A master of the shakuhachi (a Japanese traditional bamboo flute), New Age artist Kazu Matsui was born in Tokyo on June 5, 1954. After spending the mid-1970s travelling through Europe and India, he studied ethnic arts at UCLA, returning to Tokyo to teach Educational Theories at Toyoeiwa Woman's University. Matsui concurrently mounted his music... [+] Read More

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Kitaro's style is the epitome of the contemplative, highly melodic synthesizer music often associated with the new-age movement. Interestingly enough, this famous Japanese composer taught himself to play electric guitar in high school -- inspired by the R&B music of Otis Redding. In the early '70s, Kitaro formed the Far East Family Band, which... [+] Read More

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