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| Sings the Moola Mantra | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 14 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4453
Category: Music
Artist: Deva Premal
Publisher: White Swan
Studio: White Swan
Manufacturer: White Swan
Label: White Swan
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.3
MPN: 77
UPC: 717147007723
EAN: 0717147007723
ASIN: B000SGHSLU
Release Date: August 28, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Invocation | | • | Part I | | • | Part II | | • | Part III | | • | Incantation |
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German-born Deva Premal is a certified diva of the new age, having traversed the requisite Eastern spiritual paths, communing in Indian and following the late guru Bhaghwan Shree Rajneesh, also known as Osho. While her last CD, Dakshina, had a bit more of a pop-Enyaesque sensibility, Moola Mantra is a much more meditative affair as Premal sings a single, 15-word Sanskrit mantra over the course of six lushly smooth Indian fusion arrangements. The disc is something of a mantra super session, with kirtan crooner Jai Uttal playing dotar, Nepalese bansuri flute player Manose, pianist Kit Walker, sitarist Peter Van Gelder (who played with Grace Slick and the Great Society) and esraj player Benjy Wertheimer. They're among the ensemble providing the patchouli-scented ornamentations that surround Premal's serene voice. With producer Ben Leinbach's detailed arrangements and Premal's overdubbed vocal choirs, Moola Mantra recalls similar Hindu adaptations by Rasa more than any other Premal CD. Like Rasa's Hans Christian, Leinbach is a capable multi-instrumentalist with a gift for trance grooves that don't tire and evocative instrumental touches like the tremolo guitar bleeding into Uttal's dotar solo on "Part II." The music is a languid float down an endless stream, but the repetition of the mantra, even with inventive melodic variation, can get tiresome. Premal tries to have it both ways, mantra as art and as spiritual practice. --John Diliberto
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Perfect for every time of day October 14, 2008
I don't listen to a lot of "new age" music normally, but this is one of my favorite CDs. I listen to it during my yoga practice, in the car, and even at work. Of all the Deva Premal I've heard, this is by far the best.
Masterfull July 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wanted to begin a practice of chanting just could never seem to find the right words or music to work with. This work for me is exactly what I was seeking. It is captivating & fullfilling.Highly recommend for anyone that likes Indian music.
Music to relax by July 8, 2008
This recording is a beautiful example of music that can be considered sacred or simply wonderful to listen to. Deva Premal has a superb voice, and the surrounding instruments are magnificently played. I highly recommend this for meditation or simply relaxing.
Sings the moola mantra March 6, 2008
Deva Premal's renditition of " Sings The Moola Mantr" is outstanding. She is an amazing artist and more than anything else, the spiritual vibrations from her voice sets her apart. This singer and her labels are highly recommended for anyone who is spiritually included. Three cheers to the production team for churning out some wonderful stuff for this album.
Deva's Best yet February 1, 2008
I have been listening to Deva Premal for several years now. Her voice is ehterial and at the same time sensual. I have appreciated her renditions of traditional Sanscrit and Bubbhist chants. In this album she sings the Moola mantra with several versions, it is beautiful and seamless. I have been using it for my yoga classes and the students love it, too.
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