Ven Phuntsho was born in 1966 in Thimpu, Bhutan.  He began school at a very young age.  In 1987, he became a monk in Bhutan where he studied elementary Buddhist teachings.  In pursuit of more advanced and intensive teachings, he went to India in 1990 and enrolled in Gaden Shartse Monastery.  He worked in the Shartse library for two years, and then became the assistant to His Eminence Khensur Rinpoche Jampa Yeshe.  Together they have traveled to Europe, Singapore, Malaysia, and the United States, during which time Ven Phuntsho was the translator.  Additionally, he helped to coordinate and acted as translator on the 8th World Tour "Sacred Earth and Healing Arts of Tibet."  Currently, he is actively involved in the development of the Khangtsen Monastery.   Ray Ippolito is a mutli-instrumentalist fusing a vast array of world traditional music from a modern electronic perspective. Through a web of effected guitar, percussion, samples, and electronic sound design Ray weaves an intricate rainbow of sonic colors and soundscapes leaving the listener touched and inspired. He has performed and or recorded with such greats as Mickey Hart, Angelique Kidjo, Yungchen Lhamo, Michael Franti and many others....