"KAAS CHANTE PIAF" by Patricia KAAS (new album) available worldwide in store, and internet > http://smarturl.it/KaasPiaf. 
Tribute album to Edith PIAF, 
arranged by Abel Korzeniowski (movie soundtrack of “A Single Man” by Tom Ford’s, "W.E." by Madonna, ...).  
"Kaas chante Piaf - World tour 2013" : France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Japan, UK, China, Lebanon, Russia, USA, Canada, Austria, Poland, Lithuania, Finland, Slovenia, Bulgaria, etc ...
All concerts dates on > http://patriciakaas.net/kaaschantepiaf/tournee__en__.html


Ram Dass first went to India in 1967. He was still Dr. Richard Alpert, a prominent Harvard psychologist and psychedelic pioneer with Dr. Timothy Leary. He continued his psychedelic research until that fateful Eastern trip in 1967, when he traveled to India. In India, he met his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, affectionately known as Maharajji, who gave Ram Dass his name, which means “servant of God.” Everything changed then – his intense dharmic life started, and he became a pivotal influence on a culture that has reverberated with the words “Be Here Now” ever since. Ram Dass’ spirit has been a guiding light for three generations, carrying along millions on the journey, helping to free them from their bonds as he works through his own.

Groundbreaking Peabody Award-winning conversation about the big questions of meaning, hosted by Krista Tippett. Every Thursday a new discovery about the immensity of our lives — and frequent special features like poetry, music and Q + A with Krista.

Shamans Dream is a collective of musicians and dancers dedicated to building community though world music, ecstatic dance and sacred ritual.

In 1997, Kohland and Berry created a highly acclaimed community world music and ecstatic dance journey process called "Zen Dancing". Their work with Zen Dancing has been highlighted on the BBC, Lifetime Television, The London Sunday Times, Spirit Magazine, Harper's Bazaar. Craig Kohland and Shamans Dream create improvisational world music for the ecstatic movement meditation process which is facilitated by producer, dancer and yoga instructor, Micheline Berry.

What makes Shamans Dream's music and dance unique they're improvisational and ritual-based. Creating music in this way requires the musicians to be spontaneous and source their musical inspiration from the immediacy of the moment during the ecstatic ritual, moving-meditation process. A deep listening to oneself, to the other musicians, to the environment and to the dancers is crucial. This approach allows the music to be open to follow the flow of the moment, leaving room for spirit to be present.

The world-class ensemble members of Shamans Dream come from unique and diverse musical backgrounds and have years of professional recording, touring and improvisational experience to offer. A beautiful facet of the band is that no one player is the star and everyone takes turns leading or supporting.

Much of our skill as an ensemble lies in our ability to fuse a variety of musical influences. In one performance we may transition from ambient to funk, from West to North African, from Balinese to Middle Eastern, from traditional world fusion to techno/electronica.

The need for community has encouraged us to find new ways of connecting and Shamans Dream has been the focal point of community building through music ever since its inception. The tribal roots from which we draw constantly feed us with the life giving energy of rhythm, harmony and melody. As we reintroduce this ancient form of periodic celebration we find a sense of unity that is unparalleled. All the members of the band are deeply grateful for the opportunity to play in such a caring, supportive environment. 

Shamans Dream began in 1995 as the result of a brainstorming session between percussion/producer Craig Kohland, and multi-instrumentalist Chuck Jonkey.  The idea was to create music for yoga, meditation, and healing that had roots in the indigenous shamanic sounds of Africa and Asia.  Kohland, who has long held an interest in Shamanic ritual practices, used his collective knowledge from his travels and healing work as the bockbone for three albums: Breathing, Bindu and Prana.

Next Craig joined forces with producer/dancer Micheline Berry in 1997.  Shamans Dream began performing monthly live ritual dance concerts called ‘Zen Dancing: The Rhythm of Ecstasy”, adding an ecstatic dance component to their intoxicating world music.

“One of the most powerful aspects of our ritual concerts is that the music is almost entirely improvised, creating a dynamic, healing and trance-inducing relationship between musician and dancer.  This ritual approach to making music keeps everyone open to the healing power of spirit behind the music and to the deep joy that comes from being spontaneous.

What sets the music of Shamans Dream apart from other world fusion collectives is that our artists have a predilection for very organic sounding rhythms that capture the sound of ancient cultures.  There’s an infectious pleasure to the music – almost as if the musicians got together in an impromptu gig; not to record an album, but rather for the simple enjoyment of performing the music.

For Ravin, life is music. His worldwide search, to seek out melodies, unknown sensations and ignored talents are part of his everyday life. This musical quest is, above all, full of curiosity and passion.

Whole worlds in a handful of beats. Sounds touching on spirituality. Rhythms transcending cultures. Harmonies of the East melting into western breezes. Tracks telling their private story.

Ravin delays the passing day. Slows down the earth’s rotation. He quietly asks you to accompany him on his lifelong musical journey. Crossing boundaries and instilling tranquility and private calm.

Indelibly connected to today’s electric union of
global trends and world music, Ravin has created a luscious cocktail,. a spiritual union, infused with his extraordinary knowledge and deep love of the globe’s traditional sounds.

Ravin grew up in Mauritius and was raised according to the traditional Hindu teachings. He later moved to France as a teenager and rapidly focused on his longtime passion - music, mixing, playing, producing thus
creating his own imprint.

DJ Ravin’s fame rapidly grew through Paris nightlife and he began to play in famous celebrity haunts such as the Rex or Les Bains Douches. 

In 1997, he played his first sets at Buddha-Bar Paris and greatly contributed to the concept’s unique musical signature, constantly expanding his horizons,
before imprinting his unique fusion style on several compilations released by George V Records.

Ravin is one of those artists in perpetual search. In search of perfection, wisdom and passion. Since the creation of the buddha-bar, Ravin felt right at home, and ready to touch his eternal goal. After a few years of work, he released the buddha-bar III,
one of the most successful compilations of George V Records.

Max Richter trained in composition and piano at Edinburgh University, at the Royal Academy of Music, and with Luciano Berio in Florence.

On completing his studies, Max co-founded the iconoclastic classical ensemble Piano Circus, where he stayed for ten years, commissioning and performing works by Arvo Pärt, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe and Steve Reich.

In the late 90s he worked with a number of electronic artists, notably Future Sound of London on their album 'Dead Cities". He subsequently collaborated with FSOL over a period of two years, also contributing to the albums "The Isness" and "The Peppermint Tree and Seeds of Superconsciousness". Max also collaborated with Mercury Prize winner Roni Size, on "In the Mode".

In June 2002, Max released his debut solo album, "memoryhouse", recorded with The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. This was followed in March 2004 by FatCat's release of "The Blue Notebooks", with featured readings by Tilda Swinton.

In 2005 Max produced Vashti Bunyan's outstanding comeback album "Lookaftering".

2006 saw the release of "Songs From Before" based on Haruki Murakami texts read by Robert Wyatt. That same year, Max began performing "from The Art of Mirrors", an evolving score to previously unseen Super 8mm films of Derek Jarman.

Max's more recent work continues to stretch the notions of what Classical music is.  ‘24 Postcards In Full Colour’, released in August 2008, is an experimental work made up of 24 composed ringtones.

Max works widely in film music, installation and the theatre, most recently on INFRA, made with Wayne MacGregor and Julian Opie for The Royal Ballet, London. The Ballet was the subject of a BBC 'making of' documentary.

Max was named 2008 European Composer Of The Year for his score to Ari Folman's Waltz With Bashir, for which he was also nominated for the Prix France Musique.

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