Parvati Magazine December 2014/January 2015: Consequence/Beginnings | Page 39

MUSIC
ana Sugarman is a
Toronto-based
yoga
teacher and kirtan singer
who recently released her
debut album, Invocation.
After many years of leading her own kirtans as well
as sitting in to support fellow kirtan artists including
David Newman, Brenda
McMorrow and Swaha
to name a few, the time
finally came for her to
make her mark in the genre with her own offering.
I’m thoroughly enchanted with Lana Sugarman’s
Invocation—a collection
of mantras put to music.

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kirtan-chant-mantra music… a lot. I love the genre
and the artists in it, but I’m
rarely bewitched by any
one artist’s album. This
one got me. As I listened
to it for my station’s rotation, I found that it made
me smile—inwardly and
outwardly. This girl has
got a little extra magic in
her musical mantra mojo.
Her vocal tone is rich
and soothing. Each track
has been flawlessly produced by Chris Gartner
and totally supports and
enhances Lana’s music,
making it shine.

I saw and heard Lana
for the first time at Bhakti
Fest West 2014, as she
supported many of the
main stage performers
with background and response vocals. My ears
quickly honed in on her
melodious voice during
Brenda McMorrow’s set,
and as it ended I made
my way backstage where
she graciously handed
me her CD.

Invocation has earned a
coveted spot in my car’s
CD player. After several
months, it’s still there creating my perfect little bliss
bubble as I travel here
and there around busy
Los Angeles. While I LOVE
the whole offering (Have I
mentioned yet that I love
this girl’s music?), standout tracks for me are the
sweet and playful “Hey
Ma Durga”, the pop-infused “Satyam Jnanam
Anandam Brahma” with
its upbeat groove, and
the final “Closing Prayer”

As the founder and programmer for Bliss Bubble
Radio, I listen to a lot of

for its clean and reverent
simplicity. I literally could
not get those first two
tracks out of my head
for days as they are so
catchy. Whether you play
the album in its entirety or
pick and choose a few
tracks to create the perfect meditation or yoga
class mix, add her music
into your life. Divinely inspired, divinely created
and divinely offered, Sugarman’s Invocation is the
perfect music to set a
heart-opening and transformative tone for your
new year. Get it. Play it.
Share it. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

Leanne Wood is a new age spiritual music industry insider with ten years of
experience managing one of the top bands in the genre, Larisa Stow &
Shakti Tribe. In addition, Leanne organized and co-facilitated numerous
domestic and international group retreats on behalf of the band in
California, Bali and Italy.​Leanne was the founding director of the nonprofit pr ڙX