Category Archives: Music
Lotus Paradise Tour – USA & The Bahamas
New York – The Abode of the Message
Chicago – Wellspring Retreat Center
Wildquest – Island of Bimini, The Bahamas
Lotus Paradise Tour – Europe and Russia
Travels with the band included Slovenia, Italy, Denmark, Greece (Corfu), Switzerland, Holland, and Germany finishing with a tour in Russia (Moscow and St. Petersburg). Band members from left to right: Isa, Jaldhara, Chandira, Swagato, and Milarepa.
Europe
Moscow & Saint Petersburg
Lotus Paradise Tour – Europe Part l
Production of the Lotus Paradise cd finished in May. The cds were delivered in June and the Europe tour immediately started. The bulk of the photos will appear in the next update. Enjoy! 
Lotus Paradise
Mixing of the new album will commence this month in Zurich.The final title has been chosen, “Lotus Paradise”. It will feature the beautiful mandala artwork of Paul Heussenstamm (a.k.a. Vibodha) on its cover.
The summer tours are on the horizon. Please check the schedule page for details. You may also enjoy to view the band page for a glimpse of the many wonderful musicians who will be joining in along the way.
The theme of this year’s events is: laughter, joy, music, love, dancing, singing, and of course meditation. Come and join us for the celebration!
Lotus Paradise Recordings
Rehearsals and basic-track recordings in Denmark with Amlas, Neera, and Isa.
Additional tracks recorded in Zurich, Switzerland with Chandira (vocals), Atmo (trumpet), Vedam (flute), Sidhamo (piano and keyboards), and Harisharan (trombone) at Sound Development Studio.
Mixed by Gabriel in Zurich.
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Travels East
Celebrating the New Year while enjoying travels and music in Goa, Pune, Dharamsala, Delhi, and Amritsar – India. Fun!
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Japan & Taiwan Tours
Out of the hundreds of photos from the most-recent tours of Japan and Taiwan, I chose the following. Hopefully, they will give some ‘taste’ of what had to be one of my most beautiful visits ever to the Far East. My only wish is that I had time to include all the pictures, but alas.
These few days in the USA, while I write this update, are but an overnight stay as Stockholm and India visits and events come into focus.
I am delighted to say the majority of next year’s 2006 dates are in place and can be viewed on the schedule page. Where and when I find time for a break in the months ahead remains unknown at this point. But hey, no worries. Life is a mystery to be loved and lived, not a problem to be solved, is it not?
A special “thank you” is in order to all my hosts and organizers in Japan and Taiwan. I will carry our meditations and celebrations deep in my heart and well into the new year as my travels unfold.
Japan
Taiwan
Glorious Sound Of The Soul
Again this month, there are many pictures to share. In a nutshell, the New York and Chicago events were wonderful this time around. And The Bahamas? Well, simply magic is putting it mildly. Please enjoy the pictures and some beautiful words from the Sufi mystic, Hafiz.
Oh, what is laughter, Hafiz?
What is this precious love and laughter,
Budding in our hearts?
It is the glorious sound of a soul
Waking up!
New York Event
(this year in Earthdance, Plainfield, Massachusetts)
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Chicago Event
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Fort Lauderdale
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Wildquest, Island of Bimini, The Bahamas
Celebration Concert
Parimal Summer Festival, Germany, July 23, 2005
photos by Markus Lokai (www.lunaphotos.com)
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Europe Summer Tour
We drove 12,015 kilometers this summer. After such a long road trip, I’m finding it difficult to put our many adventures into words. Luckily though, we took many pictures along the way. Though there’s a saying “one picture is worth a 
thousand words”, I’m thinking: why be miserly? On this note in keeping with the theme of this year’s tour title “Easy Is Right!” I’m going to let the pictures do the walking. All the talking for that matter!
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