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Journey through the chakras on a river of sacred sound: drawing on a deep, universal wellspring of inspiration, these words and melodies ascend from base to crown, weaving together the ancient, modern and timeless. Based on the pure tones of the vowel sounds that have been shown to activate and heal the chakras, each track features the potent invocations of the sacred Hebrew names or 'Sefirot', which are drawn from seven levels of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life as they correspond to the seven chakras. Each of these chakra meditations provides the pulse and rhythm, the heartbeat, that drives each piece. Together, they guide us, energizing, integrating and aligning our whole being so that we may become clearer channels between Heaven and Earth. This work is dedicated to the tuning of the 'inner flute' through which the Divine plays our own unique melody, and to the joyous embodiment of Sacred Sound.

Musicians

Sophia : Vocals, Overtone chanting, Tamboura & Zither

David Gordon : Native Flute, Log drums, Grand Piano, Spirit Rattle, Palm Seed, Rattle, Conga, Rainstick

Raphael : Synthesizers and Keyboard Arrangements

Hans Christian : Cello, Electric Bass, Nyckelharpa, Synthesizers, Percussion, Frame Drum

Girish Gambhira : Tablas, Mridangam, Udu Drum

Schawkie Roth : Bamboo Flute

Gary Stadler : Synthesizer Drone

Robin Silver : Synthesizer Percussion

Wayne Perry : Overtone Chanting, Low Vocal

Lyra Donnavair : Background Vocal

Kim Waters : Tambourine

Artist Bio:

Sophia Roberts joined the Sequoia label in 2001 with her contribution Sweet Surrender, on Sequoia’s release, Musical Healing. She most often goes by the name Sophia Songhealer, but generally she just goes by the name Sophia. Jean Houston once said about her, "Sophia sings of the Earth and the Sky and in between, a new Humanity is born." Internationally acclaimed recording artist, Sophia has been performing since the late sixties. Her music is healing, uplifting and inspiring. Her "voice of gold, full of power and love" is accompanied by her own inspired playing of the zither, tamboura, percussion, dulcimer and guitar. Her best-known albums are Return, Hidden Waters/Sacred Ground (from where her offering on Sequoia’s Musical Healing comes from), Emergence and Journey Into Love. All invoke with a passionately sweet voice, inspirational songs about the transitions of life. Chakra Healing Chants is her latest offering.

Review:

Chakra Healing Chants

Jason Victor Serinus, Independent Reviewer

"In the 25 years since I first heard Sophia perform at Northern California healing events, her beautiful voice has grown more soulful, empowering her with even greater ability to convey the spiritual essence of song and prayer. There is a sacred quality to her artistry, one that enables the simplest of melodies to assume profound dimensions. In her fifth album, the first to be released on the well-known Sequoia label, Sophia offers seven chakra-healing meditations. Each incorporates principles of "sacred sound," a phrase that refers to Sophia’s fusion of shamanic chants, pure vowel sounds, God/Goddess names, the seven levels of the charkas, and the principles of the Cabalistic Tree of Life. [Singing in Sanskrit, Hebrew, and English, Sophia tunes her progressive meditations according to the Tibetan system of A to G. As an example, the first chakra meditation, "Gaia Shekhinah Nama Om," is based on "malkuth – we are one," "Gaia – Greek living Earth Goddess," "Shekhinah – Hebrew Creation Goddess," the Sanskrit "nama om – I honor the Sacred Name," and the vowel sound "uh." Lest this sound prohibitively esoteric, rest assured that there is an eclectic Western, space music feel to this recording that simultaneously bridges and homogenizes cultures and belief systems. The first chants include a wide variety of percussion, played softly enough to energize without jarring, while the concluding seventh chakra song "Be Still" and final song "Integration" quiet down. Joined by ten musicians, [including Raphael, Schawkie Roth, David Gordon, and Hans Christian,] Sophia supplies the main vocals, overtone chanting, tamboura, and zither. Add in everything from synthesizer to sarod, and you’ve got an outstanding album that will please many practitioners."

Product SKU: SQ-71112-CHAKRA