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German musical group
Musical Group made in Germany
Cusco
was a German cross-cultural
new-age music
band named after the
Peruvian
city of
Cusco
, which was once the capital of the
Inca Empire
. The band's music contains influences from music around the world, with an emphasis on
South American
flute sounds and melodies. Cusco's melodic and energetic music is a fusion of modern and ethnic styles with influences from
classical music
and
rock music
sensibilities. Most of the ethnic instruments were keyboard-generated.
The band was led by founders
Michael Holm
(Lothar Bernhard Walter; 1943?) and
Kristian Schultze
(1945?2011). Michael Holm, already a successful vocal artist, sought to make a musical tribute to ancient cultures. He and Kristian Schultze, formerly a member of the jazz band
Passport
, shared musical and historical interests. In 1979, they formed Cusco, and released their first album in 1980. They eventually signed with
Higher Octave
Music, releasing their first album on that label in 1988. Their albums consistently reached very high peaks on the instrumental/new age music sales charts. They were nominated for a Grammy award three times.
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Cusco's music was frequently used as pre-show background music in
Epcot
prior to IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, and has been used as
bumper music
for the popular
American
syndicated
radio program
Coast to Coast AM
, as well as several television advertisements, including a
Bud Ice
beer commercial. Additionally, Cusco composed and performed symphonic new age music for the German television special
Sielmann 2000
. Until his death in 2011, Schultze resided in
Weilheim in Oberbayern
,
Germany
; Holm still lives there.
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