New Age culture and music tapes have been suspiciously white – but there is one very notable and important exception – Laraaji (born Edward Larry Gordon, 3 May 1943), an American multi-instrumentalist who needs no introduction. One can easily say that he has become also one of the key figures of ambient music since his often-mentioned and celebrated 1980 participation in Brian Eno’s last Ambient series who began in 1978 with Music For Airports: Ambient 3: Day of Radiance.
Here is a 2022 (still during the COVID pandemic) interview with Laraaji about telepathy, nomadism, and spiritual creativity and his famous Laughter Meditation Workshops.
And here is a great extended NTS mix by Image Search dedicated to Laraaji. Enjoy!
Laraaji performing live on Celestrana, 1986. Courtesy of the artist.
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