snatam kaur - Shanti The Yogi

The Artist
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S NATA M K A U R
natam Kaur is one of the most
popular New Age artists of
our time, selling over 50,000
albums a year. Snatam Kaur’s
albums have topped New Age Retailer’s
Top 20 lists every year since 2004. She
was the only artist to have 3 albums in
the Top 20 in a single year.
An international favorite with fans
across the U.S, Europe, Asia, South
America and the South Pacific, Snatam
Kaur performs at over 100 venues each
year, from the Bahamas to Singapore.
One fan spoke for all when he said,
“We come to Snatam’s concerts to
experience the beautiful atmosphere
her voice creates, to heal and grow.”
You’ll find enthusiastic press about
Snatam’s music everywhere from the
Houston Chronicle to the H i n d u s t a n i
Times . She’s also been featured on
the cover of New Age publications
such as the Light C o n n e c t i o n and the
Body Mind Spirit Gui d e.
Snatam Kaur, whose father was a manager
for the Grateful Dead, has an amazing
ability to transform traditional chants
into a contemporary sound that appeals
to the modern ear yet awakens an ancient
yearning in the soul. Sacred Sounds Radio
calls her music “spiritually uplifting
and deeply soul cleansing.” Ram Dass,
celebrated author of Be Here Now, says
that “in Snatam’s voice...there is purity,
clarity, and love.” Snatam’s CDs Prem,
Shanti, Grace, Anand and LIVE In Concert
are setting the industry standard for
excellence in New Age sacred music.
Dressed in distinctive Sikh garb, Snatam
Kaur embodies the Sikh message of
strength through inner serenity. She
is an ambassador for 3HO (a United
Nations affiliate), and is deeply
committed to supporting the U.N.’s
Peace Resolution through her ongoing
Celebrate Peace Tour. She brings music,
yoga and meditation to the communities
she visits, as well as to hospices, juvenile
detention centers, and schools she visits
along the way.
Snatam Kaur’s music and mission are
sponsored by Cell-Nique, Spirit Voyage,
and the 3HO Foundation.
Praise for Snatam Kaur
In Snatam’s voice...there is purity, clarity and love.
- Ram Dass, author of Be Here Now
In 2007, Snatam Kaur’s concerts continued to grow with
sold-out audiences of over 1000 in Mexico and London, 800
in Hamburg and Barcelona, and over 500 in Madrid, Boulder,
San Diego, Frankfurt, Los Angeles and more.
“Concert, chantfest, musical group meditation, a yoga class in melody . . . how best to describe
a live performance by Snatam Kaur and her band? It’s all of these things and more. Seated
center stage, Snatam is an angelic presence, dressed in traditional Sikh attire, bejeweled dress,
white turban and veil. She’s a diminutive woman, barely five feet tall, but possessed of a voice
that could wrest tears from a stone gargoyle — crystalline and radiant, redolent of the simple
yet powerful truth of the heart. That voice has made her one of the top selling artists in the field
of world sacred music. Amid the swelling ranks of devotional divas and mantra mamas, Snatam
stands tall.” – Alan di Perna, writer for Yoga Journal, Guitar World and Rolling Stone
S NATA M K A U R
The Music
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ecorded at concert halls, churches
and yoga studios as Snatam Kaur
and her ensemble traveled across
North America, you’ll hear
performances which soar to the heights of
these sacred spaces and find a home in the
hearts of their audiences. Join in the magical
experience of Snatam Kaur Live in Concert. Also
includes a bonus DVD, Path of Peace, that
intimately chronicles this tour.
Music Facts
• Over 50,000 Snatam Kaur’s albums are sold
each year.
• Snatam’s music is sold across North America,
Europe, Asia, South America and the South Pacific.
• Snatam Kaur’s albums have topped New Age
Retailers Top 20 lists every year since 2004.
She was the only artist to have 3 albums in the
Top 20 in a single year.
“When I first heard the “Live in Concert” CD, I cried. The 2nd time, I sang along, The 3rd time,
I danced!! I love it so much and so do all the people I play it for in my classes! It brings so much
joy to everyone. It’s GREAT!! Thank you, thank you.”
- Gurmukh , Founder of Golden Bridge Yoga
Media Reviews
“Anand is outstanding. If you are looking for a quiet place to find your center,
to feel whole, this is it. Taking her time,
loving each moment, her music patiently
reveals its wholeness and love. Kudos to
Snatam for spearheading the Celebrate
Peace Tour, an international commitment to finding peace through music.”
Debi Winston-Buzil, Yoga Chicago
Celebrate Peace
– Spreading a
hopeful message of peace, Snatam Kaur’s new
recording is a lush musical production of uplifting songs, invocations
and prayers. Three new songs begin
the recording, all featuring the lovely
powerful vocals of Snatam Kaur singing with a sincere belief in the power
of celebrating peace…
Aura Magazine
Shanti - One of the most compelling
aspects of Shanti is the pure quality
of Snatam Kaur’s chanting. Listeners
will find themselves drawn to the sense of innocence and
peace she conveys track after track. Using traditional Indian
and modern Western Instrumentation, each song dedicates
an extended amount of time to such themes as destiny, infinity, acceptance, strength, meditation, celebration, healing
and peace. Forgoing a cookie cutter Top 40 format, the repetitive nature of these songs allows listeners to really root
themselves in the Sanskrit lyrics and experience the benefit
of their wisdom. – New Age Retailer
Discography
Live in
Concert
2007
Anand
2006
Celebrate
Peace
2005
Grace
2004
Shanti
2003
Prem
2002
Carry Us
Home
2001
To Heaven
and Beyond
2000
The Tour
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he Celebrate Peace concerts
feature Eastern inspired chant
music with Snatam Kaur as
the lead vocalist accompanied
by unforgettable guitar playing by GuruGanesha Singh, Manish Vyas’s master
tabla rhythms, and Deva Tanmayo on
violin and piano.
In her Celebrate Peace concerts, Snatam
Kaur delivers a heart opening performance
that combines musical traditions of East
and West. Her enchanting voice brings you
an experience of peace and deep devotion.
Beginning in 2008, Snatam Kaur and her
Band will be spreading their message of
peace across the country in a new double
decker tour bus, powered exclusively by
bio-diesel fuel. Provided by tour sponsor
Cell-Nique, the new bus will minimize the
tour’s footprint on our environment and
serve as an active expression of Snatam
Kaur’s commitment to the wellbeing of the
planet. It is her hope that the eco-friendly
tour bus will also inspire others to live more
consciously on the earth.
Above: Manish, Snatam Kaur, and GuruGanesha Singh onstage in Eugene, OR.
Snatam Kaur performs in over 100 venues each year,
reaching tens of thousands of people worldwide. In 2007
she performed at many of the top yoga centers in the
world, including; Sivananda Bahamas Yoga Retreat Center, Kripalu Center in Massachusetts, Omega Institute in
New York, and The Chopra Center in San Diego.
The Celebrate Peace Band
GuruGanesha Singh
is an icon of the
yoga music genre.
A musician deeply
devoted to both
his craft and the
greater landscape
of sacred sound,
GuruGanesha’s
contribution to
World Sacred Music is manifold. His two solo
releases of Sikh-inspired chant music enhanced
by his virtuoso guitar work, Pure Ganesh and
Grateful Ganesh, are beloved by his fans
world-wide. Pure Ganesh put GuruGanesha
Singh on the map as a solo musician, topping
New Age charts in early 2007 and receiving
high critical acclaim from magazine reviewers in both New Age and Yoga publications.
Long before GuruGanesha Singh released his
solo albums, he was the force behind many
well known chant musicians, including Snatam
Kaur, Thomas Barquee, and Mirabai and released several albums with other musicians including Game of Chants with Guru Singh and
Grammy-winning singer, Seal.
GuruGanesha Singh is also the original founder
of the record label, Spirit Voyage Records.
Manish Vyas is a
unique phenomenon in the world
of fusion music. A
talented multi-instrumentalist and
singer, over the
last few years he
has emerged as
both an extraordinary performer and equally versatile recording artist. His ability to create music of different flavors is quite outstanding, incorporating
effortlessly into his compositions devotion,
celebration and silence. Having grown up in
a family passionate about music, he brings to
his craft not just an obvious talent, but a rich
background in Kirtan, as well as Indian classical
and folk musical styles.
A disciple of Ustad Allarakha for many years,
Manish trained for a total of 15 years under
different tabla maestros. He has since been a
favorite accompanist of many artists in ‘new
age music.’ Manish is also held in high regard as
a composer with a talent for creating beautiful melodies. Most notably, internationally beloved mantra singer Deva Premal has featured
many of his compositions.
Deva Tanmayo
hails originally
from the far north
of Scotland where
she was classically
trained in both
violin and piano
from the age of 7,
Tanmayo is widely
e xperienced in
both orchestral and solo settings. In addition
to her instrumental portfolio, she is also an
accomplished singer, appearing in settings as
diverse as a Glasgow jazz quartet, the Celtic
fusion band ‘In a Split Second’ and a London
Gospel Choir.
Continuing this musical exploration, she
has also studied classical Indian violin under
the guidance of Ustad Faiyaz Hussain Khan.
She is also known to play a mean irish fiddle tune should the mood take her! She has
toured with ‘Prem Joshua’ in both Europe
and America, played with the group ‘Celtic
Ragas’ at the wedding of Sir Paul McCartney
and appears as the female vocalist on several
CDs, including Manish’s highly acclaimed album, Sattva.
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Press & Media
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natam travels the world introducing people to the universe of Sikh chants. The
Western arrangements and instrumentation make the songs easily accessible to the
widest possible audience, and have helped turn her
CDs into one top seller after another on the New
Age charts. Her album Shanti was so well received
it was even considered for a Grammy nomination.
And her recent European tour attracted enormous
audiences. Thousands showed up.
One day when Snatam was eighteen, Yogi Bhajan heard her sing. Her
voice was so beautiful, it moved him to tears. He urged her to continue his work through the medium of her music. She has been singing and teaching Sikh methods of yoga ever since.”
Linda Johnsen from her book Kirtan! Chanting as a Spiritual Path
I feel Snatam like a sister… we have the
same heart to heart connection to our
masters. So we meet there… in song.
Deva Premal
Celebrate Peace Tour in the Media
...Snatam
Kaur, who
sings both traditional mantras and contemporary English songs, tours internationally
and is well known for her beautiful voice.
“The first time I heard her, I cried,” said
Nathan Hayes, who asked the singer to
perform here and who’ll be teaching yoga
before her Sunday concert. “Her purity
and clarity pierced right through my heart.”
It’s the most incredible music I’ve heard in
a long while,” said Mary Sabin of Olympia,
who heard Kaur last year in Seattle. “I instantly loved her classically trained voice on
soft spiritual chants and sounds.”
Molly Gilmore
The Olympian, Olympia, Washington
S n a t a m
Kaur’s concerts are a joy. I can’t really explain them
much better than that. I simply know that
afterward I feel great and smile a lot. She
has been on a world tour and in September
comes to Southern California. On Sept. 1 her
new album, Anand, produced by Spirit Voyage will be released... Her tour sponsored
by Peace Cereal, was dedicated to inspiring
people of all walks of life to celebrate the
peace that is within, and from that place of
strength, to reach out to others as neighbors
and nations in the spirit of peace.
Steve Hays,
Light Connection, San Diego, CA
Contact
Svensk Yoga : Through
music and the naad
– the point where the
primal sound resonates with the finite energy
– Snatam sees it as her task to help people
get into that space where they can experience a connection with the divine…….After
meeting Snatam Kaur, the possibility of peace
on earth seems like a real possibility. It is up
to each one of us to start changing our consciousness, and then the world will follow.
Angela Valenti
Svensk Yoga, Sweden
Peace ambassador and kirtan
(chanting) artist Snatam Kaur and musicians
GuruGanesha Singh and Krishan Prakash
came to Evanston the weekend of April 1 to
lead workshops and kirtans. … The highlight
of the weekend was the inspiring and uplifting kirtan at the Music Institute of Chicago on
Saturday night. It was truly a heart-opening,
joyful celebration of peace. With GuruGanesha Singh on guitar, Krishan Prakash on
drums (both rock and tablas) and Snatam
playing electric harmonium and violin, the
group combined both Eastern and Western influences to create moving and upbeat
sounds with jazzy guitar riffs and exotic drum
beats that made it hard to sit still. Add the
hundreds of voices of the audience chanting
the names of God along with the musicians,
and the house rocked!
Sharon Steffensen, Yoga Chicago
For some singers or
musicians, describing
their voice or musical
composition as angelic would be hyperbole.
But when listening to, learning from or conversing with chant artist Snatam Kaur, angelic
is an understatement…. she is aware of the
power of prayer through the sacred chants
she shares and their potential for changing the
consciousness of the planet.
Felicia M. Tomasko
LA Yoga, Los Angeles
In the cool
shadows
of
the trees in the
garden of St. Joseph’s Cultural Center in Grass
Valley, Snatam Kaur looked more like an angel than a singer on a world tour. Dressed in
immaculate white, the 34-year-old American
Sikh performer spoke of God, peace and music in a young, soothing voice… Kaur is now in
Grass Valley as part of her international “Celebrate Peace” concert tour. She has already
performed in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand,
Great Britain, Spain, Sweden, and Canada, as
well as in 28 major cities in the Eastern United
States and 20 West Coast cities. Her next stop
is Sacramento, where she performs on Aug.
11... Kaur has a cozy band accompanying her.
It is comprised of her guitarist, GuruGanesha,
and her percussionist, Krishan Prakash, and
herself. She plays the violin and the harmonium, an Indian reed instrument.
Soumitros Sen, The Union, California
Gurujot Kaur Khalsa: Gurujot@spiritvoyage.com 888-735-4800 x706
15806 Woodgrove Road, Purcellville, VA 20132
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