Desert Dwellers – DownTemple Dub Lost Grooves (2011)

DownTemple Dub: Lost Grooves is a collection of alternate versions of well known yoga dub tracks that were produced prior to and during the making of Desert Dwellers first three DownTemple Dub albums on White Swan Records. The majority of these “lost” mixes were created for yoga instructor Hemalayaa Behl for her instructional DVD Dance of the Kama Sutra. These threads of sound have been woven into new sonic tapestries that are more spacious, open, dubby, and organic; a perfect compliment for yoga classes, massage therapy, relaxation, meditation, and tantric experiences.
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Secret Garden - Winter Poem Available For Pre-Order

Over the last 15 years Secret Garden has sold over a million albums in the U.S. and an additional 4 million outside. From their first CD Songs From a Secret Garden which featured Nocturne, through albums White Stones and Dawn of a New Century , and Once in a Red Moon , the group has had a consistent presence on the U.S. charts. Their songs have been successfully covered by Barbra Streisand ( Heartstrings / I ve Dreamed Of You), Josh Groban and II Divo ( You Raise Me Up ), among others.

This album features all new original songs by Rolf Lovland, with Fionnuala Sherry s violin as the trademark sound of the group. Featured singers include Moya Brennan (of Clannad) singing The Dreams , Fionnuala Gill singing All on a Christmas Morn , and Powered by Nature , with vocals by Tracey Campbell and Espen Grjotheim. All music is symphonically scored, arranged and produced by Rolf and performed by Secret Garden with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.
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Hummingbird - This Sacred Love (2011)

Hummingbird have created a masterpiece in the album "This Sacred Love". It is an album worthy of the highest accolades. Truly exceptional, stunning and spellbinding throughout. It is an album of global appeal to the widest spectrum of audience imaginable.

It's all about life, death and love. Telling a story about all the aspects of love, weaving a fantasy of the highest order, it is music that can change your life.

Beautifully performed by Sudha Bonne - lead and backing vocals, with Tim Wheater "The Sound Alchemist", on vocals and flute, and finally the inimitable ("Golden Ears") Andy Blissett on keyboards and programing - thist is a band of creative masters on a mission to bring the world to peace through these powerful songs.

Sudha is renowned for her exquisite mantra recordings, Andy Blissett was previously in the acclaimed band "Bliss", and Tim Wheater is known as "The Sound Alchemist" because of the beauty of his performances, leading people all over the world to peace through music.

THEY HAVE MADE AN ALBUM OF 11 HIT SONGS THAT WILL LAST INTO ETERNITY
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Margot Reisinger & Lama Tenzin Sangpo - Buddha within Yourself (2011)

Traditional Mantras and Chants recited by Lama Tenzin Sangpo
Music by Margot Reisinger

In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, mantras and chants have been passed down from Lama to Lama, generation to generation.

Mantras and Chants are ritualized prayers and invocations. The special way of singing and repeating creates a clear atmosphere,
where your inner spirit can resonate.
They help you just by listening, but even more by practicing to find a place of inner peace.

Lama Tenzin Sangpo has selected eight Buddhist Mantras from his lineage tradition of the Vajrayana Buddhism
for this musical cooperation with composer, producer and musician Margot Reisinger.

The blend of his strong and spiritual voice with Margot`s meditative music offers a harmonious
balance of traditional and contemporary musical genres.

Instruments:
Traditional Tibetan bups, bells, cymbals and horns.
Traditional Japanese bamboo flute (shakuhachi), violin, viola, piano, guzheng, acoustic- and
sitar guitar, percussion etc.

Artists info:
Margot Reisinger is already well kown with her worldmusic project Existence, and with
several other releases at Costa Verde Production: Music For Inner Balance, Buddha & Bonsai
and others.
Talent and lifelong dedication to music made her an outstanding world musician of our time.

The continuous cooperation with Grammy-winning sound engineer Tom Bates guarantees
highest musical mixing quality.

Lama Tenzin Sangpo was born in Tibet. He received an extensive education in all aspects
of the spiritual path and completed also the traditional three-year retreat. He leads monks in their
chanting and visualization practices, serves as the chant leader at Buddhist ceremonies and is conducting
meditation seminars all over the world. He joyfully shares his deep knowledge of Buddhist views
and practices with anyone who wants to experience the Buddha Dharma.
Currently Lama Tenzin is the resident teacher at the Rangjung Yeshe Gomde in Austria.

A brief introduction to this CD from Lama Tenzin himself you will find inside, as well as
a short description of each mantra and the complete texts in phonetic .
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Tina Turner, Regula Curti & Dechen Shak Dagasy - Children Beyond (2011)

Children Beyond is the follow-up to the 2009 album Beyond. This album marked a remarkable shift in Tina Turner's career, as it was her first involvement in a spiritual project. Beyond was a big success, reaching a top 10 position in the Swiss album charts and raising approximately 300,000 Swiss Francs (325,000 US Dollars) for several charity projects. Therefore, it was a logical decision to continue the project with Children Beyond, which will be released in Switzerland today.

There are a few significant departures from the first Beyond album. The most noticeable is that Tina Turner, Regula Curti and Dechen Shak-Dagsay are now joined by a choir of thirty children. The three ladies are not as prominently featured, the children are the real stars.

For this album, a wider range of prayers and songs from different religions was chosen. The album includes songs from Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism. This creates an incredibly varied sound, with a very rich range of languages, instrumentation and voices.

The key to Children Beyond is participation. It is not just an album for listening; the goal is to get children and adults in contact with different religious traditions and through this way increase respect and tolerance. Therefore, the booklet that comes with the album contains lyrics and positions for each song, so it is easy to sing along. The message of each song is explained, there are songs for concentration, healing, celebration and calmness. Although the aim is to reach children, it can be very useful for adults as well. The layout is very well done, making it very attractive to give the singing a try!

Most of the songs are simple and involve a lot of repetition. Each song is sung by the children's choir, who are sometimes joined by one of the three singers. The one exception is the first song Calling, a spoken-word / rap song in which Tina introduces the album: when you sing, you do the right thing! This is one of the most powerful tracks of the album. After the introduction, the album includes twelve prayers and mantras from different religions. The most powerful songs are the Islamic prayer Allah Hu, the Buddhist mantra Buddham Saranam Gacchami and especially the Hindu peace mantra Sarvesham Svastir Bhavatu, in which Tina leads the children through a call and response.
The final track of the album, Unity, which was released as a digital single, is another stand-out track. The song combines six declarations of affirmation from the different religions on the album: Amen, Amen, Amin, Om Sarva Mangalam, Om Shanti, Sat Nam. It is the only song on the album on which the three different singers take solos.

Children Beyond is a wonderful album and is a wonderful addition to the Beyond project. It really succeeds in its aim to invite the listener to participate and to broaden one's musical and religious horizons. The album is very accessible and it can reach a wide audience. The only negative aspect is that Tina, Regula and Dechen are often too much on the background. Their beautiful voices deserve to be more prominently featured. But, it seems that Children Beyond is just a next step in the Beyond project, and that many more chapters will follow in the future! ~Review by Ben.



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