。 Light. Yes. Kitaro was nominated for a Grammy for the first time, and the wonderful dance of sunshine and moonlight was unforgettable. In 2004, she played "Light of the Soul" at a concert in Shanghai, but was described by Shanghai reporters as a new work "Spirit of the Night". After the release of the album, Kitaro made her first tour in North America, which was well received. )

1988。 Best. of. ten. years.1976 ~1986 _1976 ~1986 Ten-year selection (Kitaro's early classics were completely rearranged and released into double cd albums, which lasted for ten years. )

1989-Best. 16。 Popular film

1990-kojiki _ ancient stories (a landmark super album, Kitaro has established the status of a world-class music master with its ancient history, which has been unanimously affirmed by music critics all over the world. The first song on the album is wonderful, especially the yearning for the fragrant banquet. )

199 1- live broadcast. The scene of the FOSS Theater in Atlanta, USA, which is on a world tour, is indescribable. Kitaro, who walked out of the studio, showed his true colors. He and seven of his friends performed anecdotes on the spot, among which the pure oriental beauty melody was strongly matched in Song Li. )

1992-Dream_ Dream (Kitaro and Jon Anderson, the lead singer of the famous British art rock band) Yes, Jon Anderson's penetrating voice is closely combined with Kitaro's impressionist style. This album is a rare singing album among Kitaro's works, and many songs in the album are also the soundtrack of the movie 15 girls wandering. )

1993- heaven & earth _ heaven and earth (the movie theme music of the same name won the 5 1 Golden Globe Award for best movie music. "Heaven and Earth" is Kitaro's super repertoire, so you must listen to it. )

1994- Datura _ Datura (another super album after Historical Records, Kitaro successfully integrated rock music into his impressionist style, which is refreshing. In this album, sarasvati's Heart of Dance has become an important representative piece of Kitaro. )

1994- Tokugawa. two

1995- an. Be enchanted. Evening _ Echo from the Sky (1994 The live record of Datura's American World Tour Concert. At the scene, Kitaro showed a set of real kung fu with empty hands. He has played the straight flute horn gong fork of the synthesizer Taigu electric guitar, and even served as a conductor when playing Heaven and Earth. The master's skill is amazing. In this live recording, Kitaro stepped up his music experiment in Datura. The surging rhythm in Datura became turbulent at the scene, and the roaring electric guitar in Datura became violent at the scene. At this time, the early pure Kitaro changed beyond recognition, but it showed the multi-level truth of human nature. This record is the most complicated and passionate album among all Kitaro's works. The theme song of the movie Heaven and Earth has a perfect live interpretation, which makes people fascinated. )

1995。 Best.of.Kitaro_ _ Zhiqiu Selection (It's fresh to interpret Kitaro's famous songs with erhu, but it's awkward to interpret the verve erhu in Kitaro's music. )

1996-Peace.on.Earth_ World Peace Suite (Western Christmas music and some art songs adapted by Kitaro. )

1997- Circus. The greatest performance on earth (the theme song of Kitaro's musical of the same name, the powerful action in the album was played at the Beijing concert in 2002. It is said that the strong action music at that time, coupled with it, made many sleepy listeners think that an earthquake had occurred. )

1997。 Soong.Sisters_ Song Dynasty (the movie theme music of the same name won the Hong Kong Golden Horse Award for best movie music. The opening bell is not a simulated timbre, but the real sound of the Millennium chime. The theme music is magnificent and deeply loved by fans, especially domestic fans. )

1998- Gaia. Onbashira_ Mother of the Earth (Onbashira is a traditional festival held every seven years in Nagano, Japan. This album is based on this Onbashira recorded for the first time in ancient history 200 years ago/kloc-0. The whole album is like an ancient epic full of abstract wisdom. )

1998- cured. forest

1999- best Kitaro.Vol.2

1999- Noah's Ark _ノノの (Most of this album is Kitaro's previous works, but after re-composition and arrangement, it became this Noah's Ark. )

1999- thinking. Of you _ Simu) Once a burst water pipe in Kitaro's house soaked an old piano in Kitaro, and Kitaro, who was sad, thought a lot, which is the origin of missing you. The album cover is "Wet Old Piano", which is Kitaro's last work in the 20th century, and is also the winner of the 43rd Grammy Award for Best New Age Music. )

2000- 1990~2000. The essence of Kitaro _ Kitaro. 1990 ~ 2000.

2000-Ancient_ Ancient (Kitaro's soundtrack album for the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation documentary "Four Civilizations". )

200 1-An。 Ancient.Journey_ Forever (In 2000, Kitaro produced a series of highly appraised original music for the Japanese NHK special program Four Civilizations, which was later included in two albums, Ancient Times and Eternal Moment. )

2002-Asia. Teahouse _ _ Asian Teahouse ("Asian Teahouse" is a selected collection of Japanese electronic music master Kitaro, and "Asian Teahouse" describes finding a place to belong and rest in people's hearts, so that the listener seems to be in a quiet and quaint teahouse).

2002-"Well Method" (Kitaro was invited by NHK state-run TV station in Japan to produce theme songs and music for a series of documentaries about Japanese rivers. In this film, which emphasizes the communication between human mind and nature, Kitaro created another musical peak after the Silk Road. )

Best in 2003. Selected Silk Road

2004-"Four Kingdoms 88 kasho" (Kitaro was invited by NHK, Japan's state-run television station, to produce theme songs and music for a series of documentaries covering 88 temples in four countries of Japan. )

2003-A Sacred Journey to Ku-Kaivol. 1 _ A Journey to the Sea and Air1(For the first time, Kitaro took global peace as its theme, with a strong religious color. He said that war is not caused by any external factors, but because the human heart is full of struggle. He plays a peacemaker in A Journey to the Sea and Air, and washes mankind with music. More famous musicians from all over the world are invited to perform together, so that the theme of music can be thoroughly played and music and peace can be more integrated. )

2005-Sacred Journey to Ku-Kai Vol.2 _ Journey to the Ocean 2 (Journey to the Ocean in 2003 I) received rave reviews after its release, and was nominated for Grammy Best New Age Music again. Air Sea II also completely inherited the style of Air Sea I and continued it. )

In 2006. It is essential. Kitaro

2006-spirit. Garden _ Fairy Garden (Following the nomination of [Grammy], Kitaro released his latest album in 2006. In this album, Kitaro collaborates with his wife Keiko, who once appeared in the DVD/CD of "Yangguji -200 1". This time, the couple played all the tracks of the album together (only three of them were attended by guitarist Paul Pesko), and the music was inspired by the artistic inspiration of the avant-garde Japanese mop dancer Kochi Tamono. This album is different from Kitaro's solemn orchestral creation in the past. It's not always made in Kitaro style. The theme is different and fresh, but you can still hear his style everywhere, and the melody is beautiful and special, especially the theme sound [Spiritual Garden]! Bring us new surprises. )

In 2007-Journey to God-Kay Vol.3 _ Journey to the Air 3 (series of Journey to the Air, Journey to the Air 2) was nominated for Grammy Awards one after another. Music fans all over the world are eagerly looking forward to the debut of Kitaro's latest epic. With the release of the album, Kitaro also launched a tour called "Love and Peace" all over Asia, and turned the ideas revealed in the album into practical actions through actions to contribute to a better future. )