Music by CUSCO ♪ Baikal Lake ♪

Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, is the deepest lake in the world, was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. few lakes can compete with Lake Baikal in terms of biodiversity. As many as 852 species and 233 varieties of algae, plus some 1,550 species and varieties of animals living around the lake. 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. 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 and their end album in 2003. Their albums reached high on the instrumental/new age music sales charts. They were nominated for a Grammy award three times. Cusco’s music is frequently used as pre-show background music in Epcot called 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. クスコ ♫ バイカル湖 쿠스코 ♫ 바이칼 호수 Musical Theme “ Baikalsee “ BSC Music 1981 * Cusco II * Composer ♪ Rainer Pietsch