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The Artist S NATA M K A U R

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natam Kaur is one of the most
popular New Age artists of
our time, selling over 50,000
albums a year. Snatam Kaur’s
albums have topped New Age Retailer’s
Top 20 lists every year since 2004. She
was the only artist to have 3 albums in
the Top 20 in a single year.
An international favorite with fans
across the U.S, Europe, Asia, South
America and the South Pacific, Snatam
Kaur performs at over 100 venues each
year, from the Bahamas to Singapore.
One fan spoke for all when he said,
“We come to Snatam’s concerts to
experience the beautiful atmosphere
her voice creates, to heal and grow.”
You’ll find enthusiastic press about
Snatam’s music everywhere from the
Houston Chronicle to the H i n d u s t a n i
Times . She’s also been featured on
the cover of New Age publications
such as the Light C o n n e c t i o n and the
Body Mind Spirit Gui d e.
Snatam Kaur, whose father was a manager
for the Grateful Dead, has an amazing
ability to transform traditional chants
into a contemporary sound that appeals
to the modern ear yet awakens an ancient
yearning in the soul. Sacred Sounds Radio
calls her music “spiritually uplifting
and deeply soul cleansing.” Ram Dass,
celebrated author of Be Here Now, says
that “in Snatam’s voice...there is purity,
Praise for Snatam Kaur
clarity, and love.” Snatam’s CDs Prem,
Shanti, Grace, Anand and LIVE In Concert In Snatam’s voice...there is purity, clarity and love.
are setting the industry standard for - Ram Dass, author of Be Here Now
excellence in New Age sacred music.
Dressed in distinctive Sikh garb, Snatam
Kaur embodies the Sikh message of
In 2007, Snatam Kaur’s concerts continued to grow with
strength through inner serenity. She sold-out audiences of over 1000 in Mexico and London, 800
is an ambassador for 3HO (a United in Hamburg and Barcelona, and over 500 in Madrid, Boulder,
Nations affiliate), and is deeply San Diego, Frankfurt, Los Angeles and more.
committed to supporting the U.N.’s
Peace Resolution through her ongoing
Celebrate Peace Tour. She brings music,
yoga and meditation to the communities
“Concert, chantfest, musical group meditation, a yoga class in melody . . . how best to describe
she visits, as well as to hospices, juvenile
a live performance by Snatam Kaur and her band? It’s all of these things and more. Seated
detention centers, and schools she visits center stage, Snatam is an angelic presence, dressed in traditional Sikh attire, bejeweled dress,
along the way. white turban and veil. She’s a diminutive woman, barely five feet tall, but possessed of a voice
Snatam Kaur’s music and mission are that could wrest tears from a stone gargoyle — crystalline and radiant, redolent of the simple
yet powerful truth of the heart. That voice has made her one of the top selling artists in the field
sponsored by Cell-Nique, Spirit Voyage,
of world sacred music. Amid the swelling ranks of devotional divas and mantra mamas, Snatam
and the 3HO Foundation. stands tall.” – Alan di Perna, writer for Yoga Journal, Guitar World and Rolling Stone
S NATA M K A U R The Music

R
ecorded at concert halls, churches
and yoga studios as Snatam Kaur
and her ensemble traveled across
North America, you’ll hear
performances which soar to the heights of
these sacred spaces and find a home in the
hearts of their audiences. Join in the magical
experience of Snatam Kaur Live in Concert. Also
includes a bonus DVD, Path of Peace, that
intimately chronicles this tour.

Music Facts
• Over 50,000 Snatam Kaur’s albums are sold
each year.
• Snatam’s music is sold across North America,
Europe, Asia, South America and the South Pacific.
• Snatam Kaur’s albums have topped New Age
Retailers Top 20 lists every year since 2004.
She was the only artist to have 3 albums in the
Top 20 in a single year.

“When I first heard the “Live in Concert” CD, I cried. The 2nd time, I sang along, The 3rd time,
I danced!! I love it so much and so do all the people I play it for in my classes! It brings so much
joy to everyone. It’s GREAT!! Thank you, thank you.”
- Gurmukh , Founder of Golden Bridge Yoga

Media Reviews

Celebrate Peace Shanti - One of the most compelling


– Spreading a aspects of Shanti is the pure quality
“Anand is outstanding. If you are look- hopeful mes- of Snatam Kaur’s chanting. Listeners
ing for a quiet place to find your center, sage of peace, Snatam Kaur’s new will find themselves drawn to the sense of innocence and
to feel whole, this is it. Taking her time, recording is a lush musical produc- peace she conveys track after track. Using traditional Indian
loving each moment, her music patiently tion of uplifting songs, invocations and modern Western Instrumentation, each song dedicates
reveals its wholeness and love. Kudos to and prayers. Three new songs begin an extended amount of time to such themes as destiny, in-
Snatam for spearheading the Celebrate the recording, all featuring the lovely finity, acceptance, strength, meditation, celebration, healing
Peace Tour, an international commit- powerful vocals of Snatam Kaur sing- and peace. Forgoing a cookie cutter Top 40 format, the re-
ment to finding peace through music.” ing with a sincere belief in the power petitive nature of these songs allows listeners to really root
Debi Winston-Buzil, Yoga Chicago of celebrating peace… themselves in the Sanskrit lyrics and experience the benefit
Aura Magazine of their wisdom. – New Age Retailer

Discography

Live in Anand Celebrate Grace Shanti Prem Carry Us To Heaven


Concert 2006 Peace 2004 2003 2002 Home and Beyond
2007 2005 2001 2000
The Tour S NATA M K A U R
T
he Celebrate Peace concerts
feature Eastern inspired chant
music with Snatam Kaur as
the lead vocalist accompanied
by unforgettable guitar playing by Gu-
ruGanesha Singh, Manish Vyas’s master
tabla rhythms, and Deva Tanmayo on
violin and piano.
In her Celebrate Peace concerts, Snatam
Kaur delivers a heart opening performance
that combines musical traditions of East
and West. Her enchanting voice brings you
an experience of peace and deep devotion.
Beginning in 2008, Snatam Kaur and her
Band will be spreading their message of
peace across the country in a new double Above: Manish, Snatam Kaur, and GuruGanesha Singh onstage in Eugene, OR.
decker tour bus, powered exclusively by
bio-diesel fuel. Provided by tour sponsor
Cell-Nique, the new bus will minimize the Snatam Kaur performs in over 100 venues each year,
tour’s footprint on our environment and
serve as an active expression of Snatam reaching tens of thousands of people worldwide. In 2007
Kaur’s commitment to the wellbeing of the she performed at many of the top yoga centers in the
planet. It is her hope that the eco-friendly world, including; Sivananda Bahamas Yoga Retreat Cen-
tour bus will also inspire others to live more
consciously on the earth. ter, Kripalu Center in Massachusetts, Omega Institute in
New York, and The Chopra Center in San Diego.

The Celebrate Peace Band

GuruGanesha Singh Manish Vyas is a Deva Tanmayo


is an icon of the unique phenom- hails originally
yoga music genre. enon in the world from the far north
A musician deeply of fusion music. A of Scotland where
devoted to both talented multi-in- she was classically
his craft and the strumentalist and trained in both
greater landscape singer, over the violin and piano
of sacred sound, last few years he from the age of 7,
GuruGanesha’s has emerged as Tanmayo is widely
contribution to both an extraordi- e xperienced in
World Sacred Music is manifold. His two solo nary performer and equally versatile record- both orchestral and solo settings. In addition
releases of Sikh-inspired chant music enhanced ing artist. His ability to create music of differ- to her instrumental portfolio, she is also an
by his virtuoso guitar work, Pure Ganesh and ent flavors is quite outstanding, incorporating accomplished singer, appearing in settings as
Grateful Ganesh, are beloved by his fans effortlessly into his compositions devotion, diverse as a Glasgow jazz quartet, the Celtic
world-wide. Pure Ganesh put GuruGanesha celebration and silence. Having grown up in fusion band ‘In a Split Second’ and a London
Singh on the map as a solo musician, topping a family passionate about music, he brings to Gospel Choir.
New Age charts in early 2007 and receiving his craft not just an obvious talent, but a rich
high critical acclaim from magazine review- background in Kirtan, as well as Indian classical Continuing this musical exploration, she
ers in both New Age and Yoga publications. and folk musical styles. has also studied classical Indian violin under
Long before GuruGanesha Singh released his the guidance of Ustad Faiyaz Hussain Khan.
A disciple of Ustad Allarakha for many years,
solo albums, he was the force behind many She is also known to play a mean irish fid-
Manish trained for a total of 15 years under
well known chant musicians, including Snatam dle tune should the mood take her! She has
different tabla maestros. He has since been a
Kaur, Thomas Barquee, and Mirabai and re- toured with ‘Prem Joshua’ in both Europe
favorite accompanist of many artists in ‘new
leased several albums with other musicians in- and America, played with the group ‘Celtic
age music.’ Manish is also held in high regard as
cluding Game of Chants with Guru Singh and Ragas’ at the wedding of Sir Paul McCartney
a composer with a talent for creating beauti-
Grammy-winning singer, Seal. and appears as the female vocalist on several
ful melodies. Most notably, internationally be-
GuruGanesha Singh is also the original founder loved mantra singer Deva Premal has featured CDs, including Manish’s highly acclaimed al-
of the record label, Spirit Voyage Records. many of his compositions. bum, Sattva.
S NATA M K A U R Press & Media

S
“ natam travels the world introducing peo-
ple to the universe of Sikh chants. The
Western arrangements and instrumenta-
tion make the songs easily accessible to the
widest possible audience, and have helped turn her
CDs into one top seller after another on the New
Age charts. Her album Shanti was so well received
it was even considered for a Grammy nomination.
And her recent European tour attracted enormous
audiences. Thousands showed up.
One day when Snatam was eighteen, Yogi Bhajan heard her sing. Her
voice was so beautiful, it moved him to tears. He urged her to con-
tinue his work through the medium of her music. She has been sing- I feel Snatam like a sister… we have the
ing and teaching Sikh methods of yoga ever since.” same heart to heart connection to our
Linda Johnsen from her book Kirtan! Chanting as a Spiritual Path masters. So we meet there… in song.
Deva Premal

Celebrate Peace Tour in the Media

...Snatam Svensk Yoga : Through For some singers or


Kaur, who music and the naad musicians, describing
sings both traditional mantras and contem- – the point where the their voice or musical
porary English songs, tours internationally primal sound resonates with the finite energy composition as angelic would be hyperbole.
and is well known for her beautiful voice. – Snatam sees it as her task to help people But when listening to, learning from or con-
“The first time I heard her, I cried,” said get into that space where they can experi- versing with chant artist Snatam Kaur, angelic
Nathan Hayes, who asked the singer to ence a connection with the divine…….After is an understatement…. she is aware of the
perform here and who’ll be teaching yoga meeting Snatam Kaur, the possibility of peace power of prayer through the sacred chants
before her Sunday concert. “Her purity on earth seems like a real possibility. It is up she shares and their potential for changing the
and clarity pierced right through my heart.” to each one of us to start changing our con- consciousness of the planet.
It’s the most incredible music I’ve heard in sciousness, and then the world will follow. Felicia M. Tomasko
a long while,” said Mary Sabin of Olympia, Angela Valenti LA Yoga, Los Angeles
who heard Kaur last year in Seattle. “I in- Svensk Yoga, Sweden
stantly loved her classically trained voice on In the cool
soft spiritual chants and sounds.” Peace ambas- shadows of
Molly Gilmore sador and kirtan the trees in the
The Olympian, Olympia, Washington (chanting) artist Snatam Kaur and musicians garden of St. Joseph’s Cultural Center in Grass
GuruGanesha Singh and Krishan Prakash Valley, Snatam Kaur looked more like an an-
came to Evanston the weekend of April 1 to gel than a singer on a world tour. Dressed in
S n a t a m
lead workshops and kirtans. … The highlight immaculate white, the 34-year-old American
Kaur’s con-
of the weekend was the inspiring and uplift- Sikh performer spoke of God, peace and mu-
certs are a joy. I can’t really explain them
ing kirtan at the Music Institute of Chicago on sic in a young, soothing voice… Kaur is now in
much better than that. I simply know that
Saturday night. It was truly a heart-opening, Grass Valley as part of her international “Cel-
afterward I feel great and smile a lot. She
joyful celebration of peace. With GuruGa- ebrate Peace” concert tour. She has already
has been on a world tour and in September
nesha Singh on guitar, Krishan Prakash on performed in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand,
comes to Southern California. On Sept. 1 her
drums (both rock and tablas) and Snatam Great Britain, Spain, Sweden, and Canada, as
new album, Anand, produced by Spirit Voy-
playing electric harmonium and violin, the well as in 28 major cities in the Eastern United
age will be released... Her tour sponsored
group combined both Eastern and West- States and 20 West Coast cities. Her next stop
by Peace Cereal, was dedicated to inspiring
ern influences to create moving and upbeat is Sacramento, where she performs on Aug.
people of all walks of life to celebrate the
sounds with jazzy guitar riffs and exotic drum 11... Kaur has a cozy band accompanying her.
peace that is within, and from that place of
beats that made it hard to sit still. Add the It is comprised of her guitarist, GuruGanesha,
strength, to reach out to others as neighbors
hundreds of voices of the audience chanting and her percussionist, Krishan Prakash, and
and nations in the spirit of peace.
the names of God along with the musicians, herself. She plays the violin and the harmo-
Steve Hays,
and the house rocked! nium, an Indian reed instrument.
Light Connection, San Diego, CA
Sharon Steffensen, Yoga Chicago Soumitros Sen, The Union, California

Contact Gurujot Kaur Khalsa: Gurujot@spiritvoyage.com 888-735-4800 x706


15806 Woodgrove Road, Purcellville, VA 20132
www.SpiritVoyage.com www.SnatamKaur.com www.SnatamKaur.blogspot.com

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