Yoga

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To be released on September 14th, Yoga is Putumayo's first CD release featuring songs selected to accompany yoga practice and serve as a relaxing soundtrack for daily life. Rooted in ancient Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions, the practice of yoga has evolved over the past 5,000 years. Adopted by millions of people around the world, yoga provides a vehicle for greater health and spiritual awareness. Music has long had a close relationship with yoga, particularly in the Bhakti tradition, which incorporates musical chants into its practice. Yoga features renowned musicians from around the world. British-born, South Indian artist Susheela Raman duets with Kenyan singer Ayub Ogada on the harmonious "O Rama." Krishna Das, who is the best-known US performer of traditional Indian kirtan-style music, demonstrates call-and-response chanting on "Hanuman Baba (Dub Farm Remix)." Costa Rican group Amounsulu create a serene atmosphere by blending sitars and glass bottles on the song "El Bosque Eterno de los Niños (Children's Eternal Rainforest)." On "Bolo Ram" celebrated western devotional musician Wah! sings a tranquil verse that is believed to bring bliss to all who chant it. Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band are known for their beautiful, melodic chanting as displayed on "Om Hari Om/Sharanam Ganesha (Refuge)." Yoga also features the collaborative world fusion group The Lucknow Project, US kirtan artist Gaura Vani And As Kindred Spirits, renowned producer/musician Ben Leinbach and percussionist Geoffrey Gordon, bhajan and kirtan singer Karnamrita Dasi and British producer Niraj Chag. Rounding out this eclectic collection are Swedish musician and teacher Yogini, Senegalese singer Ablaye Cissoko with German trumpeter Volker Goetze, husband and wife duo Shantala and Bhutanese monk Lama Gyurme with French pianist Jean-Philippe Rykiel.

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Title Tracks for Yoga

1. Ghungate Ke - The Lucknow Project
2. Om Hari Om/Sharanam Ganesha - Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band
3. Purnamadah - Shantala
4. Bolo Ram - Wah!
5. Cerulean - Ben Leinbach & Geoffrey Gordon
6. Davaki - Karnamrita Dasi
7. Bangles - Niraj Chag
8. El Bosque Eterno de los Ninos - Amounsulu
9. Moods of Kirtan (Siksastakam) - Gaura Vani & As Kindred Spirits
10. O Rama - Susheela Raman
11. Hanuman Baba (Dub Farm Remix) - Krishna Das
12. Sira - Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze
13. Offering Chant - Lama Gyurme & Jean-Philippe Rykiel
14. Bliss - Yogini

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful

MEDITATIVE MOOD MUSIC, October 27, 2010

Tony Theil (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

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First, I applaud Putumayo for making a recording that exceeds 60 minutes. "Yoga" is 71:32 minutes as identified on the back jacket. I hope this sets a new trend for Putumayo, whose CDs average around 45 minutes.

"Yoga" is the best compilation of music intended for yoga that I have come across. It certainly fulfills the function to aid breath with movement. The repetitive sound (mantra/kirtan chants) is also conducive for meditation. Unlike other compilations which are a fusion of new age-easy listening-lounge music; this collection retains its purpose of devotional music, creating an ambience that can be appreciated by the practioner.

The musicians are superb. To Putumayo's credit, they list the albums from which the selections were taken......I will certainly order a couple of those listed.

I spend 20 minutes each morning on my yoga practice and find tracks 1-4, 5-10 and 11-14 are sufficient time for each session. These tracks are also...Read more

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

Sonic Nirvana, October 1, 2010

Amaranth "music fan" (Northern California) - See all my reviews

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Putumayo's "Yoga" is one of the world music label's best compilations yet. It perfectly suits yoga, meditation, Pilates. It's incredibly serene, like a cup of jasmine tea. The music is deeply thoughtful, drawing on Hindu, Buddhist, and African traditions.

"Yoga" opens with the Lucknow Project's peaceful "Ghungate Ke." Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band from New Orleans have the jazzy "Om Hari Om." Susheela Raman's "O Rama" as well as Ablaye Cissoko&Volker Goetze's "Sira" blend African with Indian music. There are meditative instrumentals such as Ben Leinbach&Geoffrey Gordon's "Cerulean" and Amounsulu's "El Bosque Eternal de los Ninos",a tribute to a Costa Rican rainforest preserve. Amounsoulu makes a flavorful blend of Latin and Indian music. Wah! sings a powerful ode to Rama. Karnamrita Dasi, who grew up in an American ashram, sings an ode to Krishna's human mother, Devaki. Krishna Das, one of the premier American singers of Hindu kirtans (devotional songs) has a remix...Read more

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

Love it!, October 29, 2010

Sara M. (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

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This CD is beautiful and I've been enjoying it very much. There is only one song that I'm not fond of, but all the others are great! It is relaxing, but has enough rhythm and variety to hold my interest so I use it as more than just for yoga. Lately I've been listening to it on the way to work.