Karunesh

{{short description|German-born new-age and ambient musician (born 1956)}}

Karunesh ({{langx|sa|करुणेश}}, "God of Compassion"; born Bruno Reuter in 1956)[https://web.archive.org/web/20100604021807/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/karunesh/artist.jhtml Karunesh] MTV. 2009.[https://www.realmusic.com/artists/karunesh Karunesh]. Real Music. 2012. is a German-born new-age and ambient musician. His music has strong Indian, African, Australian, Native American/Aboriginal music of Canada, and Middle Eastern influences prevalent throughout with liberal use of Indian instruments such as the sitar along with violin, didgeridoo, bouzuki, Native American flute, Chinese temple flutes, tamboura, bamboo flute, and various world percussion instruments.

Karunesh was born in Cologne, Germany in 1956. Although he had been drawn to music as a child and played in bands as a teenager, he chose to study graphic design as a career. However, after obtaining his degree, Karunesh was involved in a serious motorcycle accident. His brush with death prompted him to choose music as a career instead of graphic design. He rethought his life and traveled to India in 1979, where he met Osho in his ashram in Pune. He became initiated and took on a new spiritual name, Karunesh (meaning "compassion" in Sanskrit).

Back in Germany, Karunesh lived in the Rajneesh commune of Hamburg for five years. There he came in contact with musicians from all over the world and developed an eclectic style of music.

In 1985, Karunesh released his first album, entitled Sounds of the Heart. His next albums were Colours of Light (1987) and Sky's Beyond (1989). His additional albums include Heart Chakra Meditation (1992), Secrets of Life (1995), and Zen Breakfast (2001).{{Cite web |url=http://www.pandora.com/karunesh?bio |title=Pandora bio |access-date=2016-04-06 |archive-date=2016-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922233950/http://www.pandora.com/karunesh?bio |url-status=dead }}

Karunesh has lived on Maui, in the U.S. state of Hawaii, since 1992.

Discography

=Solo albums=

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YearAlbum NameNotes
1985Sounds of the Heart
1987Colours of Light
1989Sky's Beyond
1990Heart Symphony
1990Heart Chakra Meditation
1993Beyond Body & Mind
1995Secrets of Life
1997Osho Chakra Sounds MeditationOsho Active Meditations series
2000Global Spirit
2001Zen Breakfast
2001Silent Heart
2002Nirvana Cafe
2002The Way of the Heart
2003Beyond Heaven
2004Call Of the Mystic
2006Global Village
2006Joy of Life
2008Enlightenment: A Sacred CollectionCompilation
2009Heart Chakra Meditation II: Coming Home
2010Path of CompassionCompilation & two new songs
2010Beyond TimeCompilation
2010EnchantmentCompilation
2012Baby MassageProfessional Music series
2012Colors of the East
2016Sun Within

=Compilations released by Plusquam New Age=

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YearAlbum Name
2014Yoga Love
2015A Beautiful Day
2015Bombay Pure
2015Rays of Hope
2015Fantasy Dancer
2015A Journey to India
2015The Circle
2015Tranceformation

See also

References

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Video

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Category:1956 births

Category:Living people

Category:German electronic musicians

Category:Ambient musicians

Category:New-age musicians

Category:German expatriates in India

Category:Performers of Hindu music

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