"Mystic Warriors is dedicated to exposing the essence of Andean Music in a completely unique way. While their music style appears to fit into the “New Age” category, it often sounds like world music, contemporary jazz, Latin or mainstream popular. They believe their music is a fusion that crosses over all of these without leaving the boundaries of Andean Music. More important than categorizing their style is their ability to deliver a message of universal peace and harmony transmitted by the combination of Andean ancient flutes and panpipes with contemporary instruments. Joining the ancestral sounds of the Incas with today’s newest sounds, Mystic Warriors will transport you to places and times long forgotten, but yet to come. Mystic Warriors was founded by Andres and Marco Mallea in Washington DC in 1993. With the experience of having performed with various traditional Andean groups in the United States, Andres and Marco decided to expose their music in a different way. They wanted to make their music more accessible to their American audience by including contemporary instrumentation to their music such as guitar synthesizers, drums, and bass and recorded their first album self titled “Mystic Warriors.” This fusion of ancient and modern instruments allowed them to truly express themselves to a wider and larger audience and to create their own unique style. While growing up they were influenced by pop music and culture, they grew up listening to top 40s, classic rock, and contemporary jazz, a mix that influenced their music as much as their Andean Music background. In 1995 they recorded “The Shadow Of The Sun” continuing the fusion of ethnic Andean instruments and melodies with contemporary sounds and arrangements. Mystic Warriors have been touring the United States performing at fairs, festivals, and music venues promoting their music and recordings. They have performed for all major government agencies, embassies, museums, the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy Center, private and public events, and social parties. They have also performed recitals at universities and colleges and in schools they present an educational program on Andean culture and music to elementary, junior high, and high schools students. In 1994 by special invitation they performed at the White House for Hispanic Heritage month celebration. They have shared stage with Tito Puente, Bo Diddley, Tom Rush, Spiro Gyra and other well known artists. In 1997 Mystic Warriors received the “Ringo” music award from The Washington Hispanics, for best International Folk and World Music Group. They have recorded music for various National Geographic documentaries as well as other universities’ documentaries on the Andes. In 1998 they recorded “Beyond Reality” with a lot of success specially in radio play due to a touch of contemporary jazz added in this recording. In 2001 Mystic Warriors released “Anthology of the Andes” a CD in which they recorded some of the most popular traditional Andean songs. In the summer of 2004 they recorded their “Mystic Warriors Live in Concert” CD released in early 2005 along with the DVD version of their live concert. They are currently working on their next recording projects, their next studio project to be released in February 2007 and one Christmas album titled Mystic Christmas to be released in November of 2007." Source: "Biography." Mystic Warriors. 2006. Highland Records. 24 Nov. 2007 <http://www.mysticwarriors.com>. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mystic+Warriors">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.