Kalachakra Mandala
Kalachakra Mandala
Member Since: 10/8/2006
Band Members: I am a solo musician. I wrote these four songs (and many others), I sing all the voices and play the instruments except for the Indian bamboo flutes on my song “Face to Space†which are played beautifully by my friend Andreas Ludwig.
Influences: My musical influences are many and varied. I have listened a lot to great musicians such as Joni Mitchell, The Incredible String Band, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Love, Clannad, The Band, The Byrds, The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Ravi Shankar, J. S. Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Arcangelo Corelli, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Igor Stravinsky, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd and countless others. Abdullah Ibrahim, Miriam Makeba and Ladysmith Black Mambazo are among the many South African musicians I love. I also like electronic dance music especially Minimal Techno.The lyrics of many of my songs express my desire for peace, unity and mutual respect among all inhabitants of this beautiful planet. Some of the teachers who inspire me on my spiritual path are Douglas Harding ( headless.org ), Lao Tzu, Ramana Maharshi, Aldous Huxley, Hermann Hesse, Alan Watts, Nataraja Guru, Mahendranath, Ram Dass and Karlfried Graf von Duerkheim. The lyrics of "Face to Space", "Look Within" and other songs I have written are greatly influenced by their thoughts.Also, this influences us all:CURRENT MOONHubble Images from NASA, ESA and STSc
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