Sings the Moola Mantra

German-born Deva Premal is a certified diva of the new age, having traversed the requisite Eastern spiritual paths, communing in Indian and following the late guru Bhaghwan Shree Rajneesh, also known as Osho. While her last CD, Dakshina, had a bit more of a pop-Enyaesque sensibility, Moola Mantra is a much more meditative affair as Premal sings a single, 15-word Sanskrit mantra over the course of six lushly smooth Indian fusion arrangements. The disc is something of a mantra super session, with kirtan crooner Jai Uttal playing dotar, Nepalese bansuri flute player Manose, pianist Kit Walker, sitarist Peter Van Gelder (who played with Grace Slick and the Great Society) and esraj player Benjy Wertheimer. They're among the ensemble providing the patchouli-scented ornamentations that surround Premal's serene voice. With producer Ben Leinbach's detailed arrangements and Premal's overdubbed vocal choirs, Moola Mantra recalls similar Hindu adaptations by Rasa more than any other Premal CD. Like Rasa's Hans Christian, Leinbach is a capable multi-instrumentalist with a gift for trance grooves that don't tire and evocative instrumental touches like the tremolo guitar bleeding into Uttal's dotar solo on "Part II." The music is a languid float down an endless stream, but the repetition of the mantra, even with inventive melodic variation, can get tiresome. Premal tries to have it both ways, mantra as art and as spiritual practice. --John Diliberto more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-29-2008; Masterfull; Wanted to begin a practice of chanting just could never seem to find the right words or music to work with. This work for me is exactly what I was seeking. It is captivating & fullfilling.Highly recommend for anyone that likes Indian music.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-08-2008; Music to relax by; This recording is a beautiful example of music that can be considered sacred or simply wonderful to listen to. Deva Premal has a superb voice, and the surrounding instruments are magnificently played. I highly recommend this for...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-06-2008; Sings the moola mantra; Deva Premal's renditition of " Sings The Moola Mantr" is outstanding. She is an amazing artist and more than anything else, the spiritual vibrations from her voice sets her apart. This singer and her labels are highly recommended for...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-01-2008; Deva's Best yet; I have been listening to Deva Premal for several years now. Her voice is ehterial and at the same time sensual. I have appreciated her renditions of traditional Sanscrit and Bubbhist chants. In this album she sings the Moola mantra with...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-29-2008; Masterfull; Wanted to begin a practice of chanting just could never seem to find the right words or music to work with. This work for me is exactly what I was seeking. It is captivating & fullfilling.Highly recommend for anyone that likes Indian music.; read full review | report as inappropriate