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Sacredchanting(kirtan)hasitsrootsinthesacredmusicofancientIndia.Kirtanisacelebrationofspiritthroughthechantingofsacrednames,carryingtheaudienceintoastateofheightenedawareness,bliss,anddevotion.Theaudienceisinvitedtoparticipatefullythroughcall-and-responsechanting,dance,andmeditation.

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BenjyandHeatherWertheimerhavebeenleadingkirtan(sacredchanting)worldwidesince2001astheduoShantala.TheyareknownfortheirspecialgiftofbringingtheaudienceintoavastandlovingexperiencethroughtheiruniqueblendofexquisitevoiceswithinstrumentsofIndiaandtheWest.Togethertheycreatemusicwithbeauty,passion,andreverence.HeatherandBenjyhavereleasedfivebeautifulandwell-lovedalbumsofsacredchantmusicsince2003,includingLivingWaters,Jaya,LIVEinlove,Sri,andTheLoveWindow.Theyalsohaveapassionateinternationalonlinefollowing,withhundredsofthousandsofYouTubevideoviews,millionsofiTunes/AppleMusicdownloads,andmillionsofstreamsonSpotifyin2018alone.ShantalahasperformedandrecordedinternationallywithsuchsacredmusicluminariesasKrishnaDas,DevaPremal&Miten,andJaiUttal.

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HeatherWertheimerisakirtanartist,singer,songwriter,andguitaristwhocombinesherspecialloveofbothmusicandyogatoleaddevotionalchantinginternationally.Witharareabilitytosingdirectlyfromtheheart,sheinfusessacredchantingwithapowerfulsenseofpeaceanddepth.HeatherhastouredintheU.S.andabroadwithherhusbandBenjy,SteveGorn,Manose,andDevaPremal&Miten.Heather’sdebutCDwithShantala,ChurchofSky,wasnamedbyNewAgeRetailerasoneofthetoptenalbumsoftheyear.Ithasbeenairedonradiostationsinternationally.Heatherbringstherichnessofherhealingbackgroundasatherapist,meditationteacher,andyogateacherintothepracticeofkirtan.Since2017,HeatherhasbeenanauthorizedteacherofNeelakanthaMeditationastaughtinBlueThroatYoga.MastermusicianBenjyWertheimerisanaward-winningsongwriter,vocalist,composer,producerandmulti-instrumentalist(playingtabla,congas,percussion,esraj,guitar,andkeyboards).HisextraordinaryanduniquemusicalgiftsfromEastandWestcreateasenseofwonderandaweinthelistener.InadditiontotouringwithShantala,BenjyisafoundingmemberofthesacredmusicensembleTheHanumen(includingGauraVani,JohnDeKadt,andVisvambharShethoftheMayapuris)andhastouredandproducedtwoCDswiththemsince2009.BenjyjoinedDavidMichaelandGrammywinnerNancyRumbeltoformtheConfluenceTrioin2019.TheyreleasedtheirfirstCD,Confluence,inMay2019.BenjyhastouredandrecordedwithsuchartistsasKrishnaDas,DevaPremal&Miten,JaiUttal,WalterBecker(SteelyDan),andvirtuosoguitaristMichaelMandrell.HehasopenedforsuchartistsasCarlosSantana,PaulWinter,andNaradaMichaelWalden.AfoundingmemberoftheinternationallyacclaimedAncientFutureworldfusionmusicensemble,BenjyalsotouredtheU.S.,Canada,andJapanwithrenownedbambooflutemasterG.S.Sachdev.HehasstudiedIndianclassicalmusicforover40yearswithsomeofthegreatestmastersofthattradition(includingAllaRakha,ZakirHussain,AliAkbarKhanandZ.M.Dagar).Benjyhasproduced18CDssince2000,whichreceiveextensiveairplayaroundtheworld,andhisCD“CircleofFire”wentto#1ontheNewAgeradiocharts.Benjyisalsoindemandasascoringcomposer,havingscoredforsuchvariedprojectsasNBC’sSantaBarbaraseriesandtheEmmy-nominateddocumentarySEED:TheUntoldStory.Pleasevisitshantalamusic.com/music/tosampletracks.

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