Kitaro Kojiki & The Universe Tour 2017

Japanese supreme instrumentalist KITARO, who is famous for his brand of contemplative, highly melodic synthesizer music, is set to perform on Christmas Eve on 24^th December at 10pm at the Arena of Stars, Resorts World Genting.

It has been more than 6 years since he last peformed in Malaysia and his upcoming new tour “KOJIKI & the Universe” will promise audience with a unique and visually-inspiring concert experience, merging the artist’s Grammy nominated music “KOJIKI” album with dynamic space-age photographic scenes of the Universe. The live concert will feature time-lapse images, expertly intertwined with real-time films provided by and in cooperation with NASA and Kyoto University.

KITARO’s “KOJIKI & the Universe” Live Tour was first performed on 20^th April in California. The tour reached major cities in Europe, including London and Istanbul, impressing audience with his fascinating music arrangement where they are calling it an “out of this world” performance. The tour will continue in November with several stops at Romania, Ukraine and Bulgaria before coming to Malaysia.

KITARO whose real name is Masanori Takahashi, is a very popular composer and multi-instrumentalist from Japan. Inspired by American R&B, his unique fusion of electronic artistry, traditional Japanese forms, and pop-inflected Western idioms created a rich, harmonic, and poetic sound that won the legendary artist a huge international following. KITARO has won a Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Soundtrack on the movie ‘Heaven and Earth’, and a Grammy Award for ‘Thinking of You’. Through the course of his career, Kitaro has sold millions of albums, CD’s and DVD’s worldwide. Most fundamentally, at its heart, Kitaro’s music is always about sending a profound message of peace and spiritual development, both personally and globally.

Organized by Star Planet, tickets will be available for sale starting on 8^th September from 11am. Catch this magical performance and go beyond time and space with Japanese legendary new age musician KITARO while you usher into Christmas with your loved ones!