Artist description Marco, Rupesh & Harida, a Latin Trio from Italy, Mexico and Chile, met over 20 years ago in India on their spiritual quest and their studies of Eastern mythology and music. Their musical style integrates the expressive rhythms of their home countries with the meditative spheres of the East, strongly influenced by playing in the presence of Osho, their spiritual master.

Music Style Smooth Jazz, New Age, Easy Listening, Trance

Musical Influences Pat Matheney, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Ravi Shankar, Hari Prasad

Artist History Marco, born 1959 in Italy. Self-taught musician playing with various jazz ensembles in Italy before venturing to Pune, India, in 1978, where he met Osho and became involved in the musical scene of his ashram. In the eighties Marco travelled throughout th e States and Italy playing and composing Meditation/World Music. 'Laughing Drums', (Bauer), 'Dancing Tribe', 'Let Go', and 'Inside Out', for Nazca Music mark some of his latest accomplishments. Marco currently resides in India, composing and recording mus ic on Tantric Meditation Techniques at the Osho commune in Pune.Rupesh, born in 1958, hails from Mexico City, has dedicated 25 years to the study of Eastern and Western percussion and to spiritual growth. An eclectic musical career, Rupesh has traveled extensively in the US,Japan, Latin-America and India, recording with Upanishad, recognized for their performance at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Deuter from Germany, and in 1994 releasing his debut album 'Laughing Drums' (Bauer) followed by 'Living Drums' (Bauer) in 1997. Rupesh recording for Nazca Music include 'Dancing Tribe', 'Let go', and most recently 'Inside Out'. Rupesh unites his skills as a performing percussionist, his fascination in body awareness and grounding techniques and offers worldwide wo rkshops which are especially well received in India, Japan and Europe. Evident in the Rupesh experience are decades of world influences that blend Caribbean, Afro-Cuban, and Eastern rhythms along with select modern elements of ambient trance and techno mu sic.Harida, born in 1949, in Chile, studied classical drums and percussion atthe conservatory in Santiago and Rome before continuing on to Spain to participate in Mirasol Colores and several avant-garde and Latin fusion projects notorious in the Seventies. Intrigued with Eastern mythology and Indian music, Harida traveled to India to study and at that time met Osho in Pune and began playing drums for evening darshan and meditations. Harida relocated to Holland in 1981 and continued performing in Europe. H arida co-founded Nazca Music in 1995, two years later his debut album 'The Gift' was released in Holland. His Latin roots, the meditative spheres of India and the inspiration of Osho, contribute generously to the magical style of Harida as he blends Eastern and Western styles in a seemingly effortless fashion. Harida has played drums and percussion on various Nazca recordings and has produced twelve releases for the label. Harida currently resides in Portugal, also home to Nazca Music and its studio.•

Group Members Marco, Rupesh, Harida, Somesh, special guest:Yashu’

Instruments guitar, guitar synthesizer, drums, congas, percussion

Albums Inside Out- Marco, Rupesh, Harida, Dancing Tribe- Marco,Somesh

Location Sao Teotonio, Alentejo - Portugal

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