So sweet. A balm for my heart! Thank you Stevin! 💕

the percussion combines so well with the sitar, very nice acoustic and great sound

Amu Ahava - Guitar, Harp & Bansuri

new version recorded in August 2019

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Sunset Lullaby

From "The Yoga Sessions : Masood Ali Khan". Full album available now on Yoga Organix/White Swan Records. http://yogaorganix.com/

The goddess Gaia or Mother earth nurturing our ancient continents with joy and unconditional love , constantly providing us with food and dealing with our misbehavior. Join in celebration with Gaia as the Hang, Didgeridoo and Kalimba fuel the dreams of man as they dance through fields sowing the seeds of love and gratitude.

Gaia Nectar

Emerging from a still place within, Where Spirits Live has the power to reconnect you with that sacred space. 6 long pieces with organic world percussion, tabla, soprano sax, guitars, acoustic bass, Hang and soft Mantra vocals touch your heart and take you into relaxation. 

“We have to say we are loving this album. It’s been constantly running as the soundtrack to our days. Beautiful!” Deva Premal & Miten (Mantra singers) 

“Where Spirits Live is one of those rare CDs that gives me the same deep full-body experience that I usually only experience listening to Live music.” 
Sh’ana Sheane (Australia) 

“Once in your CD player, you won’t take it out so soon.” Yoga Aktuell (DE) 

I am a sky where spirits live. 
Stare into this deepening blue, 
while the breeze says a secret. 
Like this. 
Rumi

musicians:
Praful – Bansuri, Soprano Sax, Bamboo Sax, Melodica, Vocals, Spanish Guitar, Hang, Tanpura, Keyboards, small percussion 
Afra Mussawisade – Gome, Ghatam, Kanjira, Caxixi, Shakers, Brushes 
Sandhya Sanjana – Pitched Vocals (1) 
Heiko Dijker – Tabla (2,4) 
Pablo Nahar – Acoustic Bass (2,3,4,5,6) 
Nelson Latif – Nylon Guitar (2) 
Gil Lopez - Steel String Guitar (6) 
Maneesh de Moor – additional keyboards (1,3,4) 
Vimal G. Gabrielsen – vocals (4) 

Love Is The Diamond

Mano Resonante (Feat. Amrit Santokh)

Nadaka - Mandalam (The Lotus of the Open Heart)

'Playing with Angels' from the album Sky Below from Yoham-Project; Gerhard Fankhauser, Einat Gilboa, Amir Yacoby.

Sky Below

Playing with angels

Playing with Angels - Gerhard & Einat - Yoham-Project

January 2017 - this mix features tracks by Ajeet Kaur with Trevor Hall and Oliver Shanti.  "Akaal" means "Undying, deathless, or infinite".  This mantra  can be chanted to help release a soul when a person dies.  It means that there is no death, only liberation.  We are deathless.
Enjoy your meditation!  This one is good for dancing too!

AKAAL the INFINITE - OmTara Meditation Mix

Yoga Journal Review :
"A passionate performance on guitar offers a Westerner's interpretation of the classical Indian raga.

Classical Indian music is all about mood. Songs can evoke joy, tranquillity, even devotion. To accomplish this, musicians base songs on a form called a raga—a melodic pattern built on a framework of notes, rhythms, and musical progressions designed to summon up a particular emotion. It's best to experience ragas if you want to understand them, and now you can get a taste on Stevin McNamara's new album, Om Guitar: Acoustic Meditation Music.
A gifted guitarist and sitarist who has worked with Tina Turner, among others, McNamara has released two earlier solo discs: Caroline Myss' Chakra Meditation Music and Yogitar. McNamara's purpose on his newest album is not to imitate classical Indian music, but to apply the principles of raga to the totality of his background as a player of Indian and Western guitar.
Om Guitar is made up of four lengthy songs (from 13 to 25 minutes) that unfold at the unhurried pace of a sunny day spent in a leafy canyon. The music contains melodic and harmonic echoes of classical European repertoire, coffeehouse strumming, gentle psychedelia, and easygoing jazz. These combine effortlessly with McNamara's skillful microtonal string bends that are unique to North Indian classical music. This technique creates a plaintive sound that is especially effective in the album's first composition, "Aubade," based on a raga designed to awaken passionate longing.
Other compositions showcase McNamara's guitar and sitar playing in tandem. The two instruments intertwine in coy call-and-response patterns and joyful melodies on the album's closing track, "Heartsong Celebration." Another piece, "May Fortune Smile," features McNamara's nylon-string guitar being struck by fingers, brushes, the heel of his hand, and a violin bow. On other tracks, percussionist Nic Dacelo and tamboura/harmonium player Aram Ram provide hypnotic underpinnings. The album as a whole is meditative and soothing, making it an evocative introduction to classical Indian music."

Om Guitar

Heartsong Celebration

HangBrothers cover of Odalalune

Handpan : Julien Aho
Flûte : Sophie Rampa
Guitare : Baptiste Bieri
Contrebasse : Antoine Scheuner
Cajon : David Millioud 

 
Original version by Julien & Sophie : 
https://soundcloud.com/aslakutopy/julien-aho-and-sophie-rampa-odalalune

One Year Ago

Odalalune

Earth Tones

Wherever You Turn, You're Facing God

This track is from the album Sacred Ragas and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/indiajiva

Dharma

World -Raga- Acoustic Guitar Music for Yoga, Contemplation, Meditation, Heart, Mind and Soul, or just to Chill. Real Instruments played by Real People. 

Stevin McNamara has been playing and recording music for over 40 years.
He is in the unique position of being an accomplished 
Composer/Musician and a Recording Engineer.
This gives him total freedom in any music/recording environment.

Born in South Africa, Stevin started learning piano and guitar at the age 
of seven. He played solo and in bands all the way through high school.
At the age of twenty one, Stevin moved to the United States, where he 
had more formal training at Berklee College of Music in Boston Mass.
He has been involved in music ever since.

Although Stevin grew up with the sounds of African Music, he also 
discovered Indian Music in the early seventies and studied the Sitar with 
Ram Chakravarty of Benares who was then professor of music at 
Wesleyan College in Connecticut.
This diverse exposure to such a broad spectrum of music, ranging from 
World to Pop has contributed to the unique musical style he has 
developed over the years.

In the late seventies, after spending considerable time as a session 
musician in recording studios, Stevin became fascinated with what was 
happening on the "other side of the glass", namely the recording process
itself. This passion developed into a highly successful career as an audio 
engineer.

He has worked in the fields of Popular music World, Folk, Jazz, Film and 
Television in top studios in South Africa, England, and the United States,
He is perfectly at home in any State of the Art recording facility, or Live 
Sound scenario, even at Stadium Concert level. He is qualified to teach 
Audio engineering at College level.

Stevin has worked with well- known producers such as Robert John "Mutt"
Lange and a huge spectrum of recording artists (see Artist List - www.yogitar.com)
- from Paul Winter to Tina Turner- from Bryan Adams to Zakir Hussein.

He now lives In Ashland Oregon where he spends his time doing 
freelance recording, original music production, and live performances


Solo CD Releases.
" Savasana Yoga Music: Healing Guitar for Massage, Sleep & Yoga Nidra"
 Nov 2016. White Swan Records.(http://whiteswanrecords.com/index.php/white-swan-healing-arts-series/product/323-savasana-yoga-music-healing-guitar-for-massage-sleep-yoga-nidra)

"Shakti Guitar - a Yogic Journey from Radiant Dawn to Deepest Midnight ". - released Sept 23 2014 - White Swan Records -http://whiteswanrecords.com/

"Shanti Guitar" - Released April 2012 - White Swan Records

"Prana Groove" - Released Feb 2011 - White Swan Records

"Om Guitar- Acoustic Meditation Music" - released April 2008 - Sounds True .

prior releases include:

“Caroline Myss Chakra Meditation Music” - Sounds True .
“Hafiz - The Scent of Light” - Sounds True
and “Yogitar” - Etherean Music.

Stevin's Music has also been recently released on various compilations:

Putumayo's - "Yoga Lounge"  Oct 2014
Sounds True - "Trip Tracks : Ecstasy"  Sept 2014
Putumayo's - "World Yoga" - 2012
White Swan - "Meditative Massage Music: Healing Instrumentals for Peace & Quiet" - 2012
White Swan - "Savasana Yoga Music: Healing Instrumentals & Singing Bowls for Meditation & Relaxation" - 2012
White Swan - "Spa Relaxation Music: Soothing Spa Sounds for Serenity " - 2012
Seva Foundation - "Poised to Give" - 2012
Ambition Entertainment, Australia - "Yoga Yoga Yoga - 2013

Heartsong Celebration

Stevin McNamara

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