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The Prayer

Friday, February 4th, 2011

Guitarist Robby LeBlanc here...
I was recently asked to perform at the Spiritual Life Center of Greater Las Vegas. When I do perform there, they usually ask me to perform 2 songs.

One of my song selections was a song called "The Prayer". The song has a very special memory for me. The first time I performed this song, was a week after the passing of Las Vegas entertainer, Danny Gans. I dedicated this song to him.

I think it is one of the most beautiful melodies ever written. I created this video montage using the music from that performance.

Most of the photos used in this video were taken by me or Vickie. They include photos from our various spiritual advetnures. From the Taj Mahal, Ganges River, Himalya Mountains, Gandi Museum, Holimen, Viet Namm, Services with Buddhist Monk Ken Rippoche, people praying, sunsets, freinds, people celebrating...ect.

No doubt, we are experiencing extremely challenging times....

My prayer for you is, that "The Prayer" inspires that thing inside of you to do and be your best. To overcome whatever challenges you may be having at this time, be it financial, work, relationships or addictions...

When in doubt say a kind word.
When in doubt volunteer.
When in doubt perform a random act of kindness.

On this performance and recording I used a Godin Guitar Sythnesizer with a Roland VG-99. It produced a very unique sound.  The Spiritual Life Center has an awesome band headed up by Justin Vogel on Bass, Melvin Macias on Piano and Tony DeAugustine on drums. 

Please leave a comment...

Make It a Great Day,
Robby LeBlanc

Strings For Tibet – Cavatina

Monday, April 27th, 2009

I opened the Las Vegas "Strings For Tibet" Concert with a
song by Stanley Meyers called Cavatina. This song was featured
in the movie the Deer Hunter with Robert DeNiro.

I used a Godin Guitar Synthesizer with a Roland VG-99. With this
combination I was able to create a Sitar/Guitar sound. It sounded great.
This piece was originally written for Classical Guitar and Orchestra. In this
version, I improvised an solo introduction just playing my guitar synthesizer.
The band doesn't come in for a minute or two. Notice the Sitar/Bells
sound...After the video, tell me what you think...

I look forward to your comments...