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donna de lory : Product Reviews
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| The Lover & the Beloved |
| LA Yoga, May/June 2004 |
The highly stylized kirtan disc by a local yogi is subtle, mind-bending, devotional and very musical. De Lory got her start in kirtan with Dave Stringer, who introduced her to mantra and harmonium. After years as a pop musician and Stringer back-up chanter she began performing regularly with her own kirtan ensemble last year, and this is her first full-length mantra CD.
De Lory’s tracks, couched in encompassing electronic soundscapes, laid down by Dave Dale, include lyrical digressions and a variety of instrumentation, but somehow the arrangements never get too complicated or overwhelm the mantras. He Ma Durga is particularly beautiful. De Lory’s angelic vocal is well supported by her mentor, Stringer, on back-up vocals, and Greg Leisz’s blue guitar. The tune also includes a verse in English that hints at De Lory’s songwriting skill. Govinda Jaya Jaya, another favorite, features Cameron Stone’s warm cello and Domonic Breaux’s soulful flute. The song builds to a gentle climax when De Lory wails, “your love is everywhere.” She may as well be singing about her disc, which is loaded with creative energy.
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| The Lover & the Beloved |
| Yogi Times, April 2004 |
Multi-layered production with attention to detail, soaring vocals that are dynamic one moment, subtly whispered the next; Donna De Lory delivers a euphorically dance influenced album of tremendous intensity and soul.
Not content with the simplicity of chants, The Lover & The Beloved supplies a deep and varied percussion bed in which to swaddle oneself and groove the night away. Donna possesses a unique background when related to this particular genre of contemporary music and song. For you see, up on stage next to Madonna, singing and dancing the tour away is De Lory herself, seemingly a world away from your neighborhood yoga studio.
Having her own share of hits and albums, it was her introduction to yoga that inspired Donna to combine the influences of modern beats with ancient Indian mantras. Although most of the album consists of the former, it’s the final track that truly reveals the depth and versatility of this amazing artist. “Samba Sadashiva” is all about the super after hours chill, delicately laying you down into a transcendental state.
Pick this one up and look forward to the next. Namaste.
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