march 2005 CD
Spirit of Love
Spirit of Love Sparks a joyous soul fest with an eclectic blend of eleven tracks that ebbs and flows across the boundaries of chant, world, pop, new age, and dance with such ease your mind hardly notices. One minute you're trance-dancing with Sita (divine feminine) and Ram (divine masculine) in the jungle, and the next you find yourself seduced by a lush and layered up-tempo celebration of love in English and Sanskrit and lulled into an embracing softness. And then—your body starts moving to the joyful pop-rock romp of “Heaven's Rain.” Ooh! Love that love tickle. And then, almost seamlessly except for the space between tracks, you're meditating with the ancestors and praising your own breath. The entire album intrigues, holds you and takes you from one experience of divine love to another—some gentle, some rollicking, all gorgeous.
Maya and Sage's original chants and spirit songs evoke a variety of deep feelings, whether for yourself, a lover, friends, ancestors, our planet, a Higher Presence, or simply life itself. With its artistic blend of exotic instrumentation, rich layers of sonic texture, spicy rhythms, and enlightening lyrics in English and Sanskrit, it's hard to believe this is a debut album.
It is entirely appropriate that their first recording as a duo celebrates the spirit of love, because theirs is a love story. A few hours after meeting they were singing harmony on each other's songs, and the a Jai Uttal concert the next night led to a deeper exploration of chanting together. Within months they were recording and performing concerts together, and a year later they married.
Oh, I love it when real life imitates fairytale!
“Our dream is to create music that joyfully celebrates life and to share this heart-music with others,” Maya says. “This is radiant awakening music for remembering who we truly are. We want the music to be sonic inspiration to embrace life with passion and purpose, to be all we can be, and to live a kind and loving life connected to our higher wisdom.”
Lofty goals, well met.
—Chiwah
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