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This unique collection brings together three world-class artists who have taken deep life-long journeys into the heart and soul of healing music traditions Komuso: The Healing Art of Zen Shakuhachi Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin The Komuso were Zen Buddhist priests who wandered the countryside of Japan playing a particular style of healing flute music called Sui-Zen. Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin studied shakuhachi flute in Kyoto, Japan with Kurahashi Yodo Sebsai and in 1980 he received his Dai Shi-han, or Grand Master?s license. Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin is a modern-day Komuso who has brought peace, balance, and well-being to thousands with this healing repertoire. Mbira: The Healing Spirit of Zimbabwe Erica Azim Mbira music has been used by the Shona people of Zimbabwe to heal physical and mental illness for more than a millennium. The spiraling melodic and rhythmic lines draw the listener into a state of meditation, where mind and body find balance, and natural vitality asserts itself. Erica Azim is known in Zimbabwe as a gwenyambira - a skilled performer qualified to play at traditional ceremonies and accepted by the ancient spirits of the Shona. Orenda: Native American Music to Heal the Spirit Valerie Dee Naranjo Traditional Native American song is much more than entertainment. It is used to heal maladies of the mind, body, and spirit of the entire community. Valerie Dee Naranjo, M.A., has sung in schools, community centers, and substance abuse clinics on the Navajo reservation. She sang and drummed with the Native American women's group Ulali and has arranged, performed, and recorded with Philip Glass, David Byrne, Selena, Tori Amos, and Hugh Masekela. Valerie currently performs with The Lion King and NBC's Saturday Night Live Band.