Ambient Harp Meditations Radha Botofasina brings this self-assured collection of meditative music to the forefront with the power of the harp’s strings as they massage the mind and develop the soul. The music assures a mood that is unmatched in modern music, but with the ancient splendor of the harp. Botofasina plays with a skill that will touch the inner vibrations of the spirit, while calming and charming the listener into a state of relaxation that can only bring about inner peace. It defines what it means to play harp and shares this music with an everlasting context of peace, gratitude and harmony in abundance. It’s a language of its own that Botofasina deftly creates with her harp, creating a nourishing journey through sound. 1) Ondar of Tuva –The melodic crescendos are influenced by wind instruments, bringing a motion to this song that climaxes in a flickering amalgam of high notes. The strings of the Saila Reyes’ violin mesh with the harp to produce a piqued state of grace. It’s at once hypnotic and mesmerizing. 2) School of Dolphins – A thoughtful music that vibrates with the rhythms of the inner most parts of the heart, mind and body. The strings punctuate a repetition of the harp that is sharp and melodic. The strings collide in a motion that recalls waves adrift in an afternoon sun as birds sing in the wind.* 3) Only God -- The purity of the strings single a pathway through the heavens in this ode to the higher power. The intricate maneuvering through scales signal a compassionate embrace with the other self. It’s a conversation with the heavens that yield to a warm, enveloping melody brought by nature. * 4) Kindred Spirits --- A steady gaze into the inner light of self is suggested in the repeated refrain, as the golden melody slowly unfolds with the backing of a gentle guitar.* 5) Keshava’s Lullabye --- The long strides of the strings equal a warm embrace that’s gently flitted through time and space by the joyous squeal of a baby. It takes you back to the tabla rasa of an infants mind and the insouciant spirit that is innocence. This is made all the more real by a child’s laughter, the kind that heals all spiritual wounds. 6) Swamini’s Spirit --- Recalling a teachers ever present hand on the elegance of the act of creation. A windswept ode that recalls the aura of the ancestors while speaking gently to the whims of the creator. The chord changes single an opening of mind, body and spirit. Intricate and masterful, all through the influence of Alice Coltrane. 7) The Shiva Essence --- There’s a cosmic togetherness that brings the listener to a state of heavenly bliss. This is a soundtrack that offers feelings of compassion, and the act of breathing life into the universe. *Michelle Campbell joins Botofasina on this duet of harps. written by Camilo Smith