The group was originated by a Tibetan Buddhist lama in 1999. Upon his departure to Khatmandu and Boulder, Colorado, the group evolved and embraced world sacred music, original music and natural soundscapes under the direction of award-winning International Who's Who of Popular Music music composer and producer Richard (RVW). Eclectic tour-de-force, sans force" -RH, Minister.

Richard (RVW), whose international recording and performing career has spanned more than 30 years. Spirit-FusionTM concerts include traditional and improvised material and original compositions by RVW. Audiences may hear Native American songs, Aboriginal dreamtime sounds, Japanese poetry, Buddhist sutra segments, Tahitian creation chant, Middle Eastern music from Sufi, Hindu, Judaic and Islamic traditions, Gregorian chant, and African dances. Many listeners report a heart-opening experience, while others say they are energized and lifted by the ecstatic trance rhythms or the tranquility of Tibetan singing bowls. Exotic instruments from around the world enhance the authenticity of the group's music: at some concerts, over a hundred instruments are played during the evening.

Richard 's group simulates a symphony orchestra. The capacity crowds clearly showed appreciation with thunderous applause and encore. The combination of instruments, both old and unusual, singing, and offering chants from native Americans, aborigines, and other ethnic groups became very involving. World Sacred Music Festival Attendee. impeccably clear - bells shine, voices are crystal-like. a haunting evocation, written with an expertise and ease that is breath-taking.

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