Kitaro - The Essential Kitaro

Release Date : November 7, 2006
Catalog : 73249-2
Format : CD + DVD set, Digital Download (AAC, Mp3)
DVD Region : All

The sheer breadth of Kitaro's eclecticism is on full display here, with selections from his essential soundtrack work including music from Best Of Silk Road, The Soong Sisters, the Broadway score to Cirque Ingenieux, as well as more personal creations from the  Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai series, a surprising melting pot of prog-rock guitar, haunting woodwinds, snippets of nature sounds and Buddhist monk chanting.

Though his studio output is indispensable, it's the live realm where Kitaro really shines. The DVD that complements this CD compilation contains stunning footage of two very different but equally epic performances: a 1999 concert in Spain and a 2004 show in China, both demonstrating that Kitaro's music truly crosses borders to deliver a unique universal message.

| T R A C K S |
DISK 1 (CD)
01. As the Wind Blows
02. A Passage Of Life
03. Contortionists
04. Estrella
05. Whisper
06. Itonami
07. Wood Fairy
08. Dance Of Sarasvati
09. The Scroll Is Read
10. Theme From Silk Road
11. Nagare No Nake De
12. Koi
13. Shizuku

DISC 2 (DVD - Live Performances)
1. Silk Road
2. Dance of Sarasvati
3. Estrella
4. Koi
5. Mercury

| C R E D I T S |
Composed, Arranged, Performed and Produced by Kitaro
Executive Producer : Eiichi Naito
Artists + Repertoire, Compilation Producer : Dino Malito
Mastering : Gavin Lurssen
Graphic Design : Kio Griffith