Colombian-born harpist Edmar Castaneda feels his unique musical talent is a gift from God, a gift with the purpose to worship God and bring his presence and unconditional love to everyone.

Edmar took up the harp as a teenager to play Columbian traditional music and later combined it with the jazz he discovered when he moved to NYC at fifteen. Since then, he has collaborated with an impressive variety of top musicians from his early mentor, Paquito D’Rivera to John Scofield, John Patitucci, Marcus Miller and Sting.

We discuss Edmar’s new CD Family which celebrates his deep spiritual life and the importance of family, his own and the world as a unified family, with both having added significance during the pandemic.