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Composer Steven Chesne spent a year unearthing ancient, precious peace invocations and prayers from all over the world: words of the oneness of mankind, spoken by Buddha, Lao Tzu, Jesus, Mohammed, the Sikhs, the Hindu, the Jews, the Cheyenne, the Kikuyu, and the Baha'i. After studying the deeper meanings and pronunciation with linguists, monks, clergy, and scholars, each one was set to music in Chesne's magically unique style and recorded with gifted vocalists from around the world. Each tradition is represented by its own song, with varying degrees of influence from world traditions mixed with the magically unique colors of Chesne's unusual style of contemporary composition. But here's the twist: In the finale (Nyansapo - the Wisdom Knot), phrases from all of the traditions are interwoven together - one on top of another - in a web of blissful counterpoint, accompanied by the orchestra