Deva Premal - The Moola Mantra

Deva Premal (born in 1970 in Germany), is a musician known for her New Age meditative music, which puts ancient Hindu mantras into atmospheric, contemporary settings.

Deva has toured since 1991, along with her life partner, Miten, offering concerts and chant workshops worldwide. Their record company, [Prabhu Music], reports sales of over 600,000 albums.

Best-known for her top-selling chant CDs, Deva Premal is a classically trained musician and gifted singer. She grew up singing mantras in a German home permeated with Eastern spirituality. Her albums, The Essence, Love Is Space, Embrace and Dakshina have topped the New Age charts and popularity polls in yoga studios and healing centers throughout the world. Her latest album, The Moola Mantra, features a 50 minute extended presentation of a mantra received while on a meditation retreat with Miten at the Oneness University in Chennai, India. She is also featured on Miten\'s newest release, Soul In Wonder.

Discography
The Essence
Love Is Space
Embrace
Dakshina
The Moola Mantra


Mantras are rapidly becoming the music of choice for people seeking solace in sound, and Deva Premal, dubbed by one reviewer as \"the Enya of mantra,\" is the voice they\'re turning to. With close to 400,000 CDs sold worldwide and a buzz of interest from ardent fans ranging from yogis, therapists and alternative health practitioners to Cher and His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Deva Premal and her partner Miten have achieved a huge degree of recognition in the blossoming niche world of yoga music.

Deva Premal Editorial Reviews

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

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.


Best known for her top-selling chant albums THE ESSENCE, LOVE IS SPACE and EMBRACE, 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\".

\"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.\"



2000 - Love Is Space
2001 - The Essence (White Swan)
2002 - Embrace (White Swan)
2002 - Satsang: A Meditation in Song and Silence (White Swan)
2002 - Strength of a Rose [live] (White Swan)
2005 - Dakshina
2005 - More Than Music

1998 - Global Heart, Native Soul - Miten & Deva Premal
1999 - Dance Of Life - Miten & Deva Premal
2002 - Satsang A Meditation In Song And Silence - Miten & Deva Premal
2002 - Strength Of A Rose - Miten & Deva Premal
2003 - Songs For The Inner Lover - Miten & Deva Premal


Deva Premal - Embrace
Original Release Date: May 7, 2002
Label: White Swan

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

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.

Tracklist:

1. Om Tare
2. Om Namo Bhagavate
3. Hari Om Shiva Om
4. Om Ram Ramaya
5. Shree Ram Jai Ram
6. Shante Prashante
7. Rang De
8. Teyata

Deva Premal - Dakshina

Prabhu Music
New Age
2005

01 Om Hraum Mitraya
02 Om Namah Shivaya
03 Guru Rinpoche Mantra
04 Aad Guray
05 Homage to Krishna
06 Om Purnam I
07 Om Purnam II
08 Brahma Nandam

Miten - Trusting the Silence
Audio CD (2 Jul 2003)
Label: Prabhu

1. Other Side
2. Eyes/Ocean
3. Whispering Heart
4. Prayer For St Francis
5. Full Moon
6. Sri Ram
7. Ibe Ache
8. Into The Wind


Deva Premal
Sings the Moola Mantra (Amazon Exclusive - Limited 2CD Bonus edition)
White Swan Records
28 August, 2007
Audio CD

1. Invocation
2. Part I
3. Part II
4. Part III
5. Incantation
6. Om Triambakam
7. Eyes of An Angel
8. You Gotta Move (Live)
9. Gate Gate

Miten & Premal - Strength Of A Rose (1998)
Miten & Premal
Strength of a Rose
21 ?????? 1998
Nightingale
50:20
New Age

1 White Cloud, White Swan Miten 4:17
2 Silent Space With You Miten 4:21
3 Watching Your Vision Miten 3:24
4 Beyond the Beyond Miten 3:30
5 Love Will Lead Us On Miten 3:55
6 Purnima Premal 2:24
7 Totally Wild, Absolutely Free Miten 4:45
8 Sing Your Own Song Miten 3:17
9 Man of the Mountains Miten 2:56
10 Strength of a Rose Miten 4:34
11 Everything Miten & Premal 4:19
12 I Can Hear Your Music Miten 2:52
13 The Inescapable Miten 2:39
14 Enough for Me Miten 3:07


Deva Premal
Blown Away
White Swan
01 October, 2002
Audio CD

1. Blown Away
2. Native Son
3. Anything Can Happen
4. The Greatest Challenge
5. Brasil
6. Drop the Baggage
7. In Spite of Me
8. Silent Garden
9. Pure Love
10. Rhythm of the Heart


Miten & Deva Premal - Satsang
Original Release Date: July 23, 2002
Label: White Swan

Recorded live in Australia, America, Germany and Denmark, this beautiful recording conveys the power and intimacy of Deva Premal and Miten\'s live performances. As it is with actual Satsang meditation, Deva Premal and Miten share their music without applause, inviting the audience to participate by joining with the chant, and to luxuriate in the collective silence between songs.

SATSANG features \"unplugged\" versions of some of the most popular chants from Deva Premal\'s best-selling THE ESSENCE and LOVE IS SPACE (including \"Gayatri Mantra\", \"Chidananda\" and \"Yemaya Assessu\"), plus songs by Miten, Deva Premal\'s partner in music and life. A bonus studio recording of \"All is Welcome Here\" is also included.

SATSANG is a simple yet precious recording celebrating the sacred space of silence and song. Joining Deva Premal (keyboards) and Miten (guitar), are their special musical friends, Kit Walker, Maneesh de Moor, Praful, and others.

Tracklist:

01. Chidananda
02. Empty Heart
03. Yemaya Assessu
04. The Strength of a Rose
05. Humming
06. Chorado
07. Gayatri Mantra
08. Sunrise
09. Jai Radha Madha
10. All Is Welcome Here (Bonus Track--Studio Version)

Unique yet familiar, June 24, 2003 By B. Chandler \"xyzzy\" (Arlington, Texas)

Deva primal is a unique mixture of her own interpretation or manufacture of mantras and using the Book \"Healing Mantras\" ISBN: 1564557359 for inspiration. An added plus is the repetitiveness of her songs instead of changing the mode every five minutes or so. Thos album is not necessarily a classic but a hybrid of classic and contemporary to close the gap between the two worlds. There are better representations in both worlds but that does not distract form this great contribution.
Naturally each listener will select there own favorites, depending on circumstances and mood. Most of the time mine is \"shree ram jai ram jai jai ram om.\"
Reading the insert will add to the appreciation of these songs. It tells of her background and the purpose of each song or chant.


Heartfelt Healing Music, January 12, 2004 By Yoga Dad

I first became aware of Deva Premal\'s \"Embrace\" in my Yoga class and finally went out and recently got a copy of this CD.

This music combines Mantras with eclectic music which draws from many styles. Deva Premal has one of the most incredibly beautiful and sincere voices I\'ve ever heard and I find that this music truly reaches inside my heart and elevates my spirits.

It\'s wonderful music not only to practice yoga with but to hear at any time.

I can\'t recommend this CD highly enough, it is a truly wonderful gift of music and I am looking forward to getting more of her CDs.

Namaste

I found this disc disappointing compared to Deva\'s brilliant first CD entitled The Essence - which is a must have. What seems strange to me is that she is on the inside cover touching Buddha\'s chest, while the first track sounds like make-out music. Hmmmm.... For what it\'s worth, an Indian Brahmin confirmed that some of the mantras are concoctions, too, which does not really set a good precedent. People copy Deva\'s chanting in their kirtans and in this respect her work is influential. Although being innovative can be commendable, spiritual traditional chants are, in my opinion, off limits for whimsical changes. I wish she would get her mantras from reliable sources in the future.Note: SpT is a private ratio based tracker that is making some of its content available here. There are limited download slots for these postings at a time. This means you can either wait for a slot to download these here, or join our site to get your own slot and gain access to all of our content. See details within your client for more info.

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