Instrumental CD, original Native American Flute Songs over Latin rhythms, Guitar, Piano or as a solo instrument. Inspired by traditional Native American Songs, Latin percussion, classical training and the beauty of the Southwestern Desert.

NOTES Instrumental CD: "Echo from the other Shore"

Music is my Life, Love and Meditation. When I am playing my songs, the melodies keep on changing, having a life on its own. All my music is relaxing, because to me, sound and silence are stepping stones on the journey to the center. There is a nonverbal magic that is transmitted through the melodies and gaps which is felt deep within. This is my newest CD presenting the Native American Flute over Latin rhythms, Guitar, Piano or plain as a solo instrument. Inspired by traditional Native American songs and the landscapes of the American Southwestern Desert, these haunting songs merge my classical training with the roots of the original people of this magnificent Land. This CD is excellent for elegant dinner & party music, yoga and massage, or simply to unwind and enter into the restful space of your heart. This is an all Native American Flute Music CD.

Additional Notes:

A big THANK YOU to William Scott Jennings for providing the painting "Anasazi Canyon" for the cover design. All songs composed, performed and recorded by VIBHAS, Peter Alexander Kendzia. Copyright 2019 Vibhas P. A. Kendzia, Sedona, AZ, USA.

Below you can see which pitch of Native American Flute I used (There is a discrepancy between CD-tray-card and here: in 6. Moon Dance I am using F#m and not Am) :

1. Echo from the other Shore - D minor Bass and Soprano Native American Flute (NAF) - bass, percussion, guitar
2. Silent Breeze - C minor Bass NAF SOLO
3. Dancing in the Rain - F# minor Alto and Soprano NAF – bass, percussion, drums, e-piano.
4. Anasazi Rising - C minor Bass NAF – bass, percussion, drums, piano, keyboard
5. Touched by Stillness - C minor Bass and Soprano NAF - Piano
6. Moon Dance - F# minor Alto and Soprano NAF– keyboard, percussion, bass
7. River of Dreams - A minor Bass NAF SOLO with nature sounds of the West Fork Canyon near Sedona AZ
8. Coming Home - A minor Bass and Alto NAF – guitar and bass
9. Song of Awakening - F# minor Alto and Soprano NAF – bass, percussion, guitar

LONGING: Native American Flutes and East Indian Bamboo Flute Songs. All songs composed arranged and recorded by Vibhas Kendzia in Sedona, AZ, USA.

Hearing the sound of the Native American and East Indian Bamboo Flutes embraces your spirit like a mystical call from the mountains. Smooth Latin rhythms and romantic piano backgrounds and nature sounds are an invitation to joyful relaxation.

This CD is excellent for elegant dinner music, yoga, massage and meditation, or simply to unwind and enter into the restful space of your heart. This is an all Flute-Music CD over playful Latin rhythms.

Haunting Native American Flute melodies and smooth Soprano Saxophone sounds over Latin Rhythms seduce you into relaxation. Two heartfelt piano solos complete the CD. "VIBHAS’ music evokes feelings that nourish my creativity ... His performances at the ArtWalk in Las Vegas bring radiant energy to the Artisan Marketplace." … Mark Vranesh,

This CD is excellent for elegant dinner music, yoga, painting and reading.

Each song on this CD has a little history and here are a view stories about there creation:

"Song from Andalusia" is freely based on a traditional Spanish song which I heard Gipsy's playing while traveling through Spain's province of Andalusia. Intoxicated by local heavy dark Red Wine, the original melody may have disappeared, but the feel, the beauty of the landscapes survived in me over many years, until I was ready to record this unforgettable memory ... a smooth Rumba Rhythm over traditional Flamenco-Style-Percussion's make it glitter in the evening sun like little diamonds ....

"Love Song" is inspired by Viru's song "Ikiteru", who was my lead Guitarist on my Japan Tour in April 2010. Long before I met him in Japan I fell in love with this devotional Osho song. The limitations of the Native American Flute changed the melody and enhance the simple unconditional LOVE this song carries. Many thanks to you VIRU in Japan.

"Memories" is one of these electric piano songs I recorded over and over again without ever publishing it. All my songs are recorded in one take. Trying to select the best take was very difficult, because I never play it the same way. So they are all different, sometimes I asked my self, who played this, sounds like me but I can not remember. I totally forgot about this song until Mark Vranesh a dear friend and multi media painter asked me to create a CD for Artist like him, to inspire there process of painting ... so here it is ... romantic spaces of beauty and well-being ...

"Walking in Beauty" is based on a traditional Navaho Melody taught to me on one of my many performances at an "Art & Craft Fair @ Bell Rock Plaza" in Sedona, Arizona. When I asked my old Navajo friend, did I get it right?, ... he said: NO, but it is beautiful anyway ... keep on playing ... .

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Rich and sensuous Native flutes from the mystic hills of Sedona, Arizona,romantic piano landscapes,gentle ambience, great for yoga, massage, relaxation.

This CD is excellent for elegant dinner music, meditation, massage, yoga, tai chi or simply to unwind and enter into the restful space of your own heart. Loved by painters and people who like to read books.

Vibhas is a born musician, whose longing to feel beauty has expressed itself through playing different instruments from his earliest childhood on. He is an accomplished composer and performer who draws on an extensive background in classical music and a love affair with the music of the east. The melting of these genres has culminated in his unique expression as an artist, merging east with west. Vibhas is a multi-instrumentalist who has created a unique style of music. Classical training in Germany in piano and flute, studies in Latin percussion and soprano saxophone, and many years playing Native flutes in India have all been influential in creating the original sound he plays today.

His travels around the world brought him to Sedona, Arizona where he was introduced to the haunting sound of the Navajo Indian flutes. Playing them to a background of Jazz harmonies and Latin rhythms creates a trance-like atmosphere of relaxation and well-being.

His music allows you to feel deeply...soothing the soul and lifting the spirit. Evoking an atmosphere of tenderness and sensitivity, it is excellent for massage or Yoga practice, or simply to slowly unwind and enter into the restful space of your own heart.

This CD with Peter Hess Tibetan sound bowls helps deepen your meditation, is useful as a sleep meditation and helps you to relax after a long day as you allow the vibrations to move through your body releasing tension, renewing your feeling of well-being.

Immerse yourself in the sounds and resonance of our Meditation with Sound Bowls. Using Peter Hess singing bowls, played by yoga teacher Karen Simcik (The Sound of Yin Yoga) RYT 500 and sound massage practitioner, you will relax into a trance-like state, finding yourself deeply relaxed as the vibration of the singing bowls move through.

Recorded and edited by Vibhas Kendzia, in his studio in Sedona, AZ. Vibhas is a renowned and an accomplished musician as well. He has produced and published his own original music, including Native American Flute, Saxophone and Piano.

This cd can be helpful to deepen your meditation, can be useful as a sleep meditation and can help you relax after a long day as you allow the sound and vibrations to release tension, renewing your feeling of well-being.

1. Meditation with Tibetan Sound Bowls 28:34 minutes
2. Meditation with Tibetan Sound Bowls 34:42 minutes

Total time 63:19 minutes

Karen Simcik on Peter Hess Tibetan Singing Bowls. Copyright 2018, Vibhas Kendzia, Sedona ,AZ, USA

Songs of love and beauty surround you… With these songs we want to capture our intimate feelings of being present to the moment. The sweet conversation between flute and voice, the play of sound and silence.

NOTES:

Graced by rich melodies and sensual rhythms, Vibhas and Prasado’s music explores the essence of beauty and consciousness.

The couple, who have been playing together for many years, have toured the U.S., Europe, and India and released three CD’s, two instrumental and one with vocal harmonies "Flowers of the Dawn." Their music has been described as “gentle, blissful relaxation” and creates an atmosphere of peace and well-being.

Vibhas grew up in Germany and studied piano and flute from the age of five. While receiving a degree in music education from Goethe University, he had the privilege to study with Rolf Bissinger, flutist for the Frankfurt Opera Orchestra, and with Matitjahu Kellig in classical piano, well known for his Mozart interpretations. Studies in Latin percussion and traditional instruments from many countries were all influential in his creation of original world music, melting genres from East to West. After years of teaching and performing in Europe, he traveled to India where he was introduced to meditation, and to the beautiful classical sounds of the bansuri, or native bamboo flute. He met and studied with world famous flutist Pundit Hari Prasad Chaurasia. In 1997 Vibhas visited Sedona, AZ where he met Prasado, who became his wife and singing partner. It was here that he first heard the haunting sounds of the Navajo flute. Playing these traditional native flutes around the Southwest for the last seven years has brought him much praise from the local Native American population, who are fascinated by his intimate feeling for this ancient instrument, and the longing he expresses through it.

Prasado grew up in a musical family, playing piano and singing since early childhood. As a teenager she was introduced to yoga and meditation. Like Vibhas, she also traveled to India, where she lived for eight years. Living and working at an international university she had the opportunity to study many styles of music-- including the ancient art of raga chants--with the famous Dagar brothers. She accompanied herself on the tanpura, a 4- stringed instrument used in traditional Indian music. She also spent many years singing harmony in different combinations of Western and Eastern styles. Further vocal studies with Swiss born Chandra Maeder and Katherine Latorracca encouraged her to develop her own natural style of singing. Returning to the U.S., her solo career took off, and she has been playing in a duo with Vibhas since 1998.

In 2003/2004 they recorded their first CD together, “Flowers of the Dawn,” with nine soulful songs that touch the heart. Prasado’s rich natural voice has a quality of healing and relaxation. With Vibhas’ gentle flowing accompaniment on piano and flutes, they create a fresh and original sound, embracing the mystery of love and beauty.

About the CD:

As I traveled through the different landscapes of my inner world, with its moods, feelings, beauties and challenges: the writing, the singing, and the producing of this album became the transformation. The music was the alchemy.

The lyrics and music attempt to give form to something mysterious and formless, as they come from the depth of my heart as it reaches out to express that which cannot be said.

A BIG THANK YOU TO MY MUSICIANS:

Premdevi: Lead Voice, Harmonies: premdevisedona@gmail.com, WEB: https://vibhas-music.com/shop-premdevi-s-cd

Gary Bettum: Recording and arrangement of track 1 to 6, Guitar, Drums, Bass, and more: gbettum@gmail.com, WEB: http://www.sedonamusiclessons.com/

Gina Donello: Voice and voice coaching, Harmonies: dbmusic369@gmail.com, WEB: http://www.sedonamusiclessons.com/

Vibhas Kendzia: Recording and arrangement of track 7 to 12, Piano, Flutes, Sax and more: vibhaskendzia@yahoo.com, WEB: https://vibhas-music.com

Susannah Martin: Voice and voice coaching, Harmonies: susrmartin@gmail.com, WEB: https://www.susannahmartinmusic.com/

Patrick Ki: Guitars, Harmonies: kipatrick47@gmail.com, WEB: https://patrickkimusic.com/

Jonathan Levingston: Violin: improvisimo@yahoo.com, WEB: https://www.jonathanlevingston.com/

Dianne Springfield: Cello: cellobydianne@gmail.com, WEB: https://www.cellobydianne.com/

Alan Ames: Mandolin

Ray DeSylvester: Harmonica: ded1095@msn.com , WEB: https://sweetbabyraysbluesmoke.com