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		An Introduction to Riley Lee Riley Lee began playing the shakuhachi in 1971. He is the recipient of two of the oldest and most venerated lineages of traditional shakuhachi, which can be traced back to the Zen Buddhist komusô, or "priests of nothingness" of the Edo period in Japan. In 1980, he became the first non-Japanese to attain the rank of dai shihan or Grand Master. Riley's music is meditation. It has been used worldwide in yoga and tai chi classes, and by massage, acupuncture, and other bodywork therapists. Read more about Riley Lee here.
		Recent News & Updates 15 March 2010 Haleakalâ; Island Paradise Comes to Sydney. Riley Lee, Australia’s only Grand Master of the shakuhachi, will join Grammy winning Hawaiian slack key guitarist Jeff Peterson at the second "Live House" concert at Italian Forum Cultural Centre, produced by TaikOz. WHERE: Italian Forum Cultural Centre, 23 Norton Street Leichhardt WHEN: Monday March 29 at 6:00pm TICKETS: $30 cushion concert: BYO cushion (seating also available) Bookings: www.taikoz.com - or tickets at the door The concert, entitled Haleakalâ, celebrates the music of Hawai’i. Standard melodies, original compositions and solo works will be performed in the warm, intimate setting of the Italian Forum’s performance space. Riley’s shakuhachi and Jeff’s ki ho’alu guitar is a musical match made in paradise. Jeff and Riley will be featured artists, together with TaikOz, at the 2010 National Folk Festival in Canberra. The Live House 2 concert will be their only appearance in Sydney. “The warm tones of Peterson’s guitar are complemented beautifully by Lee’s flute. The interplay between ki ho’alu [slack key guitar] and shakuhachi seems so natural that one wonders why it took so long for the two to be combined.” Honolulu Star Bulletin “Peterson has become one the top 10 Island slack-key superstars and his precision and productivity, combined with the gentle expressions of Lee’s shakuhachi combine to create a timeless nahenahe (soft, sweet and gentle) style without peer.” Honolulu Advertiser See Jeff and Riley on YouTube. 15 March 2010 WORLD SHAKUHACHI FESTIVAL 2008 DVDs. The WORLD SHAKUHACHI FESTIVAL 2008 DVDs will be available in May 2010. If you order and pay for the entire set of eight DVDs before the release, you will receive a 20% discount. Offer expires 15 April 2010. For more information: email us WORLD SHAKUHACHI FESTIVAL 2008 website: http://worldshakuhachifestival08.com The WSF08 site hasn't been updated, but it will remind you of the Festival (or what you missed, if you didn't attend). ^TOP^
		RAINFOREST REVERIE CD RE-RELEASED Best selling Rainforest Reverie, which has been sold out for a number of years, has been re-released on the Sound of Bamboo label. To order, go to Riley's discography:"CD Catalogue N to Z" CDS and DVDs are listed in alphebetical order.
		Featured CD Track Listen to an entire, unedited track from a Riley Lee CD. The featured track will be changed periodically, so please return to this site regularly. Featured track: Forest Nocturne: Lullaby, from the Rainforest Reverie CD. Click HERE to download the entire track. File is 9.7MB
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