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Wanderlust Wednesday – Ananda Yogiji & Jaya Lakshmi

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Jaya Lakshmi

Energized and enlivened by the beauty of Indian singing and instrumental uniqueness, Jaya began leading kirtan, call and response mantras accompanied by instruments such as the harmonium, tablas, the two-headed mrdanga, or in Jaya’s case, the 12-string guitar. She began writing her own devotional songs in the 1990′s on the Hawaiian islands. Her name was bestowed upon receiving harinam initiation from a great Vaisnava saint from India. It translates to “victory to the goddess Lakshmi”, the Hindu goddess of fortune and spiritual wealth. Since then, Jaya has created 4 solo albums on Sequoia Records.

 

 

 

 

 

Ananda Yogiji

Gentle acoustics coupled with peaceful vocals, Ananda Yogiji is a talented musician and composer. Not only is his music fed by mantras and a deep devotional spirit, but also his practice of yoga and meditation (primarily Kundalini) for over five years. He is a singer, a guitarist, a teacher, harmonium and Bansuri flute player, and a open and kind soul. Since partnering with Jaya Lakshmi, he has performed with artists like Jai Uttal, Shimshai, David Newman and Dave Stringer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since the two came together in November 2010, their collaboration has resulted in an incredible musical fusion, sacred and beautiful.  Their album, Live at the Altar of Love’ was a product of their Altar of Love Immersions which involve teaching yoga together, performing music and holding ceremony.


UPCOMING SHOWS!

  • 07/13
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    07/15 Oregon Country Fair
    Veneta, OR :: Oregon Country Fair Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda will be playing at the Front Porch all weekend. Click here for more details.
  • 07/18
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    07/23 Mystic Garden Gathering
    Cave Junction :: Lake Selmac Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda will be performing a Kirtan and Kirtronica as well as teach a Kundalini Yoga workshop at this years Mystic Garden Gathering. Please join us for this very special gathering. To receive $10 off, enter code 1008. See you there!!
  • 07/29
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    08/03 Jaya and Ananda @ Breitenbush Hot Springs w/ Jeffrey Williams
    Detroit :: Breitenbush Hot Springs Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda will be accompanying Jeffrey Williams’ EDGU teacher training at Breitenbush. In addition to the EDGU training, Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda will be performing a Sunday night Kirtan, Wednesday night Kirtronica ecstatic dance, as well as a Kundalini Yoga Workshop and Cacao Ceremony on Thursday Aug. 3rd. *Music nights will be open to the public.
  • 08/10
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    08/13 Beloved Festival
    Tidewater, OR :: Beloved Festival Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda will be performing Thursday night in the purple tent to start the maha blessing of the 2012 Beloved Festival!! They will aslo be teaching a Kundalini Yoga workshop as well as playing music for several artists and Yoga classes. Hope to see you there!!
  • 08/17
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    08/19 Altar of Love Weekend Shasta
    Mt. Shasta :: Shasta Yoga Center Join Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda at the Shasta Yoga Center for a very special Altar of Love Weekend. They will be offering Kirtan, ‘Kirtronica’ Ecstatic Dance, Yoga and a cacao ceremony.
  • 09/06
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    09/09 Bhakifest
    Joshua Tree, CA :: Bhakti Fest Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda will be performing a Kirtan and Kirtronica performance as well as be playing for yoga classes and workshops. Be sure to use the discount code “2012Jaya” to receive $25 off. Hari!!
  • 09/13
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    09/16 Harbin, Altar of Love Weekend
    Middletown :: Harbin Hot Springs Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda will be holding an Altar of Love weekend at Harbin. Thursday night Kirtronica ecstatic dance, Saturday night Kirtan, yoga workshops and cacao ceremony Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
  • 09/28
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    09/30  Pranafest
    Ashland, OR :: Jackson Wellsprings Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda will be performing Kirtan and Kirtronica as well as teaching yoga workshops at the first annual PranaFest.

2011's Best Free Music by Mike

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Mike’s Picks

 *A special thanks to all of the artistis who have participated in freio Music!!! 

Great Year! So much new music, hard to narrow it down, but here it is:

 

Favorite FreioConcert 

After Sober Raver got 3 VIP passes and a meet and greet with San Quinn (bay area rapper), the night was kicked off right when I met several Veterans in the back stage who had recently returned from Iraq and Afghanistan.  The Rock’s warm welcome to the troops set the atmosphere when the Starz took the stage!  To get free download & read more click here…

 Starz of Da Bizzare!

Starz Of Da Bizzare Feat. Tha BedMonsters-chain swang

Fly Trappa (see right)

Favorite Freio Artist from 2011!

Madhushree from Mumbai, India

Despite language differences, it was a pleasure to be contacted by an amazing artist from India.  She is now internationally recognized for her voice and deserves every bit of recognition she has earned!


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“It was Oscar winner A.R. Rahman who brought her into the limelight with his unforgettable composition, ‘Kabhi neem neem kabhi shahad shahad…’ in Mani Ratnam’s film ‘Yuva’. This song gave Madhushree the kind of recognition which every singer dreams of.

Read & Learn more about Madhushree here

 

Awesome music that hasn’t yet been featured on FreioMusic!

Signal Path!

Wick-it the Instigator  from Nashville, United States

This Artist has been busy in the last 365 days.  In fact, he has released nearly 100 songs!

“His roots are in hip hop/turntablism, but in the last couple years, electronic music has vastly made its way into his repertoire as well. Wick-it is all about the party, and despite the style or approach with each individual track, serious crowd rocking fun is the goal.”-Wick-it

Madhushree Bhattacharya from India

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Madhushree from Mumbai, India

FreioMusic is pleased to have the opportunity to feature such a rising star. Madhushree has become a well known playback singer in the Hindi film industry and quickly gaining a name for herself as a spectacular vocalist all around the world. Her bio tells the story well.  “In the short span of just a few years, Madhushree has risen rapidly to become one of the leading playback singers in the Hindi film industry. She has lent her honeyed voice to almost all the leading actresses of today, including Aishwarya Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta and Katrina Kaif among several others.” – madhushree.com (biography)

U heard it HEAR @freioMusic


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“It was Oscar winner A.R. Rahman who brought her into the limelight with his unforgettable composition, ‘Kabhi neem neem kabhi shahad shahad…’ in Mani Ratnam’s film ‘Yuva’. This song gave Madhushree the kind of recognition which every singer dreams of. Besides becoming one of the most popular songs of that year, it also got her the coveted Sony Stardust Award for the Best Female Playback Singing Sensation. The same song also got her nominated in all the major film awards… After that, there was no looking back for Madhushree.

Once again, it was A. R. Rahman who introduced Madhushree to the Tamil film industry. Thanks to her formidable vocal skills, she made her mark there too, singing not only Tamil, but also Telugu and Kannada songs. Top music directors of the south like Vidya Sagar, Harish Jairaj, Yuvan Shankar, D Imaan, Kartik Raja, Deena, Deva, J Prakash and many others used her musical prowess to its full potential. Expectedly, all Tamil and Telugu songs ranging from Vaaji Vaaji from Sivaji-The Boss to Marudhaani became huge hits in the south.

U heard it first HEAR @freioMusic

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With her stunning live performances at the World Tour with her mentor A R Rahman, Madhushree created a sensation, enthralling audiences in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai and back home in India. Her most remarkable performance was at the Hollywood Bowl in L.A., organized by The Philharmonic Orchestra of L.A.

…A gold medalist in Indian classical music, Madhushree is an accomplished exponent of the khayal and thumri, two of the most difficult forms of music. Her recent thumri album ‘Lagi Lagan’, composed by Robby Badal, stood at the top of the chart for seven weeks on Radio Mirchi.” Madhushree also proved her skills as a mentor and co-singer with Sachin Tyagi in the musical reality show ‘Jhoom India’, in which they bagged the first prize. In another reality show, ‘The Performer’, Madhushree joined music directors Ravindra Jain and Shravan Rathod as a judge.

From the overwhelming audience response to her band ‘Magic M’ all over the globe, it is clearly evident that Madhushree is now a name to reckon with in the music world.
Some of her super hit songs include:

‘Yaar Mila Tha’ – Blue,
‘Tum bin bataye..’ – Rang De Basanti,
‘In Lamhon Ke’ – Jodhaa Akhbar,
‘Hum Hain Iss pal yahan..’ – Kisna,
‘Kabhi neem neem..’ – Yuva,
‘Naina milayke..’ – Saathiya,
‘Mahi ve..’ – Kal Ho Na Ho,
’Tumhe aaj maine jo dekha..’ – Kuchh Naa Kaho,
‘Tum mujhe bas yuhi..’ – Aetbaar,
‘Pal pal hai bhari..’ – Swades,
‘Vaaji vaaji..’ – Shivaji The Boss
” – http://www.madhushree.com/ (biography)

Madhushree is well connected and networked. Her talent is undoubted, and we imagine Madhushree will continue to impress audiences across the globe for some time to come. Truly a rising star!

For more info (see links below):

Madhushree.com

Youtube:   http://www.youtube.com/user/artistmadhushree?feature=mhum

Reverb Nation:  http://www.reverbnation.com/page_object/page_object_press/artist_1699066

Twitter: @madhushrie


Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/madhushree

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