Experience the Beauty and Transcendent Power of Snatam Kaur's Devotional Music
From one of the most recognized voices in the world of devotional chant comes a heartfelt collection of music for healing, strength, and inner peace: The Essential Snatam Kaur. Immersed in the kundalini tradition since birth, Snatam (whose name means "universal") has toured the world offering inspiring and uplifting music to crowds around the globe. Using crystalline vocals and her gift of translating traditional chants for modern audiences, she now shares her favorite songs to help us journey to ecstatic heights and discover the truth of who we are.

Track Listing:
1. Jap Man Sat Nam - 11:08
2. Ek Ong Kaar - 08:40
3. Servant of Peace - 07:10
4. By Thy Grace - 07:43
5. Gobinda Gobinda Hari Hari - 10:45
6. Ong Namo - 13:30
7. Ra Ma Da Sa - 13:30
8. Longtime Sun - 03:58

Biography:
Snatam explored the power of sound in India. After high school, her love for the Indian musical tradition and for children took her to Miri Piri Academy, a boarding school for children in India. She spent time taking care of the young children, teaching physical education, and providing music for the children's morning and evening chanting. When she returned to the United States, she attended Mills College in Oakland, California, where she obtained a degree in biochemistry, taught yoga classes, and shared her chants with Western audiences. But India called her back. After touring and performing Kirtan in northern India, Snatam settled in Amritsar where she studied music with the accomplished ragi (Indian master of Sikh-style kirtan) Bhai Hari Singh. This was a great honor for her, and particularly meaningful because Singh was the same teacher who had taught her mother when she was just a little girl.

Snatam embraced everything that Singh taught her, from the technical aspects of the notes, to the ability to sing with presence and awareness. The lessons took place in Singh's home, where Snatam was welcomed by the entire family--daughters, sons, and grandchildren.

While in Amritsar, Snatam lived next door to the Golden Temple, considered the world's holiest Sikh temple. Sacred music resonates from inside the temple from about 2:30 in the morning to midnight every day-sounds created by world-class masters of Sikh kirtan. This enabled Snatam to continually soak in the essence of the Sound Current.

Upon returning to the US from India, Snatam began her career as a recording artist with a band called the Peace Family. She served as the band's lead singer and, with two skilled and accomplished musicians - Livtar Singh and GuruGanesha Singh, had her first opportunity to write songs. Two years later she began to develop her own sound and style and embarked on a very fruitful solo career.