Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai is a series of peace-themed albums by new age artist Kitarō, inspired by the classic Buddhist pilgrimage to the 88 sacred temples on Japan's island of Shikoku (see Shikoku Pilgrimage). Each album in the series has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album.
Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol. 1 (2003)
Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol. 2 (2005)
Charts Chart (2005)PeakpositionBillboard Top New Age Albums15
Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol. 3 (2007)
Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol. 4 (2010)
Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol. 5 (2017)
Awards and nominations YearAwardResult2004Grammy Award for Best New Age Album2006Grammy Award for Best New Age Album2008Grammy Award for Best New Age Album2011Grammy Award for Best New Age Album2017Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
Personnel Kitaro - Producer, Composer, Arranger, Engineer, Mixing, Keyboards, Photography Gary Barlough - Producer (V.1), Engineer (V.2) Allen Sides - Engineer (V.1) Doug Sax - Mastering (V.1, 2, 3) Joe Chiccarelli - Engineer (V.2) Robert Hadley - Mastering (V.2) Randy Miller - Orchestration (V.3), Arranger (V.3) Steven Miller - Engineer (V.3) Ian Ulibarri - Engineer (V.3) Timothy Beach - Engineer (V.4) Tim Gennert - Mastering (V.4) Paul Lamb - Mastering (V.5), Engineer (V.5) Musicians Kristin Stordahl Kanda - Flute (V.1, 2) Rie Shimomura - Violin (V.1) Tu Shang Xian - Pipa (V.1, 2) Jonathan Goldman - Chanting (V.2) Paul Pesco - Guitars (V.2, 3) Franci Miho Shimomaebara - Vocals (V.2) Nawang Khechog - Tibetan Flute & Chanting Voice (V.2) Keiko Takahashi - Keyboards (V.2, 3, 4), Composer (V.3), Arranger (V.3) Masayuki Koga - Shakuhachi (V.3) Alexander Adhami - Cello, Santoor, Guitar, Ebow, Flute (V.3, 4) Steven Kindler: Violin (V.4) Diana Dentino: Keyboards (V.4) Voyce McGinley: Percussion (V.4) Shinji Ebihara (V.5)
Additional Personnel Eiichi Naito - Producer, Executive Producer, Management Dino Malito - Artists & Repertoire, Management Howard Sapper - Business & Legal Affairs Tatsuya Hayashi - Marketing (V.1, 2) Hitoshi Saito - Marketing (V.3, 4) Atsuko Mizuta - Marketing (V.4) Kio Griffith - Art Direction, Design
External links Kitaro Official site (English) Kitaro Official site (Japanese) Kitaro Shikoku Peace Bell Project Kitaro's Official Facebook Kitaro's Official YouTube page
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