Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin

Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin (July 3, 1947 – May 30, 2017)[1] born in Brooklyn, New York, was a noted shakuhachi player.

By 2001 he received his Grand Master's license at the level of Kyu-Dan and was given the name Reishin ("Heart/Mind of the Bell").

He performed on the soundtracks for A Family Gathering (1989), Civilization VI (2016)[2] and also appeared on the Grammy Award-nominated "The Planet Sleeps.

"[3] He was of the Tenrikyo faith[4] and lived with his wife Brenda in New York City.

He was the founder and director of the Ki-Sui-An Shakuhachi Dojo,[5] taught shakuhachi regularly in New York City, Philadelphia, Syracuse, and Boston, and led regular intensive shakuhachi retreats at Zen monasteries in upstate New York.