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.