Radiance - Jaya Lakshmi CD

Refresh your spirit with soothing mantra music with original India- meets-Celtic sound. Blissful vocals, Spanish guitar, Celtic Flute and Cello create a nourishing vibe for yoga, relaxation or the healing arts.
Radiance is produced once again by Steve Gordon (Yoga Planet, Buddha Lounge, Drum Prayer) and features top-notch global guest artists such as Deva Priyo (Lost at Last) on Spanish Guitar and Sarod, Vince McClellan on Bansuri, Native American and Celtic Flutes and Nishya Calkin-Godfrey on Cello.

This deeply inspiring album is very acoustic, intimate and has beautiful simplicity that is really moving. Lakshmi sings with the deep inner peace that comes from many years of leading kirtans in yoga studios and concerts throughout the country. Quieter and more serene than her previous albums, the music creates a soothing mood perfect for yoga, meditation and relaxing. Lakshmi`s song writing is her best yet, with many beautiful melodies that will leave you with a tranquil glow.

Jaya Lakshmi's experiences working with other well-known artists also continue to develop. In the spring of 2001 she co-wrote and sang two songs on William Ackerman's new CD, "Hearing Voices", on RCA/Windham Hill records, which garnered a Grammy nomination for best New Age album. While in 2002 she contributed vocals for Steve Gordon's CD Drum Prayer on the Sequoia Records label. These projects reveal her beauty and versatility as a singer and songwriter as she continues to blossom as an artist.
In Nov 2002, Lakshmi became a Sequoia Records artist with her debut solo release Ocean of Mercy, released in April 2003.
Lakshmi continues to regularly lead Kirtan chant performances to growing and receptive audiences up and down the west coast with her fellow band-mate, Deva Priyo, on sarod & guitar, and has established herself as one of the leading kirtan chant singers along with her contemporaries Jai Uttal, Deva Premal and Krishna Das in today's blossoming yoga/chant music scene.

Tracks:

• 1. Radiance 6:01
• 2. Giridhari 7:13
• 3. Shiva Maheshwara 5:13
• 4. Sita Ram 8:55
• 5. Mukunda Madhava 7:06
• 6. Gurudeva Bol 6:27
• 7. Isopanisad 9:02
• 8. Jai Ambe 10:56
• 9. Om Tara 5:18