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Eduard Klassen is a Paraguayan folk harpist of Mennonite descent, now living in Canada.
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Eduard Klassen is a Paraguayan folk harpist of Mennonite descent, now living in Canada.
Eduard Klassen was born in an isolated and Plautdietsch-speaking Mennonite community of the Paraguayan Chaco. He has stated the closest city would be 508 km away and the first time he saw a paved road was by the age of 15 years. [1] 1975 he started playing the harp, which became his passion. His pursue of formal musical training brought him to the Paraguay's capital city Asuncion, where he studied for 5 years.
Becoming a Born again Christian by the age of 20 he decided to offer his music to service God. He has since appeared in churches of most denominations, [2] banquets, fundraisers [3] as well as upscale concerts, radio and TV-shows like 100 Huntley Street. To date he has performed in over 4500 concerts in 40 countries throughout the world. [4]
His recorded work collects 24 albums so far. Furthermore 4 video recordings released on DVD and a book of memoirs titled The Harpist - A Soulful Journey.
Eduard Klassen currently lives in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. He is married to Christine, with whom he has two sons named Mathias and Sheldon.
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