Snatam Kaur
The Voice of the Divine
By Linda Johnsen with contribution from Snatam Kaur Khalsa
Snatam Kaur is one of the most popular New Age artists of our time, selling over 50,000 albums a year. You’ll find enthusiastic press about her music everywhere from the Houston Chronicle to the Hindustani Times and she’s been featured in New Age publications such as Yoga Journal, LA Yoga, the Light Connection and the Body Mind Spirit Guide. Her CDs of Sikh-inspired chants ranked in the New Age Retailer’s Top 20 in 2004, 2005, and 2006. In 2005, Snatam was the only artist to place three albums in the Top 20.
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An international favorite with fans across the U.S, Europe, Asia, South America and the South Pacific, Snatam Kaur performs at over 60 venues each year, from the Bahamas to Russia. One fan spoke for all when he admitted, “We come to Snatam’s concerts to experience the beautiful atmosphere her voice creates, to heal and grow.”
Snatam Kaur, whose father was a manager for the Grateful Dead, has an amazing ability to transform traditional chants into a contemporary sound that appeals to the modern ear and awakens an ancient yearning in the soul. Sacred Sounds Radio calls her music “spiritually uplifting and deeply soul cleansing.” Ram Dass, celebrated author of Be Here Now, says that “in Snatam’s voice…there is purity, clarity, and love.”
Dressed in distinctive Sikh garb, Snatam Kaur embodies the Sikh message of strength through inner serenity. She is accompanied by her long time music partner GuruGanesha Singh who exudes joy and musical improvisation with his guitar and vocals. Snatam plays the harmonium and violin. Accompanied by a tabla player, their band is an alchemy of eastern and western musical sounds. While traveling the world on tour she also teaches yoga and meditation to children and adults alike, a part of her commitment to give people tools for a daily experience of inner peace.
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