NESTOR TORRESelhood.com/nestortorresArmed with nothing more than his creative muse and his passionate vision for world peace and a heightened level of human understanding, he has crafted a new album that transcends his persona as a mere entertainer and casts him in the role of artist as an agent for change. Dances, Prayers & Meditations For Peace (HUCD 3111), set for worldwide release on Heads Up International on April 25, 2006, is Torres' musical appeal to humanity, his call for people everywhere to rise above the petty distractions that separate us and embrace the universal elements that unite us.Consumed by a mixture of shock and grief in the aftermath of 9/11, Torres traveled to New York City in September 2001 to meditate and perform in various houses of worship near Ground Zero. "It was my intention to be a conduit for whatever energy was present in the city at the time, and channel it into music that could transform grief to acceptance, anger to courage, and despair to hope,"...