Devotee Musicians

This page contains links and information about devotee businesses, with the thought that other devotees may want to help support them. It is in no way an endorsement or statement of the quality or reliability of the business represented, but merely a collection of "business cards" and links. If you have a devotee business that you would like to include, please click here and complete the form.

Dr. Lewis Site
(Click the music link)
yoganandadisciple.com

CD's of SRF chants played on the organ by Brenda Lewis

Ron Hart
PureBeam Music

Ron is the arranger/keyboards on "The Divine Gypsy" and "Where Golden Dreams Dwell" CD's for Self-Realization Fellowship; grand piano and synthesizer on "The Light Beyond the Atoms" CD

Mejda Das and Liquid Fire

Shanti Pronams, This is Pat from Roses Roses, just letting everyone know about my new yoga music group - Mejda Das and Liquid Fire.

Visit our Website: http://www.geocities.com/mejdadas/main.html
Join our Maillist: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mejdadas

Mejda Das is my new spiritual name! It means Devotee of Mejda, the boyhood name of Paramahansa Yogananda. Mejda means Second Older Brother in the Asian family custom of addressing siblings.

The inspiration behind the band name "liquid fire" originates also with Paramahansaji. In a scintillating statement from his 1932 East West
magazine spiritual interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita about the Guru-given powers of pranayama - the Kriya yoga shakti - he states:

"The soul through the liquid fire of meditation has to repeatedly battle with ignorance and body-consciousness, in order to wipe out the intoxicating influence of cosmic delusion and sin."

OM Blessings, Mejda Das

Mejda Das and Liquid Fire performs mystic music from many cultures around the world including Cosmic Chants of Paramahansa Yogananda, Hindu bhajans, classical Indian ragas, Christian hymns, Sufi, Korean, Buddhist, Native American, Zoroastarian sacred songs, mantras, kirtan, and original spiritual compositions.

Enjoy the healing energies and uplifting vibrations of spiritualized music. Featuring an inspired fusion of sounds with

Mejda Das (Pat Ryan) - harmonium, vocal, fretless bass, percussion. Sangita Moskow - sarod, vocal, percussion, http://www.lisamoskow.com/
Ramana Erickson - tabla, percussion, harmonium.

Join us for a devotional concert and chanting at an upcoming event Appearing at festivals, yoga centers, retreats, spiritual events, weddings, public and private gatherings.

Steve (Jitendra) Hydonus Steve (Jitendra) Hydonus

and His Music Link to Music: www.myspace.com/stevehydonus and stevehydonus.googlepages.com/

Steve has written and played all the songs on this site and the C.D. which is shown in the corner (Soul Searchin'). He plays 11 instruments and plays all the instruments on this site and his C.D. as well as all the vocals. He has performed all around the U.S. (see performance sites). You may want to contact him to have him perform alone or with other professional musicians in his band or to recieve his music (CD shown top left). He is able able to write songs that convey an uplifting message, and can cast words that are spiritually correct, and in ways that an audience not familiar with religion(s) can understand.

He writes songs with soul conviction too, and thereby inspires the audience in a direct way, not just the actual English meaning of the words, but at a deeper level, in the head, heart and soul. You are welcome to join Steve in his Soul Searchin'.

For C.D. requests or more info contact Steve at: ombabaji@hotmail.com or 231/3359319

Soul Calls

For the past five years I’ve been working on producing some devotional CD’s in India. After nearly two years in the coming, the website is ready for viewing. I am thrilled with the beauty She has manifested throughout this project - perhaps you would like to take a look:

www.soulcalls.org

Jai Guruji! Jai Ma!
Brenda
pilgrimagetoindia@juno.com
www.shantilok.com
www.soulcalls.org

When you get to the track menu and click on a specific song, the song will play automatically, as soon as it is loaded – which may take a minute. (You will see the player icon near the song title – it lets you know that buffering is in progress; when that is done the music begins. Once the site has loaded on your system, subsequent loading is usually very fast.)

New trilogy of devotional CD's
http://cdbaby.com/cd/saranya

The first of the Soul Calls Trilogy has just been released online.

Read the reviews online.

Pat Ryan's Celtic Junket
http://geocities.com/patryanscj/

Email Pat Ryan
patryanscj@yahoo.com

I perform celtic music - Fun Live Music for Any Occasion ...
Make Your Event Special!

Bo Baseman

bobaseman@yahoo.com

Numerous CDs of Cosmic Chants, on piano and synthesizer.

Many people know Bo from the days when there was a grand piano in the center of the Bonneventure and Bo would play songs from the Cosmic Chants during Convocation. The music would float up and provide a wonderful atmosphere.

Michael Dunn
http://www.meditationchants.com

"Sacred Yoga Love Songs"

Official release in stores is planned for early spring, but you can order special advance copies in time for Christmas. The recording features several chants by the revered world-teacher Paramahansa Yogananda, plus a selection of devotional bhajans of India, and two new devotional pieces created by Michael for this album.


Some of us at Lake Shrine have put an album of chants together ("Adoration - Chants for Meditation"), which we would love to let other devotees know about. It took 3 years to get around to it, but it's done! Several Lake Shrine kirtan devotees joined us for a meditation in the studio (Kristine made a beautiful altar) and we recorded it, and then added loving polish later. We chanted some of Master's chants, and a selection of bhajans. Our goal was to capture the devotion and simplicity of meditation chanting. The CD has been professionally mixed and mastered. There's a sweet feeling to it (LS Sunday School kids joined in on two chants), and we have permission from Mother Center to donate copies to LS and Hollywood Christmas bazaars with proceeds to the temples. I will also be selling some online (www.meditationchants.com) and at yoga studios, looking to make back expenses (this is a private project, not an official Lake Shrine or SRF one, but we will tithe on profits).

They sell for $15 each (plus $1.24 tax)
Michael Dunn
Lakelight Productions
551 Palisades Drive
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

310-230-2929
michaeldunn@adelphia.net

Divina Music
www.divinamusic.com

I have just released a new album Oriental Christ , inspired by the lost years that Jesus spent in India and Tibet. (as described in chapter five of the Second Coming ).

The album contains the first official release of a recording of Paramahansa Yogananda's Opal Flame chant and 6 other devotional songs.

The CD Jai Yogananda can be ordered though our new website: www.divinamusic.com
Price is US $ 14.99 . We will ship from California

On the website is information about the artist, the music, and mp3 files, you can listen to the songs.

info@shantibooks.de
Shanti Books/Divina Music
Rehkamp 43b
D-21244 Buchholz
Germany
Tel: +49 4181 99 78 - 99
Fax: +49 4181 99 78 - 98

DEVOTIONAL MUSIC

Many devotees are already familiar with the devotional music of Janaka. For those of you who do not already own his recordings, may I suggest that you consider treating yourselves to a copy of “Oriental Christ” for Christmas. “Oriental Christ” or Janaka’s other CD, “Jai Yogananda” would also make a thoughtful gift for spiritually-minded friends and family.

Janaka (Jacques Penners) is a long-time European SRF Kriyaban who, for the most part, writes and records his own music devoted to our beloved gurus. In addition to his own works he performs, in “Oriental Christ” an inspirational version of Master’s “Opal Flame”.

Paramahansaji left his devotees with so many ways to find God and hold onto God’s presence throughout our days but it seems to me that music was one of Master’s favorite modalities. Uplifting spiritual music like that of Janaka (and many other devotees) has a way of working into the depths of our being and so that little messages of Divine Love have a chance to surface at unexpected times in our daily lives.

If you would like to preview Janaka’s music, you can go to his website at:
http://www.divinamusic.com/albums_d.php

If you would like to order either “Oriental Christ” and/or “Jai Yogananda, you can contact:

Gerry Hazelton

Hazelton1@yahoo.com

Shipping / payment:

The CDs are US $14,99 . Please add $ 3, for shipping for 1 CD.
plus one dollar for each additional CD.

We ship from California. One can send a check to:

Gerry Hazelton
31884 Birchwood Drive
Lake Ellsinore, California 92532-2628

Diane Bardwell
http://dianebardwell.com/
dianebardwell@adelphia.net

I am a lifelong devotee of Paramahansa Yogananda and a friend and past singing partner of Timmaris McDowell and Jeff Calcara.

I have a website where I am offering my music. In particular, I am excited about letting people know about my new healing affirmation chants that follow the principle's in Scientific Healing Affirmations and Cosmic Chants. Jeff Calcara will be playing guitar on this new CD.

The info and ordering page are on my website http://dianebardwell.com/

There is a testimonial letter on there from Margaret Wolff, of In Sweet Company.

Jeff Calcara
www.JeffCalcara.com

One solo recording available, Songs Without Words

MasterPeace Cosmic Chants for Orchestra CD

Orchestral Arrangements by Larry Leeder

From the "Cosmic Chants" of Paramahansa Yogananda

Kelvin Smith, Meditative Music
http://www.ambientmusic.co.uk/kelvin_smith.html

Ambient, relaxing music

Timmaris McDowell Music
www.heartcenteredmusic.com

Many CDs available, some including Cosmic Chants.
Music lessons and performances available

Gary Wright, Dreamweaver
http://www.thedreamweaver.com/

Dreamweaver, albums produced by George Harrison, played with 'Spooky Tooth'