Rickie Byars is one of the most acclaimed
and beloved singer-songwriters there is
in the genre of inspirational/New Thought music.
Through her three-decade career as both a solo artist,
Music & Arts Director, and as Founder /Director
of the world-renowned Agape International Choir,
Byars’ deeply soulful and heart-felt songs
of spiritual renewal, uplift and empowerment
have struck a powerful chord with audiences
around the globe.
She has built an impressive international
following as well.
Indeed, the vibrations of “realness” in her music
are so strong that they resonate with everyone
from residents of L.A.’s SkidRow to
South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu
and His Holiness the Dalai Lama,
all of whom she has had the honor of performing for,
the latter on five different occasions.
Byars’ charismatic joy and authenticity on stage
ensure that she is in high demand to speak
and appear in concert at festivals and conferences.
But she has amassed such an impressive
catalog of compositions — writing and co-writing
over 200 original songs and chants —
that even when she’s not physically
on hand to present her work
her message of transcendent love is still
being delivered by the many individual singers
and choirs that regularly perform her material
at New Thought churches and spiritual gatherings
across the country every Sunday.