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Kojiki is an album by the New Age music artist Kitarō,^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] which was nominated for a Grammy award in 1990.^[6]

This album features the string section from the Skywalker Symphony, along with Kitaro's signature keyboard and flute sounds. It was released in 1990.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kitaro

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hajimari"	3:35
2.	"Sozo"	5:34
3.	"Koi"	6:29
4.	"Orochi"	7:10
5.	"Nageki"	5:44
6.	"Matsuri"	8:59
7.	"Reimei"	8:36

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
The Billboard 200^[7]	159
Top New Age Albums (Billboard)^[7]	1

References

^ Allmusic review
^ "Kojiki (Geffen)". Yoga Journal. Nov–Dec 1990. Retrieved 18 August 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
^ Cramer, Alfred W. (May 2009). Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century-Volume 3. Salem Press. pp. 783â. ISBN 978-1-58765-515-9. Retrieved 18 August 2011. Kojiki. For this album, Kitaro turned to the roots of Japanese mythological history as outlined in the 680 ce Kojiki. Kitaro's arrangement of a thirty- four piece string orchestra and eight taiko drums tells of Japan's origin in seven ... {{cite book}}: C1 control character in |pages= at position 5 (help)
^ Morse, Steve (April 12, 1990). "Kitaro Shakes up his Image". Boston Globe. p. 6. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
^ Sandow, Greg (March 23, 1990). "Kojiki Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
^ "Kitaro's music coming full circle". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. April 16, 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2011. Over the years, he's attracted Grammy attention, with nominations for 1987's " The Light of the Spirit" (with Hart), 1990's "Kojiki," 1991's "An Enchanted ...
^ ^a ^b http://www.allmusic.com/album/kojiki-r83270/charts-awards

External links

[AM-1] Allmusic review

[2] "Kojiki (Geffen)". Yoga Journal. Nov–Dec 1990. Retrieved 18 August 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)

[Cramer2009-3] Cramer, Alfred W. (May 2009). Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century-Volume 3. Salem Press. pp. 783â. ISBN 978-1-58765-515-9. Retrieved 18 August 2011. Kojiki. For this album, Kitaro turned to the roots of Japanese mythological history as outlined in the 680 ce Kojiki. Kitaro's arrangement of a thirty- four piece string orchestra and eight taiko drums tells of Japan's origin in seven ... {{cite book}}: C1 control character in |pages= at position 5 (help)

[4] Morse, Steve (April 12, 1990). "Kitaro Shakes up his Image". Boston Globe. p. 6. Retrieved 18 August 2011.

[5] Sandow, Greg (March 23, 1990). "Kojiki Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 August 2011.

[6] "Kitaro's music coming full circle". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. April 16, 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2011. Over the years, he's attracted Grammy attention, with nominations for 1987's " The Light of the Spirit" (with Hart), 1990's "Kojiki," 1991's "An Enchanted ...

[billboard-7] ttp://www.allmusic.com/album/kojiki-r83270/charts-awards

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 This album features the string section from the Skywalker Symphony, along with Kitaro's signature keyboard and flute sounds.  It was released in 1990.