MUSIC: Sky Treasure, by Techung and Kit Walker.

Every now and then someone gives me a recording that immediately becomes an intimate companion. I have traveled, slept, shared, sang and cried with this recording since first hearing it nearly 6 months ago. Techung and Kit Walker have merged here in a collective effort resulting in a deeply emotional and visceral yet delightful gift of music, which depicts clearly the changing status of Tibet and Tibetans today.

Both musicians are greatly accomplished in their own right with numerous recordings and varied backrounds. Techung's voice and languaging of the traditional instruments he has mastered create a journey of aural landscapes filled with respect and homage to the treasury of history, heritage, courage and devotion which are the cornerstones by which the Tibetan culture is rebuilding itself outside of the homeland of Tibet.

Kit Walker combined the perfect subtle flavors of west meets east in terms of the musical arrangements, keyboards and percussive rhythms. Geoffrey Gordon enhances those rhythms on 3 tracks with his own multiethnic style.

The lyrics of the 9 songs, sung in Tibetan, create a panoramic experience of the Tibetan situation today spiritually, emotionally and politically. This recording is available on CD from: www.kitwalker.com. Check it out!