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Laraaji is an American musician. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Born Edward Larry Gordon in 1943 in Philadelphia, he studied violin, piano, trombone and voice in his early years in New Jersey. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə He attended Howard University, a historically black university in Washington, D.C. on a scholarship to study composition and piano. Howard University is a private, Coeducational Nonsectarian University located in Washington D Historically black colleges and universities ( HBCUs) are institutions of Higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers After studying at Howard, he spent time in New York pursuing a career as a stand-up comedian and actor. Howard University is a private, Coeducational Nonsectarian University located in Washington D The City of New York A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works

In the early seventies he began to study Eastern mysticism and believed he'd found a new path for his music and his life. Mysticism (from the Greek grc μυστικός mystikos, an initiate of a Mystery religion) is the pursuit of communion with identity It was also at this time he bought his first zither from a local pawn shop. The zither is a musical String instrument, most commonly found in Slovenia, Austria, Hungary, the southern regions of Germany, alpine A pawnbroker is an individual or business entity that offers monetary loans in exchange for an item of value to the given pawn broker Converting it to an electronic instrument, he began to experiment using the instrument like a piano. An electronic musical instrument is a Musical instrument that produces its sounds using Electronics. By 1978, he developed enough skill to begin busking in the parks and on the sidewalks of New York. Busking is the practice of performing in Public places for Tips and Gratuities.

The following year he was "discovered" by Brian Eno while playing in Washington Square Park. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer The result was his most widely-recognized release, Ambient 3: Day of Radiance, the third installment of Brian Eno's Ambient series. Ambient 3 / Day of Radiance (1980 is an album by the American ambient musician Laraaji (alias Edward Larry Gordon which was produced by Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer 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 Swami Satchidananda and Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati, founder of the Ananda Ashram in Monroe, New York. Swami Satchidananda ( 22 December, 1914 &ndash 19 August, 2002) was an Indian religious figure spiritual teacher and Yoga

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

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