Shiva Shakti Om

CD Details

Review

“Ancient Sanskrit prayers/mantras sung with divine ear, sensitive adaptation, Angelika’s pure expressive voice, devotional approach and depth of delivery — Backroads Music, Heartbeats catalogue, spring/summer 2001

“These ancient Sanskrit prayers and songs have great spiritual power, bring healing, peace and remembrance. Best healing/meditation music. — The Share Guide, July/August 2001

You’ll love Angelika’s beautiful music. It’s uplifting, resonating, inspiring, will relax/center/quiet the noisy mind. — Magical Blend Magazine Aug/Sept 2001

Product Description

Angelika is an internationally known performer, song-writer and recording artist, who dedicates her life to uplift, inspire and heal through the gift of her angelic voice and music. ‘Shiva Shakti Om’: Sacred mantras for personal healing and manifestation ‘On her new CD Shiva Shakti Om, (finalist in the NAV 2001 Music Awards), Angelika supports the healing power of the ancient Sanskrit language in a sensitive, gentle way by combining her angelic voice with beautiful musical accompaniment and improvisation of cello, tamboura, sitar, dobro, keyboards, piano, flute, Tibetan bowls, bells, conch and harmonies. This is a rare find in the genre of healing/meditation music and sacred chanting, as it is easy to listen again and again to receive the healing, purifying energies of this timeless spiritual treasure and allow a state of meditation to come without effort. These Mantras and prayers come from the ancient Vedic scriptures. Titles: ‘Bhavam Bhavani’, ‘Mantra Mala’, ‘Sri Lakshmi Shuktam’, ‘Amma Amma’, ‘Om namah Shivaya’, the sacred sound ‘Om’ and others. People of all ages and different walks of life can benefit from this music, as hundreds of testimonials have affirmed. This CD can aid meditation, sleep, healing work, body work sessions, Yoga, Chi Gong and is good for stress reduction. Description of the artist’s work Angelika has produced three sacred music CDs and twelve cassettes of spiritual songs, lullabies, children’s albums, nature recordings and soothing instrumental music. Angelika’s beautiful and soothing voice invokes a healing, inner experience, touching the heart and awakening inspiration with abundant love for the divine mystery. With her music, meditation, relaxation and remembering who we truly are become effortless. During her live performances Angelika plays tamboura, 12-string guitar and piano-keyboard to accompany her eclectic collection of original compositions, traditional songs, mantras and chants in English and Sanskrit. Other instruments on her recordings are cello, violin, harp, flute, mandolin, sitar, dobro, recorder, conch, Tibetan prayer bowls and bells. Angelika creates a truly sacred space for transformation, personal healing, manifestation and enhancing the inner silence. Angelika’s Bio After completing her university teaching degree in art and physical education, Angelika moved to the Alaskan wilderness from her native Germany. She grew up expressing her love and natural talent for music, with voice, guitar, flute and other instruments. Her musical style was strongly influenced by English folk, ballads of old, Celtic music and artists like Cat Stevens, Clannad, Tom Paxton, Joan Baez, Supertramp and more recently Enya, Loreena McKennit, etc. The Alaskan wilderness experience inspired many wonderful songs, though it was not until moving to the Sierra Nevada foothills that her true purpose with music was revealed. Through the introduction to sacred chanting her understanding of the healing powers of music were awakened. Angelika studied music at Sacramento State University and then with several contemporary saints and masters who taught her ancient mantras, sacred chants and encouraged her to use her gift for her own and other’s healing and upliftment. She has dedicated her life to this purpose. Angelika travels extensively giving concerts at retreat centers, churches, conventions, and special events. Her inspiring musical programs cover a wide range of eclectic, original and traditional songs and chants in English, Sanskrit and German. She continues to compose and record her ever-evolving angelic music of the soul. With the release of her deeply inspired CD ‘Shiva Shakti Om’ Angelika is gaining international recognition as a healing/sacred music recording and performing artist. Testimonial ‘Angelika’s music is angelic. Her soft voice is like thousands of cherry blossom petals falling through the blue diamond sky of the heart… her lyrics are sweet ocean air blowing across the desert of the busy mind… all in all, her music is a hammock hung between the tree of knowledge and the tree of life. Hang there for a while and let yourself be regenerated through honest and real serenity’. Richard Sales, Composer, Recording engineer, Owner, Glasswing Studios, Portland, Oregon The power of the Sanskrit language and how I came to perform, record and produce sacred, healing music. By Angelika, River Canyon Retreat, 6-7-2