Music Review: Back to the Garden by Annmarie Soul Originally from Michigan, Annmarie Soul’s first class at Jivamukti Yoga in NYC sparked her commitment to yoga and devotional music. After traveling, training in yoga, and perfecting her songwriting, Annmarie rooted in LA, teaching throughout Los Angeles as well as at festivals including Bhakti Fest, BaliSpirit Festival, Lightning [...]
Yogis and Yoginis interested in an eclectic mix of songs to dance to and meditate on will find Elixir: Songs of the Radiance Sutras an album that blends 10 songs into a mix of melodies that will inspire ecstatic dance, sensual expression, and meditative movements. A collaboration between Dave Stringer, Donna De Lory, Joni Allen, and [...]
Universal Light Remixes (From The Unchanging), Donna De Lory CD Review De Lory Music Donna De Lory is a strong presence in both the pop and world music scenes; her initial career boost came as a hard-working back-up singer for Madonna before taking off as a pop star in her own right. After some successful [...]
By Nirinjan Kaur Spirit Voyage The mysterious power of sacred Naam, the sound current of the ocean of consciousness, is reflected powerfully in Nirinjan Kaur’s voice. She is accompanied here by Matthew Schoening and Ram Dass Khalsa: these musicians open your heart to a world of shabads in the Gurmukhi language along with ancient sacred [...]
GuruGanesha Band Spirit Voyage Records Yogi Bhajan said that inside each human being is a light that is brighter than a thousand suns. His lectures inspired many songs and his messages set the vibration for this powerful, intuitive series of mantras. GuruGanesha Singh and Paloma Devi combine their hypnotic and stunning vocals with the mesmerizing [...]
Brenda McMorrow White Swan Records Brenda McMorrow’s Igniting the Beauty captures the sweetness of the sacred sound experience. The title itself speaks to the unique beauty we all embody, the beauty that ignites our heart fire when we chant and sing mantras. Igniting the Beauty has a variety of moods and feelings. Brenda approaches “Ganesha [...]
Steven Chesne with The Luminous World Orchestra Brahmasong Records Listening to this CD, you feel as if you are ensconced in a film. Musical swells and orchestral instrumentation are layered to create cycles of tension and release. What strikes me upon my first listen of Moments from the Life Stories of Strangers, Part One by [...]
It goes without saying that music is a vital part of our daily lives. It can lift the heaviest heart, can bring back a memory with the start of a single note and can motivate a nation to action. Grammy nominated producer and organiser of the music website, Earth Tones, Frank Fitzpatrick described music as [...]
Alanis Morissette has been a strong supporter of Marianne Williamson from the beginning. She sang at Williamson's announcement to run for Congress on October 20, 2013 and has given keynote talks on her behalf. Because of her fervent backing of Williamson's politics of conscience and a new bottom line, as well as Williamson's love of [...]
White Swan Records I first listened to David Newman’s latest album, Travel Well, as I was giving him a lift back to the city from Bhakti Fest last Fall. Still drunk on the bhav, David popped a disc of the final tracks into thecar CD player, and we floated back to Los Angeles on a [...]