Kitaro

Japan, 1972–now

Japanese synthesist (b. 1953), whose Silk Road soundtracks made him the global face of new-age music. Self-taught on synthesizers after hearing German electronic music, he blended vast keyboard washes with Japanese melody and won a Grammy for Thinking of You.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Kitaro and 0 artists Kitaro influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Kitaro?

• Klaus Schulze — Schulze produced the Far East Family Band that the young Kitaro played in and taught him to handle synthesizers; Kitaro has called him the central influence behind his turn to electronics.
• Tangerine Dream — The German cosmic-electronic school around Tangerine Dream is the tradition Kitaro's long synthesizer landscapes came out of.