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Looking for some world music mp3s to download, or world music CDs to buy, and want something a little different? You've come to the right place. Experience the universal appeal of world music from Ray Lynch whose albums have sold in excess of two million copies and won 3 Billboard Awards.

Go on a musical journey with three time Billboard winner world artist Ray Lynch:

From his first commercially released album in 1983 until his latest, Ray has been listening to the musical pulse of the planet and creating world class world music. Ray draws upon such diverse elements as ethnic instruments, classical orchestral instruments, and electronically synthesized sounds. He crafts seamless, harmonious blends, and entices his listeners into never-before-fathomed tonal spaces. The music of Ray Lynch has sold in excess of two million albums (without performing), and has been featured on numerous world music radio stations, including Richard Mauro's radio program, Sacred World Music.

Though he's one of the most influential artists in "new-age pop" and adult-alternative circles, Lynch has extensive formal music training. . . . Growing numbers of listeners seem attracted to his vibrant electronic textures and heartrending melodies.

Linda Kohanov, All Music Guide


Deep Breakfast

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For a celebration of upbeat happy music Deep Breakfast reaches and touches listeners around the world. There's no doubt that playfulness is one of the premier qualities of world music, and this world music album is infused with playfulness! Apparently many thought so, with worldwide sales in excess of 1,256,000 copies. Deep Breakfast was also New Age music's first Gold album. (It would later go Platinum.) The album is, in every sense, a classic. Even if you don't recognize the name, you've probably heard music from THE classic Ray Lynch album. It's exuberant and uplifting, rich with romantic, melodic themes and playful arrangements. Its broad appeal has captured listeners around the world. Features viola, piano, guitar, flute, and keyboards.


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Best Of Ray Lynch

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Ray's most recent album. Here you'll find nine truly great (and digitally remastered!) pieces from Rays prior four albums, plus two entertaining and upbeat new compositions, , "Ralph's Rhapsody " and " The Music of What Happens ". Ray Lynch Best Of is included in Express.com's Top Ten New Age albums of all time:

The great recluse of New Age music, synthesist/composer Ray Lynch has been holed up in his northern California home studio for years, spinning out masterful miniatures, while steadfastly refusing to tour or score films. This album lives up to its title, serving up the finest of Lynch's diverse oeuvre, from the jocular " Ralph's Rhapsody " to the synthesized mini-symphony " The True Spirit of Mom & Dad ." The platinum-selling multiple-Billboard Award winner enjoyed one sizeable hit in his career, the witty " Celestial Soda Pop " (you'll recognize it), but turn to tracks like " The Temple " or " The Oh of Pleasure " to experience Lynch's unfettered genius for maximizing tonal space.

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No Blue Thing

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Each composition begins with clear, evocative melodies that gradually unfold, revealing a wide range of strength and beauty. No Blue Thing is a musical world odyssey whose theme is the play between masculine and feminine elements. With sales in excess of 374,000 copies worldwide, this album jumped quickly onto Billboard's New Age Chart, stayed there for 122 weeks and won its award for New Age Album of the Year in 1989. That same year, and again in 1990, Ray won Billboard's Award for New Age Artist of the Year. Features guitar, violin, flute, viola, oboe, cello, English horn, and keyboards.


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Nothing Above My Shoulders but the Evening

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Ray Lynch's cross-cultural formal training, particularly in Spanish classical guitar under the Spanish master, Eduardo Sainz de la Maza, is nowhere more apparent than on this album. Ray writes, "I studied classical guitar with Eduardo Sainz de la Maza in Barcelona for three years in the early 60's. . . . Eduardo was not merely a good teacher, he was a great teacher. I practiced 8 hours a day, saw him twice a week, and I covered a lot of ground in those three years."

That Spanish influence first shows up in the rhythmic and dramatic " Over Easy" , and then takes an almost "Old West / Mexican" turn in " Mesquite" . It reaches its pinnacle as we return home to Spain itself in the symphonic masterpiece that is the concluding piece and the climax of the album, " The Vanished Gardens of Córdoba ."


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The Sky of Mind

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Not many world meditation albums can state that they have sold in excess of 168,000 copies, but this album has, and for good reason. It's beautiful. Ray Lynch's first album is classical world music, fusing the sound of soft Tibetan bells with rich, evocative strings that carry highly emotional melodic lines. The mood is meditative and soothing. It is quiet music, it does not shout. Promoted by word-of-mouth-alone, this album became an underground success. It is still widely used for meditation, relaxation, and all healing therapies. Also features flute, piano, guitar, recorders, cello, and keyboards.



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