Deva Premal & Miten
Mantra musical superstars Deva Premal & Miten met and fell in love in 1991 at the Osho Ashram in India and have been making spiritually inspired music ever since. With sales of over 1.5 million CDs and with digital sales that have significantly eclipsed that figure, they travel to as many as 25 countries annually, sharing the ancient wisdom of Sanskrit prayers. Many of their albums (A Deeper Light, The Essence, Songs for the Inner Lover, Password, Love Is Space, and Embrace) have topped the New Age and World Music charts across the planet. Over the years Deva Premal & Miten have picked up a considerable number of accolades from various luminaries; Best-selling author Eckhart Tolle calls their music "pure magic," while Hollywood icon Cher cites Deva's album The Essence as "my favorite CD for yoga." Even His Holiness the Dalai Lama exclaimed: "…Beautiful, beautiful music…! following the duo's rendition of the great Tibetan Buddhist prayer, "Om Tare Tuttare" at a private audience. On the other side of the social scale, an inmate cried, "…Tonight I'm free…! after experiencing a two-hour concert given by Deva & Miten and their band in San Quentin prison. "This is the power of mantras," says Deva, "they are magical keys that open every door. We just have to remember they're there!" Boulder-based White Swan Records, a leader in the devotional and yoga music genre, will release Songs for the Sanghaon June 23rd.