Stephan Micus1953年生于德国，16岁时第一次出游东方，其后遍游亚非欧美各国，在我国新疆地区也留下过他的足迹。每到一处他都追随当地的音乐大师学习许许多多的传统乐器，但Micus并非只是以传统的方式去演奏这些乐器，而是充分发掘出这些乐器音色和表现力上更大的可能性。他在许多作品中使用的乐器组合是前所未有的，而所有乐器都由他一个人演奏。

这张唱片用了日本的尺八(shakuhachi)和笙(sho)，阿富汗Rabab，泰国笛(Thai Flute)，巴伐利亚的齐特琴(zither)，印度的西塔琴(sitar)，但事实上Stephan Micus的声音就已经足够让人诧异了。

Over the past few years, the music of Tibetan monks has gained a massive audience, with Western listeners finding refuge from the rat race in the songs and chants of the East. Those same medicinal qualities are at the core of this breathtaking collaboration between veteran guitar wizard and ECM recording artist Steve Tibbetts and Choying Drolma, a Buddhist nun whom Tibbetts met and recorded at a monastery in Nepal.

The highly anticipated follow-up to their acclaimed first release, 1997’s Cho, Selwa is a beautiful sound tapestry of haunting songs that evoke a sense of peace that cuts through any language barrier. Tibbetts has one of the most recognizable guitar styles in the world and his subtle arrangements mixed with percussion from his long time collaborator Marc Anderson perfectly frame Drolma’s unforgettable voice.