Arjuna's Dilemma

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One of the world's GREATEST musicians!
The composer of the Sex and the City theme music is tackling his most ambitious project yet. Arjuna's Dilemma tells the story of a warrior prince from the Bhagavad Gita through a blend of classical Indian music, classical Western music and jazz. Doug Cuomo is an ex-roommate of mine from the early 1980s. I never would have thought he would be one of the world's GREATEST musicians. Who knew? I have not spoken to him in over 25 years! BUT a super nice guy!