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Voice of the Esraj by Benjy Wertheimer
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fave it Ambient | Asian
6 tracks | 65 minutes
Released Feb 2006
on Benjy Wertheimer
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:19 Om Namah Shivaya lyrics FREE 07:19 Om Namah Shivaya lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:19 Om Namah Shivaya
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 13:03 Devotion lyrics BUY MP3 13:03 Devotion lyrics "GIFT MP3" 13:03 Devotion
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 11:45 Remembrance lyrics BUY MP3 11:45 Remembrance lyrics "GIFT MP3" 11:45 Remembrance
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 10:35 Faith lyrics BUY MP3 10:35 Faith lyrics "GIFT MP3" 10:35 Faith
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 11:02 Balance lyrics BUY MP3 11:02 Balance lyrics "GIFT MP3" 11:02 Balance
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 11:43 Ahimsa lyrics BUY MP3 11:43 Ahimsa lyrics "GIFT MP3" 11:43 Ahimsa
Beautiful flowing vocals bring ancient sacred writings to life, making this excellent music for meditative listening and yoga.
Bio / Background
Benjy Wertheimer is an award-winning songwriter, vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist (playing tabla, congas, percussion, esraj, guitar, and keyboards). Benjy has toured and recorded with such artists as Krishna Das, Deva Premal & Miten, Jai Uttal, Walter Becker (Steely Dan), and virtuoso guitarist Michael Mandrell. He has opened for such artists as Carlos Santana, Paul Winter, and Narada Michael Walden. A founding member of the internationally acclaimed Ancient Future world fusion music ensemble, Benjy toured the U.S., Canada, and Japan with renowned bamboo flute master GS Sachdev. He studied Indian classical music for over 25 years with some of the greatest masters of that tradition (including Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain, Ali Akbar Khan and Z. M. Dagar). Benjy’s CDs receive extensive airplay around the world, and his CD "Circle of Fire" went to #1 on the New Age radio charts in November 2002.
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