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Laurie Burke:
vocals
Laurie’s special voice which graces this CD has been heard on many albums produced both in Sedona and in LA.

Vismaya:
vocals
Vismaya can be heard nearly every week in Sedona’s
restaurants and clubs.

Maniko: (Keep on knocking)
www.templeofsong.com
Special Guest Vocalist
Maniko's music is a rich and unique meeting of musical worlds. In her new album, House of the Beloved, she joins forces with award winning & Grammy nominated co-producer Kit Walker (Jai Uttal, Deva Premal) to create an utterly new and contemporary sound called Ecstatic Grooves. She elegantly weaves together melodies, poetry, chants, and awesome grooves to create compelling songs that move people in all ways, body, heart and soul. House of the Beloved is an unforgettable journey through the territories of the human heart. Maniko has been writing songs, performing and singing in a diverse array of venues for over 25 years.

Kit Walker: (Prem Vandan)
www.kitwalker.com
keyboards/ acoustic grand piano/ Hammond B3/ drum, bass and percussion programming
Kit Walker is a keyboardist and composer best known for his two Windham Hill Jazz releases, “Dancing on the Edge of the World”, and “Fire in the Lake”, which both received international top ten airplay, and critical acclaim.   Kit has toured the world and recorded with Kitaro.  He is the keyboardist with Jai Uttal and the Pagan Love Orchestra, appearing on their latest two albums, “Shiva Station”, and the Grammy-nominated “Mondo Rama”.
More recently, Kit has turned to producing, including the two best-selling albums of the devotional singer Deva Premal, “Love is Space” and “Embrace”, as well as his own world/jazz release “Freehouse”. He also currently works with the Brazilian world jazz percussion master Airto Moreira and his wife, vocalist Flora Purim. His band Kundalini Boombox performs regularly in the San Francisco area.

Atmo: (Lars Lindval)
www.atmomusic.com and
www.life-expressions.ch
trumpet and muted trumpet
Atmo is a producer and musician who has been involved in the production of more than 30 CD's in 7 countries
He received a scholarship from the Berklee School of Music where he had the opportunity to study with Herb Pomeroy, Hal Crook, Greg Hopkins and Bob Freeman. He is a recipient of the prestigious Clark Terry and Quincy Jones Award.
He has worked with Bobby McFerrin, Mel Lewis, Jay Clayton, Adelhard Roidinger and Nouvelle Cuisine among others.

Manose:
www.manosemusic.com
bansuri
Manose is widely recognized as Nepal's premiere flautist and is the recipient of national awards including instrumentalist of the year. And even while living in the United States, he still manages to be a vital part of the music scene back home. His music videos air regularly on Nepali TV, he is a member of one of the county's most popular rock bands, 1974AD, and he is a regular participant in Nepal’s fledgling jazz festival, Jazzmandu.
In the United States, Manose performs and records with the likes of Grammy-nominated fusion artist Jai Uttal, The Chicago Children’s Choir, singers Krishna Das and Deva Premal, tabla maestro Swapan Chowdary, and blue grass great Peter Rowan. He is also a member of the New Maihar Band, an ensemble created by living legend Ali Akbar Khan. He has performed in Canada, France,England, Switzerland, Germany, Hong Kong, and Malaysia.

Robert Powell:
www.robertpowellmusic.com
electric and pedal steel guitar, electric sitar
Robert Powell plays a variety of stringed instruments and is known internationally for his distinctive approach to the pedal steel guitar. As a musician, songwriter and producer Robert has worked with many diverse artists from around the world including Ustad Salamat Ali Kahn, Titos Sompa, Roy Rogers, Deva Premal, Girish as well as having composed soundtracks for film, television and multi-media.  Through his work with Amnesty International he has produced and recorded with many artists including Peter Gabriel, John Lee Hooker and Jackson Browne. He is currently performing and recording with the San Francisco based bands Kundalini Boombox (with Kit Walker and Celso Alberti), The Venusians, Clothesline Revival and Scrap Pile.

Eric Zang:
oud
Eric is a popular performer within the Sufi and world music community. His mastery of Middle Eastern instruments is a gift to all who hear him.