What they are saying about Kirtan with Lea:
“It was a great opportunity to experience a different path for meditation. It was spiritual and a lot of fun.” Melanie
"Lea has a haunting, hypnotic, compelling voice, that will draw you into a musical meditation and not let you out again!"Pat Sandford/Toronto Kirtan Community
"My first Kirtan experience, and I just discovered an easier way of drowning the mind into meditation. Thank you Lea for introducing us to yoga chanting"Marc Joseph Chalfoun- Hatha Yoga with Dr. Bali and organizer of Montreal meditation group
"This has been the most powerful experience I had in years..." - Katerine
"I had a wonderful experience and enjoyed the peace & contentment I felt during and after." - Sandra E.
"At first I was timid but when I let myself go and go into it I felt free...free of all my ideas and misconceptions...free to be me fully alive in the moment as it was. What a truly incredible experience!! I must do this again soon!!!…" - Marie-Francoise
“Thank you Lea for introducing yoga chanting to us and making it comfortable for us to follow along. ”-Marc Joseph Chalfoun
“Lea's voice and presence are invaluable in creating and holding a loving space. I feel comfortable and invited to project my own vocalizations with compassion, and total absense of judgement.”. –Rukshana- director of Harmoni Holistic Center
CD REVIEW of PEACE CHANTS in Yoga Chicago
Lea Longo's Peace Chants
is meditative and blissful. Lea's songs embody the Western kirtan movement. There are Sanskrit and Gurmukhi (Kundalini) chants. The opener, "Om Ram Ramaya Swaha," features an Iranian rounded, bowed instrument that Lea refers to as a camanche . The sound is hypnotic. "Om Mani Padme Hum" has an afro-pop feel and is uplifting, while "Om Namah Sivaya" continues to haunt me. Hailing from Montreal, Lea is among Canada's finest. The Chicago satsang (chanting community) is waiting for you, Lea. Come on out and play!
Everything around us can be formulated into a something new. Rewind! Reboot! Refresh! Enjoy music with your heart and soul. Don't forget to add your own creative process--sing along, meditate, or dance. This will make the music your very own. -Debi Winston Buzil -Yoga Chicago
More Testimonials...
'She has a strong and powerful voice' (Anne-elementary school teacher in Dorval)
"Once again, I am grateful to have been a part of this Kirtan and as before, I had to get over my initial self-consciousness but once I did (and this time much quicker), it was wonderful. Feeling the vibrations throuyghout your body, as a direct result of sound healing, was indescribable. I recommend this to everyone to try at least once." Derek (Meet Up Attendee)
"Lea is a wonderful and natural teacher who with her kind and calm presence makes everyone comfortable exploring sounds and voice. She connects effortlessly with the students sharing gracefully her deep knowledge of voice work. We are all looking forward to seeing Lea and Rad at Sun&Moon Yoga again and to hear more of their beautiful work." Marianne Thorborg, (Sun&Moon Yoga Owner)
"Not really knowing what to expect (I'm used to more traditional settings for kirtans), I was pleasantly surprised. No, not surprised actually, rather feeling comfortably welcomed with open arms and heart, providing openness in me as well. All the musicians were top top notch and blended beautifully in the chants, rather than taking over. Lea herself is very generous and obviously a great lover of however you call which makes us all unique and at the same time all the same. To give yourself to such chanting is to find yourself. "- Charles Des Chenes-Yoga/kirtan chanter
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ZEN VOYAGE -CD REVIEWS
I Bow To You - Heartfelt, calming and exciting all at the same time? That scarcely describes the new album by Lea Longo called Zen Voyage. The music is a medium of ancient Sanskrit mantras sung sweetly and delivered with exceptional melody. Although my Western ears still have difficulty with the repetitiveness of Eastern music, I was never bored throughout this remarkable album.
Canadian Lea Longo is not only a talented singer-songwriter, but also a dedicated yoga instructor and Mantra Meditation facilitator. Her unique music appears on television and film and she is the recipient of many international music prizes. Lea's voice is soft and gentle, a bit reminiscent of R&B artist Sade. The music, Eastern flavored with a medium tempo, is muted at times allowing the fervor of the human voice to dominate, but in this case, it is not a bad thing. Lea shares the metaphysical spotlight with co-writer "Radical" Rad Crasto, guitarist and producer.
Namaste, from the Hindi phrase, "I bow to you" is a well-known international greeting.
more article review- click below...
RJ Lannan - Sounding Board-Zone Music Reporter (Aug 21, 2009)
This sixty-minute ‘voyage’ holds true to its title by making for an hour long pampering session for your soul ....more READ /HEAR CD REVIEW on WOMEN's RADIO SHOW -Brian Ball
"Lea, Many Sincere thanks for the Cd you submitted to us. We have played it, and think that it is well worth having tracks from the CD included into our playlists. The charactor of the music style presented gives this CD a unique feel, with an individual personality presented inside it's contents. Great work, and we sure look forward to hearing from you in the future".-Graham J Barclay - Soundwave FM (Jul 21, 2008)
"This is a CD of 10 sacred mantras, set in softly rhythmic arrangements that sway gently to the lovely voice of Lea Longo. She provides a description of what each mantra means in both English and French. This is a wonderful CD for anyone who enjoys chant but is looking for a new sound. Very nicely arranged and performed".-Anne Williams - New Age Retailer(Jan 2, 2008)
"I loved the selection of material."-Henry Brun - KRTU (Jul 21, 2007)
"I've used your cd in many yoga classes and you get lots of great comments. I really think you've done an amazing job- your music is pure good vibes!" David Bryson - Evolve Fest Organizer
Allergique aux musiques new-age à la Enya - la "transposition musicale du coma", écrivait jadis mon collègue Jean-Christophe Laurence -, j'envisageais avec scepticisme l'écoute de ce CD de Lea Longo intitulé Zen voyage. Surtout qu'à l'endos, la pochette promet que "ces mantras, formules sacrées chantées en textes sanskrit, aideront à trouver en vous une énergie positive et spirituelle..." Manquerait plus que l'encens au patchouli, me disais-je. Eh bien surprise: ce n'est pas si ringard que cela et, surtout, c'est franchement efficace pour trouver le sommeil. Si on le réserve pour ses séances de relaxation ou de yoga maison, Zen voyage peut être un agréable accompagnement sonore.- La Presse et Cahier Sante, Montreal (Feb 27, 2007)
“I felt immediately recharged after listening to the first three minutes of Lea Longo’s ZEN Voyage; what came next was closer to an out-of-body experience!”—Brian Ball, Music Editor/Director of Music & Talent-Brian Ball - Womens Radio Show (Nov 28, 2008)
hello lea longo many thanks for letting me download your very beautiful album. it provides great pleasure to me, listening to it. it also brings back the feelings i had, when i was in india myself. your songs are very nice for calming down and warming up the environment even at the worst weather. if you will do more music in the future, please keep me posted. all the best-Robert Lochmann - Radio X DJ JazzMadass (Feb 2, 2009)
"Zen Voyage" is a a very fine and pleasant album and I immediately started playing it in my radio show of folk, roots & world music here at Radio Voce Spazio, as you can see from the alleged playlist. Lea has a very soulful voice and surely has dones a really fine work as the arrangements are particularly subtle, even when there is some intense use of electronics, so that the music can always spread a quiet sense of peace and serenity. More songs from "Zen Voyage" will surely follow on air in the next weeks of course. In the meantime let me please thank you once again for your kind attention and wish you all the best.-Massimo Ferro - Radio Voce Spazio (Jul 27, 2007)
Desde Canadá nos llega el nuevo trabajo de Lea Longo, una mujer con una dulce voz que nos sumerge en ese estado de bienestar en el que a todos nos gustaría estar. "Zen Voyage" es un viaje musical en el universo de la cultura zen, aquí nos encontramos con diez magníficos mantras basados en textos sanscritos, textos sagrados que sirven para sumergirnos en un estado de relajación y de bienestar con nosotros mismos. La propia compositora nos dice que "Zen Voyage" es un trabajo que le permite revivir esa paz, ese bienestar interior en cualquier lugar, en cualquier momento...
No lo dudemos y dejemonos llevar por este "Viaje Zen" hacia nuestro interior para lograr ese estado de ánimo que no siempre podemos conseguir pero que si nos gustaría mantener, trabajos como el de Lea Longo son el camino más indicado para poder lograrlo.- Ultima Fronteira Radio (Jul 13, 2007)
"I needed this CD for so long ! It brought me energy and concentration. This album is a MUST"-Sonia Benezra - Carte Blanche 98.5FM (Apr 7, 2007)
Détendez-vous, restez calmes et écoutez Zen Voyage : une musique pour allumer vos sens et apai ser votre esprit. Louis Costa- Fugues.com (Apr 24, 2007)
"Je me suis littéralement senti transporté lors de l'écoute de Zen Voyage. Une musique qui m'a aidé à me concentrer, à stimuler ma créativité"-Piero Facchin - CH GLOBAL (Mar 27, 2007)
"Franchement efficace pour trouver sommeil. Zen Voyage est un agréable accompagnement sonore aux scéances de relaxation ou de yoga"-Sylvie St-Jacques - LA Presse (Mar 27, 2007)
"Ces magnifiques mantras et mélodies aériennes nous ramènent à une essence de vie des plus pures"-Louise Robitaille - Le Lundi (Mar 27, 2007)
Lea Longo lance son nouvel album, «Zen Voyage»,L'auteure et interprète Lea Longo lance son nouvel album, "Zen Voyage", cette semaine.Le disque est présenté comme un voyage musical dans un univers zen et spirituel. Inspirée par un voyage en Inde où elle a étudié et pratiqué le chant et grande amateure de musique d'ambiance et de musicothérapie, Lea Longo en est à son deuxième album.
Certaines des pièces de son précédent album "Miserably Happy" se sont retrouvées dans le film "Cheaper by the Dozen", les séries "Dawson's Creek","Party of Five" et "North Shore"- Showbizz.net (Feb 27, 2007)
Ugly-Miserably Happy CD -Mitch Joel
Ugly is rocking up the ordinarily bland Mix 96 here after this local sensation won Montreal's Mix 96 songwriting contest. To add more fuel to Lea's crisp mix of rock, pop and southern hints is her recent winning of the National Songwriting Contest that took place last month in Toronto during Canadian Music Week. On top of that, this local songstress and chanteuse is now pushing her latest disc, Confessions. It's a fresh sound that has instantly memorable hooks with verses that build to big choruses, making it no surprise that her music has already seeped south, appearing on TV's Dawson's Creek and, more recently, in Steve Martin's last flick Cheaper by the Dozen. Once again, Montreal produces a great talent with little fanfare....
