Nawang Khechog is a Grammy nominee and one of Tibet’s foremost world music composers and musicians. He is also one of the first Tibetan musicians to be able to break into the international world music scene with his original and authentic musical compositions. In 2007, Nawang received the Tibetan Music Award (Special Recognition, similar to Life Time Achievement Award) and the International Civil Golden Award, the highest civilian award of Nepal. Nawang was a monk for 11 years and studied Buddhist philosophy and meditation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and many other Tibetan masters.