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Book of roses by andreas vollenweider on amazon music unlimited. Siegmann cor anglais roman schmid percussion pedro haldemann, walter keiser trombone hanspeter haas, hugo helfenstein vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, effects andreas vollenweider. Book of roses is a music studio album recording by andreas vollenweider crossover progprogressive rock released in 1991 on cd. Andreas vollenweider book of roses lyrics and tracklist. Andreas vollenweider born 4 october 1953 is a swiss harpist. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. I tried to connect the earthly elements of world music with symphonic mysticism.
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