Shantala

Tue. October 7, 2008 at 7:30 pm

at Yoga House,
3286 McComb, Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Shantala is returning! Last year’s kirtan was so beautiful, magical &totally sold out! Register early so you won’t miss out!

Benjy and Heather Wertheimer are acclaimed recording artists, and as the duo Shantala, lead kirtan worldwide. Kirtan is a call and response, cross cultural music experience where people gather together as community to remember to turn inward, and to help each other find their own inner path. Kirtan calls upon universal energies which serve to quiet the mind and bring us back to the center of our being. The language of kirtan is universal; it is the language of the heart. All are invited to add their voice to the experience, to close their eyes and meditate on the beauty around them, or simply enjoy!

After October 6, tickets are $20 at the door, if available. Please call the studio for availability.

Heather Wertheimer is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist who draws on her special love of both music and yoga to lead devotional chanting for yoga workshops and spiritual gatherings. Heather has  toured in the U.S. and abroad with her husband Benjy, Steve Gorn, Manose, and  Deva Premal and Miten. Heather's debut CD with Shantala,
"Church of Sky," was named one of the top ten albums of 2004 by New Age Retailer and has aired on radio  stations nationwide. In April 2003, she and Benjy released
"The Love Window," a well-loved  collection of sacred chants that has become a classic among yoga practitioners.

Benjy Wertheimer is an award-winning songwriter, vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist (tabla, congas, percussion, esraj, guitar, and keyboards). Benjy has toured and recorded with such artists as  Krishna Das, Deva Premal and Miten, Jai Uttal, Walter Becker (Steely Dan), and  virtuoso guitarist Michael Mandrell. He has opened for such artists as Carlos  Santana, Paul Winter, and Narada Michael Walden. A founding member of the internationally acclaimed Ancient Future world fusion music ensemble, Benjy  toured the U.S., Canada, and Japan with renowned bamboo flute master GS Sachdev.  He studied Indian classical music for over 25 years with some of the greatest  masters of that tradition (including Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain, Ali Akbar Khan  and Z. M. Dagar). Benjy's music receives extensive airplay around the world, and his CD Circle of Fire reached #1 on New Age radio charts in 2002.