CD/DVD

Anubuddha’s review of Peter Makena’s latest album.

If there was a ‘Spirit Music’ equivalent of the infamous ‘Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’, Peter Makena (aka Prem Anubhava) would surely be the first inductee! He’s like Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, and Bob Marley all rolled into one.

Tanmaya’s review on Chaitanya Hari’s most recent album.

‘Reiki Hands of Love’, Deuter’s last Reiki CD touches my heart. I love the way the album starts with gentle piano sounds that guides you deeper inside yourself. The music is perfect to accompany the healing energy of Reiki. The atmosphere and soundscapes the music evokes carry a subtle healing energy, which allows you to easily relax and let go of thoughts and tensions. The musical sounds Deuter has created open a deep space in the heart. The title ‘Hands of Love’ fits perfectly!

Paul Prem Nadama reviews Madhuro’s recently released album – some new, some old-time beloved songs: “Congratulations to all involved. Great stuff!”

Punya reviews Shastro’s recently released album – live improvisations on bansuri, a string of jewels that takes one right inside.

Shastro has been offering guided meditation sessions to groups at Mandali, a retreat centre in Italy, inviting the participants to ‘listen’ in order to still the mind and fall into meditation. This album is a selection of live recordings from these well-attended events he calls ‘Doorway to Silence’. Each piece is almost 10 minutes long, so the album (including the extra 7th track) offers a full hour of delight.

Punya reviews Anugraha’s new album: a plunge into uplifting rhythms and joyful, playful melodies.

Purely by chance I came to know via a post in Facebook that Anugraha has come out with a new album. I followed the link to Bandcamp. After the first 10 minutes I was invited to purchase the album and did so without hesitation. Now, whenever I need a pick-me-up I put on my headphones and listen to ‘The Early Bird’.

Madhuri’s review of Miten’s 9-track album that is being released today.

Devotee
by Miten (vocals and guitar)
with Deva Premal (vocals)
Manose (bansuri and vocals)
Joby Baker (bass)
Spencer Cozens (piano)
Rishi (drums)
Available as iTunes, mp3, Audio CD, Streaming from: devapremalmiten.com

Lloyd Barde from Common Ground Magazine reviews Manish Vyas’s most recent album.

Manish Vyas’s ninth album Secret of Love means dynamic rhythms, sensuous vocals and translating in-depth experiences from India’s sacred temples, bazaars and cultural influences to western ways. He is constantly reinventing musical forms from his native India and beyond. This brilliant new album invites dance, romance and a vast access to feelings via East Indian poetries and mantras. Asian fusion and dance beats for yoga dance, ecstatic dance and music that inspires the imagination.

Sergio Taza’s wonderful piano-playing comes to the fore in this album. A review by Punya.

A few years ago there were no music albums, except for maybe Chinmaya Dunster’s Feng Shui and Yoga Lounge, that were dedicated to any other therapy method that was not Reiki. We, of course, know the ones by Deuter (of which there are four by now: Hands of Light and Hands of Love, Reiki Healing and Koyasan) but the list appears endless. (There are also tracks for the attunement ritual that have again another purpose.)

Madhuri reviews Paul Prem Nadama’s latest album: “This music takes us to a place we all want: falling into the moment and being caressed by it. The album is human, unpretentious, yet so laid back it gives us courage to relax too.”

I slid into this album with a sense of surprise, like sliding into a pool in the woods, where a waterfall pours down nearby in the liveliest way, yet the pool is calm and cool and you feel the water touch your skin…

The pool is the music; and the waterfall is Osho, always nearby, magisterial, tall, luminous and lively.

Karin Reber’s review of Manish Vyas’ recently released album: “The songs fit very well into a cozy yoga class, or are a nice way to slow down after an exhausting day and to go back to our own self.”

‘Mangalam’, in Sanskrit meaning auspicious, is the name the Indian musician Manish Vyas has given to his newest CD. In fact, the mantras, kirtans, and religious songs are a balm for the soul and lead to an absolutely relaxed atmosphere.