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It was presented by Carly Simon who had come across his music a year earlier. Vollenweider embarked on his first American tour in November of that year, making his debut at the Beacon Theatre, New York. Released through CBS Masterworks in North America, his records remained on catalogue, clocking up to six-figure sales. In 1984, the album White Winds entered the American billboard chart. In October of that year he was awarded a Dutch Edison Award in the Instrumental category for Caverna Magica. In 1983, he underlined his commitment to environmental issues with the EP 'Pace Verde' in support for Greenpeace, which was accompanied by a video that Vollenweider directed and produced himself. Released in January 1983, the album managed to reach 11 in the German album chart. The follow-up Caverna Magica was recorded in the period May–November 1982 while Vollenweider and his band performed around Europe. The album was distributed through CBS Records International and reached 32 in the German album charts in March 1982. Vollenweider was discovered by the German record-producer and manager Vera Brandes, who oversaw the release of Behind the Gardens - Behind the Wall - Under the Tree. This five-piece debuted on July 11, 1981, at the Montreux Jazz Festival. He subsequently began forming his ensemble “Andreas Vollenweider and Friends”, which included Walter Keiser (drums), Pedro Haldemann (percussion), Bobby Reveron (percussion), and Jon Otis (percussion). In 1979, he released his solo debut, Eine Art Suite in XIII Teilen in Switzerland. During this period, Vollenweider also wrote music for film, mainly nature documentaries. He formed the trio Poesie und Musik together with Rene Bardet (bass) and Orlando Valentini (guitar), recording interpretations of the poetry of François Villon and Heinrich Heine, but left in 1978. In 1975, Vollenweider discovered the harp and, finding its traditional versions too limited for his own musical ideas, developed his own style, tailoring the instrument according to his needs. In 1971, he married Beata, a kindergarten teacher, with whom he has two sons (Jonathan and Sebastian) and a daughter, Noëmi. Vollenweider was born in Zürich, Switzerland, and is the son of Hans Vollenweider (1918–1993), an organist and composer, while his mother was a painter.

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