Embrace

Product Description EMBRACE, the long awaited new album from Deva Premal, finds this best-selling singer at the height of her art, expressing the ancient wisdom of mantra through a contemporary musical vision. Her radiant voice, richer and more assured than ever before, floats above a cool, sensual groove provided by some of today's finest world fusion artists and producers Miten and Kit Walker (Walela, Kitaro, Neal Schon). Deva Premal enthralled audiences worldwide with THE ESSENCE and LOVE IS SPACE. That phenomenal success continues with EMBRACE. Its relaxed, uplifting feel and elegant sense of space can only heighten the spell already cast by this mantra enchantress. "Majestic, deep and full of love," Deva Premal's EMBRACE is a lovely and moving next chapter from an artist whose incredible potential is only beginning to unfold. Amazon.com Deva ("Deva" is a Hindu title for divine) Premal has attracted a following by framing ancient Hindu mantras within atmospheric, contemporary settings. The result on Embrace, her third release, is at times flavorful, at other times undistinguished, but it produces more intriguing moments than duds. On occasion, Premal aspires to Enya-like reverence (e.g., tracks 2 and 4), then elsewhere coos her ancient text atop gentle grooves and jazzy flutes (tracks 3 and 6) in a manner suggestive of Deep Forest. Some might describe it as "smooth chant." Highlights include "Shree Ram Jai Ram," a beautifully realized cross-pollination of East and West (highlighted by Kit Walker's free-floating piano and Premal's resonant choir of voices) that hints at what Joni Mitchell might create if she tried her hand at Eastern music. --Terry Wood Review "Graceful and full of heart, Premal sings the album's powerful mantras with sweetness and strength." -- NAPRA Review, September/October 2002 "I love the music of Deva Premal and Miten. It is truly a portal into Presence Pure magic." -- Eckhart Tolle (author of "This is the music of earth angels, sublime and transcendent, divine longing in every note. Listen with your third ear!" -- Gabrielle Roth, Raven Records recording artist "[Deva Premal is] to Sanskrit Mantras what Enya is to Celtic music." -- Music Design In Review, May/June 2002 This is the music of earth angels, sublime and transcendent, divine longing in every note. Listen with your third ear! -- Gabrielle Roth, Raven Records [Deva Premal s] music takes me to an inner space of total surrender...That is the only big secret in life!" -- Satyam Nadeen (author of [Premal's] music takes me to an inner space of total surrender to what is...that's the only secret in life." -- Satyam Nadeen, author of FROM ONIONS TO PEARLS From the Artist "Our nourishment and life's work is to create spaces around the planet where the silence that follows the chant is clearly tangible. We share with others the healing power of the voice … and the bliss that it brings." About the Artist Best known for her top-selling chant albums THE ESSENCE and LOVE IS SPACE, Deva Premal, joined by her partner Miten, expresses the ancient wisdom of mantra through a contemporary musical voice. "Over the past 10 years we have devoted our lives to the expression of love and gratitude through music," says Miten. "Our music is not intended as entertainment. The true purpose is to awaken a longing in the heart for that which is omnipresent: the experience of silence and meditation." Planetary musicians who spend their lives touring the world, Deva Premal & Miten have performed in the US, Japan, Europe, Asia, Brazil and Australia. German-born Deva Premal, is a classically trained musician and gifted singer who grew up in an atmosphere of mantras and eastern spirituality. Her first two albums, THE ESSENCE and LOVE IS SPACE topped New Age charts and popularity polls in yoga centers all over Europe, Australia and America. Her highly-anticipated third album, EMBRACE, is due for release in May 2002. Miten, originally from Britain, began as a singer-songwriter-guitarist in the 70's opening for such groups as Fleetwood Mac and Ry Cooder. He then discovered the power of meditation and left the world of rock ‘n' roll behind. Miten has a number of albums of original songs, including STRENGTH OF A ROSE, TRUST THE SILENCE and BLOWN AWAY. Deva Premal & Miten met at an ashram in India in 1990. While Deva Premal's name is more widely known, their partnership is deep and strong. "Miten and I have been living and playing together for 11 years. Everything we do, we do together. This is why I always say "us" and "we".
ASIN: B000066RG4
VSKU: DBV.B000066RG4.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Premal, Deva
Binding: Audio CD