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Andreas Vollenweider - Definition and Overview

Andreas Vollenweider (born October 4 1953) is a Swiss musician. He is generally categorized as part of the New Age genre; his music is very dynamic and colorful. His primary instrument is an electrically modified harp of his own design, but he plays a wide variety of instruments from around the world. His albums feature many musicians performing his compositions with him, ranging from simple solos to suites for orchestra and soloists. His music is mostly instrumental but he has occasionally forayed into vocal music as well.

His past collaborators include Bobby McFerrin, Carly Simon, Djivan Gasparyan, Luciano Pavarotti, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Milton Nascimento (among many others).

Discography

  • Eine Art Suite in XIII Teilen (An Art Suite in XIII Parts), 1979
  • ... Behind the Gardens - Behind the Wall - Under the Tree ..., 1980
  • Caverna Magica (... Under the Tree - In the Cave ...), 1982
  • Pace Verde, "maxi-single" for Greenpeace, 1983
  • White Winds (Seeker's Journey), 1984
  • Down To the Moon, 1986
  • Dancing With the Lion, 1989
  • Traumgarten (Garden of Dreams), 1990 (collaboration with his father, organist Hans Vollenweider)
  • The Trilogy, 1990 (compilation of Behind the Gardens, Caverna Magica, White Winds, Pace Verde and selections from Eine Art Suite)
  • Book of Roses, 1991
  • Eolian Minstrel, 1993 (vocal songs)
  • Andreas Vollenweider and Friends - Live, 1994
  • Kryptos, 1997
  • Cosmopoly, 1999
  • The Essential Andreas Vollenweider, 2001 (compilation)
  • Vox, 2004

External Links

Example Usage of Vollenweider

dorabum: Check this video out -- Andreas Vollenweider--Moon Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j75dxwXwBXs
thehikingcenter: listening to "andreas Vollenweider pearls and tears" ♫ http://blip.fm/~hvv1k
Bill_4: Andreas Vollenweider / Carly Simon Musical Christmas card--listen to 5 BEAUTIFUL songs free http://tinyurl.com/y8mjsy3
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