Deva Premal and Miten… how do I idolize thee…. let me count the ways.
For those of you that have never had sacred ecstatic chant connect you to the ether of the universe if you live near Philadelphia, your chance is coming up in 10 days.
I remember my first concert or “satsang” with them. They don’t consider their events concerts but since the audience is participating by singing along they use the sanskrit word which means’ communal gathering”.
A few hippy dippy friends of mine had invited me to their concert and I had never heard of them before. I remember being so moved by the experience… the soul-touching way that community, music and intention can bond a group of strangers and transport you to a feeling of oneness and peace. I had never experienced that before with a bunch of strangers in a dark room and words escaped me and all I could do was cry.
That was the first of about a dozen concerts from them I attended over the last 15 years or so. I’ve have since gone to many of their other satsangs in Philadelphia, New York, another time in San Diego and also at the Omega Center outside of New York City.
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They also led a dolphin retreat in the Bahamas which I was Jonesing to go. They actually lead a few retreats around the world…. I think in Costa Rica and Greece.
If you are a yoga or tantra teacher, I think there is an unwritten rule in the manual that you have to own at least three of their CDs. I think I have four of them…. one of them I thought I lost and I bought it twice so not sure how that counts.
Although they usually sing in sanskrit, my favorite chant is ” There is So Much Magnificence”… often at concert Miten will divide the audience into two parts so there is a call and response aspect to it……. awe-inspiring!
The North America tour, which kicks off Sep 10, 2013, will reach from Miami to Vancouver and Montreal to Phoenix.
For information on concert locations and dates visit BrightStarEvents.net. I found a coupon code for 10% discount DEVA10. MantraFest 2013 will be performing in Philadelphia at Temple Performing Arts Center On September 22nd 2013 as part of the twenty five city tour.
Miten comments: “For Deva and me, this tour is about coming together in celebration of a New Beginning—an invitation to celebrate the momentous shift in humanity’s planetary attitudes that is currently underway—a positive change in the way we view the resources we consume, a change in how we view ourselves as messengers of this transformation that is now upon us all.
The direct, daily experience that Deva and I have is that mantras support us through every challenge. Our mission is to share this powerful healing tool with the world. And we know that this is a mission we share with GuruGanesha. His music has always been remarkable for a depth of spiritual connection that has a real sparkle and twinkle.”
With a dozen beautiful albums and countless inspiring live performances to their credit, Deva Premal & Miten have become the foremost and best-selling duo in mantra music, with a fan base that includes everyone from Cher to the Dali Lama.
It all began in 1998, when Deva and Miten’s groundbreaking recording of the ancient Sanskrit “Gayatri Mantra” became the soundtrack for the burgeoning worldwide Yoga movement.