Mantras in Motion - Deva Premal & Miten 2010
Musically, Deva Premal and Miten come from two very different worlds. Deva,
German-born, classically trained, grew up in an environment imbued with
eastern spirituality, where mantras were chanted as bedtime lullabies. Miten,
from England, spent the 60’s and 70s as a singer/songwriter in the heady world
of rock ‘n roll, recording with The Kinks, and touring with Fleetwood Mac, Ry
Cooder, Lou Reed, and others.
They met in India in 1990 at the ashram of the controversial mystic, Osho.
Two decades later, their shared journey into mantra, meditation and love, has
taken them from yoga studios to audiences of thousands, in concert halls,
cathedrals and music festivals worldwide.
At the time of writing, their CDs have reached sales of over 900,000 units.
The Deva Premal and Miten World-Mantra Tour 2010 includes over 60
concerts, with visits to New Zealand, Australia, Scotland, England, Germany,
Netherlands, Greece, France, Poland, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Spain,
Sweden, Latvia, Switzerland, Russia, Czech Republic—and a whirlwind North
American tour, co-headlining with fellow chant master Krishna Das, which will
take them to major theatres in 15 cities in 22 days.
They have received accolades from such luminaries as best-selling author
Eckhart Tolle, who calls their music “pure magic.” Hollywood icon Cher cites
Deva’s album, “The Essence.” as “My favourite CD to do yoga to.” His Holiness
the Dalai Lama is reported to listen to their music during his private time and,
when hearing Deva & Miten chant his favourite mantra at a private audience,
exclaimed, “Beautiful music, beautiful…!” Motivation guru, Anthony Robbins
describes their music as “Passionate and powerful”.
The practice of chanting Sanskrit mantras has long been a part of the Yogic
tradition in India and Tibetan Buddhism. In recent years, like Yoga, chanting
has moved into the Western mainstream, where it has been embraced as a
joyful path to ease the heart and quiet the mind. Deva points out: “When you
sing mantras, you enter a state of peaceful, vibrant and replenishing silence.
Basically, that’s why all religions and traditions have made so much of chanting
in their rituals.” She also notes that chanting mantras can be healing on many
levels: “The Sanskrit language is energy based – it is sound medicine. It has a
harmonizing and balancing effect on the energy centers in the body, both
physically, and metaphysically.”
During their tours, Deva and Miten are accompanied by Nepalese bansuri flute
maestro Manose. Born in Kathmandu, Manose began his musical journey with
a rigorous training in classical Indian raga. Later he brought the sound of the
bansuri to many musical genres, from jazz to Celtic to being a founding
member of the most popular rock band in Kathmandu. Since meeting Deva
Premal and Miten in San Francisco, during a recording session for their 2002
Embrace album, Manose has performed extensively with them and is featured
on many of their recordings, including their new CD/DVD release, In Concert.
More information about Deva Premal & Miten and details of their tour
schedule can be found at www.DevaPremalMiten.com

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