Prayer for Nepal Benefit Concert
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Manose Singh
Manose is bansuri flutist born in Boudhanath, Nepal in 1979. He began studying the bansuri as a child, under the tutelage of Mandan Dev Bhatta. While his formal education involved an exceedingly rigorous study and practice of Hindustani music and instrumentation, he nonetheless became intimate with many western musical forms and developed an astonishing facility for improvisation within diverse scale structures.
Manose's hometown, Boudha, Nepal stands on the ancient route leading from the Himalayan mountains down into the Kathmandu valley. It is just upriver from Nepal's most holy Hindu temple, and is home itself to an important Buddhist shrine. An influx of Tibetan refugees who congregated around the great Boudhanath shrine, and the outward growth of Kathmandu city has created there a nexus where everyone from religious pilgrims, to enclaves of traders, and Western adventurers converged to meet, mingle, haggle, and gawk. It is dusty and colorful, a Babylon of languages and traditions.
Here eight-year-old Manose fell in love with the bamboo flute one night when a fortuitous breeze wafted its song through his bedroom window. Truly, the sound of the bansuri is seductive. Compared to a silver flute it has a husky warmth that mimics the human voice. And because it is not valved like a silver flute, its potential for subtle expressiveness is practically limitless.
Manose's real relationship with music began when Manose heard about an old man who played the shenai. That man, Madan Dev Bhatta, a disciple of Ustad Bishmilallah Khan, initiated Manose into the study of classical raga music, often known as North Indian classical music.
Musical Achievements
From the demanding study of raga music, Manose has acquired technical mastery and an astonishing ability to improvise. At the same time, we find him wonderfully free to draw inspiration from wherever he finds it, be it the swaying sweetness of a samba, or the lightning fast lines of Celtic masters. When asked what or who has had the greatest musical influence on his playing, he thinks for a moment and says "the sound of the flute."
For the past several years, Manose has been creating music and touring globally with Deva Premal & Miten. He has released six solo CDs and is ever-more popular as a contributing artists for work by everyone from Grammy-nominated Jai Uttal to bluegrass great, Peter Rowan. He has also collaborated with the Chicago Children's Choir, Snatam Kaur, tabla master Swapan Chowdary, John Densmore of the Doors, and The New Maihar Band, an ensemble created by Ustad Ali Akhbar Khan. Even while living in the United States, he still manages to be a vital part of the music scene back home. He is a founding member of the classical raga group Sukarma, his music videos air regularly on Nepali TV, he performs annually in Nepal's jazz festival where he has shared the stage with Australian maestro Don Burrows. And as a member of the nation's top rock band, 1974AD, it has been his privilege to re-popularize his traditional flute in Nepal where he was the first to introduce it as a rock instrument.
http://www.manosemusic.com/
Manose's hometown, Boudha, Nepal stands on the ancient route leading from the Himalayan mountains down into the Kathmandu valley. It is just upriver from Nepal's most holy Hindu temple, and is home itself to an important Buddhist shrine. An influx of Tibetan refugees who congregated around the great Boudhanath shrine, and the outward growth of Kathmandu city has created there a nexus where everyone from religious pilgrims, to enclaves of traders, and Western adventurers converged to meet, mingle, haggle, and gawk. It is dusty and colorful, a Babylon of languages and traditions.
Here eight-year-old Manose fell in love with the bamboo flute one night when a fortuitous breeze wafted its song through his bedroom window. Truly, the sound of the bansuri is seductive. Compared to a silver flute it has a husky warmth that mimics the human voice. And because it is not valved like a silver flute, its potential for subtle expressiveness is practically limitless.
Manose's real relationship with music began when Manose heard about an old man who played the shenai. That man, Madan Dev Bhatta, a disciple of Ustad Bishmilallah Khan, initiated Manose into the study of classical raga music, often known as North Indian classical music.
Musical Achievements
From the demanding study of raga music, Manose has acquired technical mastery and an astonishing ability to improvise. At the same time, we find him wonderfully free to draw inspiration from wherever he finds it, be it the swaying sweetness of a samba, or the lightning fast lines of Celtic masters. When asked what or who has had the greatest musical influence on his playing, he thinks for a moment and says "the sound of the flute."
For the past several years, Manose has been creating music and touring globally with Deva Premal & Miten. He has released six solo CDs and is ever-more popular as a contributing artists for work by everyone from Grammy-nominated Jai Uttal to bluegrass great, Peter Rowan. He has also collaborated with the Chicago Children's Choir, Snatam Kaur, tabla master Swapan Chowdary, John Densmore of the Doors, and The New Maihar Band, an ensemble created by Ustad Ali Akhbar Khan. Even while living in the United States, he still manages to be a vital part of the music scene back home. He is a founding member of the classical raga group Sukarma, his music videos air regularly on Nepali TV, he performs annually in Nepal's jazz festival where he has shared the stage with Australian maestro Don Burrows. And as a member of the nation's top rock band, 1974AD, it has been his privilege to re-popularize his traditional flute in Nepal where he was the first to introduce it as a rock instrument.
http://www.manosemusic.com/
Rev. Jorge Alfano
Jorge is a world-renowned musician/composer and multi-instrumentalist dedicated to develop and share the deep experience of Oneness and healing through spiritual knowledge and music. A pioneer of healing music in South America,
Jorge has traveled around the world learning from spiritual master musicians (Ghandarvas) the secrets encoded in sacred music. He is a Metaphysical Minister with degrees in Clinical Hypnosis, Pastoral Counseling, Polarity Therapy and Music Therapy.
For an extended bio please visit any of these sites.
www.jorgealfano.com
www.jorgealfano.net
www.facebook.com/sacredsoundsministry
Jorge has traveled around the world learning from spiritual master musicians (Ghandarvas) the secrets encoded in sacred music. He is a Metaphysical Minister with degrees in Clinical Hypnosis, Pastoral Counseling, Polarity Therapy and Music Therapy.
For an extended bio please visit any of these sites.
www.jorgealfano.com
www.jorgealfano.net
www.facebook.com/sacredsoundsministry
Daniela de Mari and Breath of Life
"A mystical experience where light, healing and love become music"
This is work inspired in our heart's sacred space and in the perfect rhythm that follows the breath of the universe. Since the beginning for us Music was the doorway towards freedom, happiness and divinity. It moved us in a healing way and changed our lifes so deeply that we were urged to share this gift with the rest of the world. We want our audience to be a part of our musical sanctuary, to be embraced by the loving medicine of our songs.
Sound +Intention = Healing
The voice is our soul's purest expression, an eternal meditation of the heart. Singing opens our heart to receive universal blessings and to connect us with the Breath of life, with God, with Spirit.
Music with the pure intention of love opens the door of manifestation. and through it we give the audience and even ourselves, an infinite state of well-being and harmony.
May Music be the eternal Meditation of the heart,
May Singing be your eternal Prayer.
Daniela de Mari
Daniela de Mari Vocals and crystal singing bowls
Orlando Sandoval Keyboards and direction
Luis Sandoval Ethnic and classical flutes
http://www.breathoflifemusic.com/
This is work inspired in our heart's sacred space and in the perfect rhythm that follows the breath of the universe. Since the beginning for us Music was the doorway towards freedom, happiness and divinity. It moved us in a healing way and changed our lifes so deeply that we were urged to share this gift with the rest of the world. We want our audience to be a part of our musical sanctuary, to be embraced by the loving medicine of our songs.
Sound +Intention = Healing
The voice is our soul's purest expression, an eternal meditation of the heart. Singing opens our heart to receive universal blessings and to connect us with the Breath of life, with God, with Spirit.
Music with the pure intention of love opens the door of manifestation. and through it we give the audience and even ourselves, an infinite state of well-being and harmony.
May Music be the eternal Meditation of the heart,
May Singing be your eternal Prayer.
Daniela de Mari
Daniela de Mari Vocals and crystal singing bowls
Orlando Sandoval Keyboards and direction
Luis Sandoval Ethnic and classical flutes
http://www.breathoflifemusic.com/
Jeff Deen
Jeff is the founder of Drumming for Wellness, Inc., a musician, facilitator, and meditation guide who has been leading rhythmic based workshops in South Florida for the past 6 years. He has a passion to assist people in their personal transformations using tools of rhythm, frequency, chanting and guided imagery. Jeff believes that sound and rhythm are powerful tools that can assist us in our individual and collective transformation and growth.
Mantra Chanting and Drumming.
Ready to upgrade your vibration?? Join tabla player and facilitator Jeff Deen of Drumming for Wellness on a journey into the power of mantra. Jeff will explain the meaning behind and application of particular Sanskrit mantras, and then lead the group through a chanting practice of mantra repetition. Jeff combines specific rhythmic patterns on the tabla with mantra practice to create a deeper vibrational impact in your energy system.
Chant…drum…breathe…resonate…reprogram…transform!
http://www.drummingforwellness.com
http://www.jeffdeen.com
Mantra Chanting and Drumming.
Ready to upgrade your vibration?? Join tabla player and facilitator Jeff Deen of Drumming for Wellness on a journey into the power of mantra. Jeff will explain the meaning behind and application of particular Sanskrit mantras, and then lead the group through a chanting practice of mantra repetition. Jeff combines specific rhythmic patterns on the tabla with mantra practice to create a deeper vibrational impact in your energy system.
Chant…drum…breathe…resonate…reprogram…transform!
http://www.drummingforwellness.com
http://www.jeffdeen.com