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The Spirit of Yoga is ideal for yoga, meditation, healing, whenever the attention is directed inward toward that dynamic place of stillness. The CD features chanting by Grammy-nominated Jai Uttal and Manose Singh on bamboo flute. "This CD is musical prana that breathes life into the practice of yoga." - Shiva Rea

Tracks: Khumjung 15:30 Horizon of Gold 13:05 Mother's Wingspan 18:51 The Heirophant 15:13

Musicians

ben leinbach (composer) : synthesizers, harmonium, tamboura, acoustic guitar, vocal "oohs," bells and chimes, sound effects

jai uttal : dotar, vocals

manose : bamboo flute

bond bergland : electric guitar

Artist Bio:

Ben Leinbach acquired his BA in music from the University of California, Santa Cruz, after previously studying at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and Berklee College of Music in Boston.  While focusing primarily on drumming, he also cultivated proficiency on piano and guitar, studied composition, and enjoyed singing in several choirs.   Ben started drumming in 1978, and developed a taste for a wide variety of music.  He gigs regularly in the jazz, rock, blues, funk, pop, and Latin-jazz genres.  He has performed with sax great Chico Freeman, jazz singer Kurt Elling, and has jammed with Joshua Redman.  A few of his former bands shared bills with Green Day, Primus, and John Scofield.  Since 1992 Ben has been freelance engineering at several San Francisco/Bay Area recording studios.  He has worked with a vast array of artists including rapper E-40, percussion greats Pops and Peto Escovedo, film composer Lawrence Rosenthal, world music artist Jai Uttal, and steel pan maestro Andy Narell. Ben’s production and composition endeavors also span many genres. He produces “beats” for rap artists, writes music for r+b and pop singers, composes world music for yoga, meditation, and relaxation, and records and produces singer-songwriters.  He recently opened his own studio called Old Bull Studios.

Review:

Spirit of Yoga

A Gift Of Serenity

The Spirit Of Yoga, by Ben Leinbach and featuring Jai Uttal and Manose, is a gift of precious serenity for any meditator or healer.   Leinbach composed all of the music and plays synthesizers, harmonium (reed organ), acoustic guitar, bells and chimes, tamboura (Bulgarian fretted lute), and sound effects on the album.  Jai Uttal does vocals and plays dotar (an Iranian, two-stringed, long necked lute), Bond Bergland plays electric guitar, and Monose Singh's incredible bamboo flute weaves magic throughout. The dreamlike drone and the mystical flute will soothe and comfort you, if it doesn’t send you right out of your body!  The Spirit Of Yoga might just as well have been named Music for Astral Projection.  Great album! - Kathryn Sargent, Aquarius Metaphysical Newspaper    December, 2003

Product SKU: RE-77312-SPIRIT