Description
Leap of Grace is a gorgeous rendering of the sacred Hanuman Chalisa, one of the truly revered prayers of the spiritual tradition of India. Chant artist David Newman, also known as Durga Das, teams up with renowned New York producer Frank Wolf to create an ambient soundscape nestling the Hanuman Chalisa in a radiant atmosphere of soothing and delicate musical textures.
On Leap of Grace, the Hanuman Chalisa is recited eleven times, an auspicious number that is traditional for bestowing Hanuman’s blessings on sacred occasions. Leap of Grace is a modern day CD prayer wheel—manifesting it’s message as it spins in your player—that both maintains the beauty of its ancient heritage and speaks elegantly to the sonic sensibilities of our time.
Leap of Grace is a mystical and musical journey into a magical devotional hymn known for it’s purifying and uplifting qualities. It can be used for chanting, meditation, yoga or to bathe in the sounds of sacred healing vibrations; simply put, Leap of Grace is a lullaby for the Soul!
- Contents: 1 CD – 73 minutes
“The album starts out simply, with Newman singing softly to the light taps of a tabla drum and a droning harmonium. Then Newman adds some light guitar tracks and allows the Chalisa to flow with just a little more vibrancy. As the album progresses, so do the levels of love, beauty and performance. Like many previously released Hanuman Chalisa records, Newman’s album serves a very sacred purpose and is truly benevolent and perfect for anyone who practices bhakti yoga and wishes to refresh their collection with a new set of interpretations.
“…This is a very beautiful release and one that sits comfortably with my other Chalisa recitations. With every breath and every note, Newman imbues a deep feeling of trust and a total faith in God. Accompanied by Mira’s exquisite harmonies and impeccable kartals, along with Philippo Franchini’s soft guitar strings and Morgan Docor’s gentle percussion, this Leap of Grace penetrates the walls and fills up the room with kind gratitude and ubiquitous love. Buy it, you wont regret it, even if you have the Chalisa in its many, many forms.”
David Newman, also known as ‘Durga Das,’ is a practitioner of the ancient art of Indian Devotional Chanting known as Kirtan and is also a singer songwriter. David’s chanting brings forth the ancient Yogic tradition of sound as a healing path toward Self Discovery. His songwriting flows from his devotion and mystical revelations and communicates a message of Universal Love. It is both the spiritual intention and the unique merging of Song and Mantra which elevate the impact of David’s music. His lyrics carry a poetic grace that resonates with a timeless truth of Spiritual Oneness.
David’s music is both celebratory and transformational, maintaining the essence of Eastern tradition and wisdom while appealing to the sensibilities of the Western listener. David spreads the light of his musical and spiritual inspiration through his recordings and by performing at an array of diverse venues including Yoga schools and spiritual centers throughout the US. David is also the creator of Inner Fire Yoga, a style of yoga that emphasizes spiritual discovery, mantra, meditation, breath, movement, and the application of Yogic principles in daily life. In 1992 he founded Yoga On Main, a Yoga school in Philadelphia and since then has taught in a wide variety of contexts including to the elderly and cancer patients and has trained yoga teachers for over ten years. When not on the road, David resides in Philadelphia.
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