Kitaro

Masanori Takahashi (高橋正則 Takahashi Masanori), better known as Kitarō (喜多郎), is a Grammy award-winning Japanese musician, composer and multi-instrumentalist. Inspired by the R&B; music of Otis Redding, Kitaro taught himself how to play guitar. While attending Toyohashi Commercial High School, he started the "Albatross" band with his friends, performing at parties and in clubs. "I started out playing the guitar but then changed to the keyboards. Be... more

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  • 1953 (age 56 years)

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  • 喜多郎
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