Call Of The Mystic

Call of the Mystic

Review...a chorus of bells, chimes, Tibetan bowls and Chinese instruments that come together in a symphony of celebration. -- Pulse Magazine...exalted, ecstatic music that reaches for and attains the highest peaks of emotional pleasure and rewards listeners with riches -- ~ Lloyd Barde, Backroads Music; home of the Heartbeats CatalogCalling all listeners... sit back, relax and prepare yourself to be enchanted by the sweet sounds of Karunesh. -- ~ Liz Doan, Senior Buyer, Music DesignKaruneshs album is for yoga, meditation, and healing bodywork? carrying listeners across the Asian continent to experience its musical traditions. -- Mara Applebaum, New Age RetailerLike a sonic hammock or cocoon, this set lets you fall into it and takes over for you... -- Chris Spector, Mid-West Record Re-cap.The sitar, the bansuri flute, and the Indian violin come together in a symphony of celebration... -- L.T., American Spa Magazine, January 2005Product DescriptionBeautiful meditation album by Karunesh features the sounds of bells, chimes, Tibetan bowls, sitar sarod and Chinese instruments, bansuri flute and Idian violin come alive in a symphany of celebration.From the ArtistThere is a stillness, a point of balance, from which all movement stems, just as there is a place of silence from which all sound emanates. On Call of the Mystic, Karunesh has established such a base from which many wondrous instruments and sounds leap into joyful expression. Beautifully played bells, chimes, Tibetan bowls, sitar, sarod and Chinese instruments, bansuri flute and Indian violin come alive in a symphony of celebration -- an offering, a meditation, a delightfully mystical calling, irresistible to heart and mind.~ Terence Yallop, Real Music PresidentAbout the ArtistKARUNESHUpon hearing the sacred qualities in Zen Breakfast, it comes as no surprise that Karuneshs natural talent for musical expression was initially nurtured in a spiritual environment. The music of Zen Breakfast draws upon sounds from ancient spiritual and religious traditions in ways that speak to the deep-felt longing in each of us for spiritual connection.It was during five years that Karunesh lived in an ashram in Germany that he had the opportunity to learn from and play together with musicians from cultures around the world. Music was a vital part of the mystical experience being pursued and where Karunesh (Sanskrit for compassion) says he developed the ability to weave different styles and feelings together into a living symbiosis a symbiosis carried by his own very unique and personal melodies from the heart.Karunesh was born in 1956 in Cologne, Germany. Although he had been drawn to music as a child and played in bands as a teen, he chose to study graphic design as a career. After attaining his degree, the path did not feel right for him and as sometimes happens to prompt us of a critical need for a change in direction, Karunesh was involved in a serious motorcycle accident. For two weeks, he was suspended between life and death, and this experience sparked the beginning of his spiritual path. In 1979 he made his first journey to India and began to follow his heart.In 1984 Karunesh released his first album Sounds of the Heart, an album that quickly became a classic in the new age genre. More albums followed. With 450,000 albums sold to date, Karunesh has become established as one of the best-known artists in the genre.Karunesh has lived in Maui, Hawaii, since 1992, bathed in the healing warmth and fragrances of the tropics. From this islands feminine embrace, he creates music that holds a beautiful, sacred and healing resonance for those who listen. It was over breakfast one morning in Maui that company president Terence Yallop, with his background of Taoist philosophy and tai chi, and Karunesh, musician, sat down to talk about their hopes and dreams. From this meeting their creative collaboration was formed and Zen Breakfast conceived. Nirvana Caf, Karu