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Release Date: 13-05-2009
Label: Nutone Music
Catalog Number: NU30836-2
Barcode: 67003083621
Musical Style: New Age
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aham Prema | 5 | Bathe In These Waters |
| 2 | Sanctuary | 6 | Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu |
| 3 | Guru Om | 7 | Om Namah Shivaya/Thy Will Be Done |
| 4 | Jai Ma | ||
Reviews:
“I've always admired Donna's voice; her songwriting is poignant and heartfelt.” - Madonna
“She's grounding-- she's sublime, she's soulful-- she's ethereal. Donna's voice oscillates between passionate laments reminiscent of Janis Joplin and the crystal clarity of Enya.” - Sharon Gannon, Jivamukti Yoga
Description:
Donna De Lory is a singer, songwriter, producer and musician whose voice and music transcends time and genre. Fans will be familiar with Donna from her years of touring with Madonna, but her music has its own compelling vision. Inspired by Indian devotional music and dance beats from around the globe as well as western pop, Donna's songs blend diverse styles for a sound that's as natural as it is unique. Her latest album, Sanctuary, is remarkable for a sound that's expansive and intimate, deeply layered and subtle, immediate and ageless. Donna's clear pure vocals possess an emotive power that can be enchanting and ardent, elegant and earthy; a voice rich with emotional nuance and understated soul.
Billboard Magazine said of her album 'Sky is Open': “De Lory breathes immeasurable depth into lyrics that read like romantic poems and heartfelt confessionals. With influences that range from Kate Bush to Peter Gabriel and Jonathan Brooke, De Lory has created an ethereal roots-rooted soundscape.”
In concert Donna delivers a seamless blend of Mantra and English devotional songs accompanied by her own harmonium and her hypnotic band: Cameron Stone on cello, Mark Gorman on bass, and Dave Allen on drums and percussion.
Biography:
Donna De Lory has been around the big top of American pop music for most of her life. Raised in a musical home, Donna made her own professional debut at age 8 and the ensuing career, including solo CDs and background singing for Madonna, introduced her to a world of music she hadn't heard before: At one point, I went to places like Brazil and Israel to promote my solo record, explains De Lory. And I was getting influenced by a lot of world music. I started studying Asian dance prior to making my first video and that put me on a whole new path musically as well.
The sense of freedom and purpose Donna found by adding Sanskrit chants to her repertoire, which meant that she had to adjust her notions of what qualifies as a performance, led Donna directly to her latest venture, a Sanskrit chant CD for the record label, Ajna Music. And while a collection of ancient Indian mantras set to modern beats may seem like a departure, for Donna De Lory, this seamless blend of east and west, devotion and pop, is just the next bold step in her continuing musical evolution.
