Truly a great production! Not only does this album offer over 84 minutes (!) of the finest mantra- and chant music, including some very special hits, but also a 28-page full colour booklet – like a little yogabook – containing all mantras and movement-meditations, the “Celestial Communications”, explained in five languages: english, german, french, italian and spanish.
The music is just fantastic! Gurudass Kaur is well known throughout the yoga community as a gifted singer, musician and composer as well as experienced yoga teacher and yoga teacher trainer over many years. Her previous albums with Gurudass Singh, Circle of Light or
Longing to Belong are amongst the bestsellers in the world of Kundalini mantra and chant music.<br>As the last album
Enchanted lies back several years, Gurudass Kaur comes back impressingly with
Lovingly as a solo artist. She is accompanied for the first time by the musicians of the
Khalsa Jetha Ensemble who contributed many of the wonderfully creative, varied musical ideas as well as being responsible for the entire recording and music production.
From this evolves a brilliant mix of different mantras and chants, covering an exciting distance between calm, relaxing and more inwarded pieces, and – as a balance to that – very dynamic, rhythmic and danceable sounds.<br>Most of the pieces build up slowly and gradually, offering many surprises and peaks, so that even after many times of listening, you may still find something new. You will experience many different instruments, ranging from traditional instruments such as Tablas, Harmonium and Dholak over different guitars, pianos, keyboards and violin all the way to brass instruments, cello, oboe or clarinet.
Another strength of this album is the vocal power, taking different colours in multi-folded choirs, solo singing or call-and-answer singing, unfolding an incredible soul and radiance.This is definitely music you can listen to over and over again!
The two very dynamic pieces
Pavan Guru and
Ong Kar Nirankar can be seen as milestones in the Kundalini Yoga music world – it is hard to find this power, this rhythm and this depth elsewhere. They offer a fireworks of joy, fun, and celebration on the highest level and create a totally new standard in sound!
The depth, sensitivity and love of the calmer pieces are touching the heart and soul, soothe the mind and lift you up into a space of coziness, healing and inner joy, where meditation and relaxation will become a unique experience.
Each mantra comes with a special movement-meditation, the “Celestial Communications”. The included full-colour 28-page booklet explains each of the mantras and meditations in five different languages, guiding you through them in detail picture by picture. Together with the booklet, this album is a unique yoga-companion, suitable for listening, singing along, meditating and relaxing at home as well as for yoga teachers.
