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Laraaji
Essence/Universe
Audion SYN 310 Stereo

Condition: Cover is VG++. Record is VG++.
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Laraaji (born 1943) is an . Born Edward Larry Gordon in , he studied violin, piano, trombone and voice in his early years in New Jersey. He attended , a in on a scholarship to study composition and . After studying at , he spent time in pursuing a career as a stand-up and .

In the early seventies he began to study Eastern and believed he'd found a new path for his music and his life. It was also at this time he bought his first from a local . Converting it to an , he began to experiment using the instrument like a piano. By 1978, he developed enough skill to begin in the parks and on the sidewalks of New York.

The following year he was "discovered" by while playing in Washington Square Park. The result was his most widely-recognized release, , the third installment of Ambient series. This was his first album released under the name of Laraaji.

This international exposure led to many requests for longer versions of his compositions which he supplied to many meditation groups on cassette tapes. It also resulted in an expansion of his mystic studies with such gurus as and , founder of the Ananda Ashram in Monroe, New York.

Another product of Laraaji's increasing enlightenment was the creation of the Laughter Meditation Workshops which he still presents around the globe.

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