Sacred World Chants

by Dean Evenson

Overview

Chants are often sung with a prayerful purpose and through their repetition a deeper meaning may be uncovered. SACRED WORLD CHANTS, edited by Dean Evenson, reveals the sacred beauty of these songs in a collection informed by many world traditions. "Ide Were Were" is a Yoruba song interpreted flawlessly by Deva Premal. The recording quality is incredibly refined as each nuance of sound is fully articulated. "Gobinda Gobinda Hari Hari," with the deep presence in Snatam Kaur's textured voice may make listeners' arm hair stand up. Each song selection is generous in duration--averaging seven minutes long, allowing for immersion into heart of the chant. Also represented are songs of Zulu, Hebrew, Native American, Hindu, Buddhist, Sufi, and Christian origins. From start to finish, SACRED WORLD CHANTS, is full of captivating mantras suitable for limitless listening.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/08/2004
Label:	Soundings Of The Planet
UPC:	0096507719828
Rank:	176466

Tracks

1. Id¿¿ Wer¿¿ Wer¿¿  - Deva Premal
2. Gobinda Gobinda Hari Hari  - Snatam Kaur
3. Nali  - John St. John
4. Third Chakra: The Orbit  - Dean Evenson
5. Shema  - Rita Glassman
6. Allaho Akbar  - Dina Awwad  - Manish Vyas  - Dean Evenson
7. Dudley's Song  -  Cha-Das-Ska-Dum  - Dean Evenson
8. Kyri¿¿ El¿¿ison  - Lydia McCauley  -  Traditional
9. Twameva Sarvam (You Are Everything)  - Dean Evenson

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dean Evenson   Primary Artist,Flute
Rita Glassman   Primary Artist,Vocals
Cha-Das-Ska-Dum   Primary Artist
Dina Awwad   Primary Artist,Vocals
Manish Vyas   Primary Artist,Santoor,Keyboards,Percussion
John St. John   Primary Artist
Lydia McCauley   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Deva Premal   Primary Artist,Vocals
Snatam Kaur   Primary Artist
Shekhar Borkar   Flute,Sarod
Marguerite Which-Ta-Lum   Vocals
Jason Darling   Percussion
Phil Heaven   Viola
Thomas Barquee   Vocals,Keyboards
Brian Cunningham   Guitar (Acoustic)
Gina Sala   Vocals,Percussion
Kit Walker   Piano,Keyboards
Geoffrey Gordon   Tabla,Percussion
Bikram Singh   Flute
Marquinho Brasil   Percussion
Jai Uttal   Dotar,Guitar,Zither,Harmonium
Benjy Wertheimer   Tabla,Percussion
Scott Huckabay   Guitar
Miten   Vocals
Lynne Givler   Double Bass
Sweetness   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Phil Heaven   Audio Engineer,Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Dean Evenson   Audio Engineer,Audio Production,Engineer,Producer,Executive Producer
Lydia McCauley   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Snatam Kaur   Composer
Thomas Barquee   Arranger,Producer
Gina Sala   Arranger,Producer
John St. John   Producer
Kit Walker   Programming
Traditional   Composer
Kurt Scherer   Producer
Dudley Evenson   Art Direction,Executive Producer
Bob Paltrow   Design,Cover Art,Photography
Dina Awwad   Composer