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Oct 2024
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Musician Laraaji on the origin of creati...

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Sean revisits his interview with musician Laraaji, a pioneer of new age music who has recorded more than 50 albums since he was discovered busking in a park by Brian Eno. Laraaji and Sean discuss inspiration, flow states, and what moves us to create.

This is the second conversation in our three shows in three days three-part series about creativity.

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