Amelia Cuni: vocals and Werner Durand: pan-ney, tanpuras, drones and sound-design

In this single 56 minute long track, Amelia's crystal clear voice is set in a soundscape generated by acoustic sources, using no synthetic sounds. The music is based on Raag Bhupali and the knowledge of Sound inherited by the dhrupad tradition, the most ancient genre of Hindustani singing. Like all the recordings in our nada yoga series, this album is designed to calm the listener's mind, supporting balance and well being. It may be used for relaxation, massages, hatha-yoga sessions.

The Sanskrit verse sung at the end of the recording is taken from the SOUNDARYA LAHARI, "waves of beauty", a hymn to the Goddess attributed to Shri Shankaracharya:

You are the mind, you are ether and air, you are fire;
You are water and earth, there is nothing not included in you.
To transform yourself into the universe,
You have taken this form of Consciousness-Bliss as Shiva's consort, Shakti.

1. Waves of Beauty

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 4/3/2011
Amelia Cuni and Werner Durand lives in Berlin Germany

Tagged as: World, Vocal, Indian, Indian Influenced, Yoga

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