Author: Pavaka

The new album is now out on compact disc for those of you who still own the devices to play them! I’ve been listening to CDs again recently and I have to say I enjoy the focus of having only the one album to think about without having the internet lure of literally all the …

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At the request of an esteemed listener, here are links to the original music scores and lyrics for the songs on the latest album (in order). This is for those of you who like to sing along and are into practicing their Bengali! All the arrangments start with transcriptions like these – a simple 2 …

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Twelve years after Vol. 2 was released, Vol. 3 has come online at last! It certainly took too long between releases, but better late than never! The collection of songs largely came into being by putting together performances for the Songs of the Soul concert series over the last 10 years. This album was produced …

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After very successful tours in the Pacific Northwest in 2016 (Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle) and Eastern Canada in 2015 (Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal), the musicians and organizers of Songs of the Soul are coming back to Canada this October 2019.  After having already offered concerts in Hungary, Germany and California this year, here in Canada, concerts …

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Last year Sahadeva, Ashirvad and I worked on this album of songs by Sri Chinmoy arranged by Sahadeva. We got the physical CDs ready just in time for our tour of Czech Republic and Slovakia in November. Now it?s available wherever you get your music.? Just search for Sahadeva.? Whether it?s iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Tidal …

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This is a music video filmed and edited by Natabara with sound recorded and mixed by Ashirvad from a Songs of the Soul concert tour in Brazil in July 2018.? This is a live performance of the song Dao Dao Ananda by Sri Chinmoy performed by Hiyamallar, Kanala, Miguel, Natabara, Parichayaka and Pavaka.? Thanks for …

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After the concert tour in Mongolia a few of us spent some days visiting this fascinating country. ?Our local friends took it upon themselves to take a few days off work and show us around. ?It was a great way to see a country that really is beautiful. ?We took an SUV trip through the …

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Click on this link for a short dirt-road-tripping in Mongolia video: IMG_1928 and here for a slideshow of stills: More to come…  

Check out the Calendar menu on the right for details.? Free concert of meditative music with a side order of Tibetan bowls garnished with some spoken word.? No meditation experience necessary.