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Sunny (left), Dr Freedom (middle) and Leela (right)

Freedom and Leela are singers of Gurbani Naad Sikh Kirtan and Indian Spiritual music. They have have a unique style which has enthralled many listeners. They have toured extensively for the past 15 years singing their mesmerizing sounds to over a million listeners. The group has shared kirtan, yoga chants, meditation workshops and special wellness presentations at hundreds of shrines, homes, yoga centers, programs, and concerts world-wide.

Freedom (male vocals and harmonium), Leela (female vocals), along with Sunny on tablas have toured throughout Canada, USA, Central America, India, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Kenya, Tanzania, Malaysia, and Mexico sharing music from their collection of 8 recordings.

Background

All three members of the Kirtan Chanting group are Canadians. Freedom, born in Kenya with parents originally from India, moved to Vancouver in 1969. He began singing Kirtan, chanting and practising yoga during his elementary school years and continues to share this passion to date.

Leela born to parents from a Scottish heritage grew up in Nova Scotia. She is a professional soprano and blends her melodious voice weaving western sensitivities in Eastern Chants.

This special blend of participating kirtan and chanting music is a great experience for the entire family. If you get a chance, go and enjoy this uplifting, spiritual music and feel your spiritual essence awaken. Experience the sacred space in your inner self.

What is Kirtan?

Kirtan is an intricate combination of sound, mantras, 'shabads', music, rhythm and breath used to create a state of inner meditative awareness. Through devotional and expressive song, the singer and listener transcend, experiencing a state of mindfulness, creating a space of open heartedness toward humanity.

Baba Nanak was the greatest proponent of Kirtan. He used Kirtan to bridge the gap of religious division and to unite mankind. With his two companions, Mardana and Bala, he journeyed the East for several years singing Kirtan to audiences of various religious and spiritual paths. Baba Nanak chose Kirtan as his primary form of communication, expressing his love for the Universe; he spoke in song. His original writings (over 5 centuries old) or 'Shabads' were composed in specific 'Ragas', readily available today in the purest text form in the Adi Granth.

Kirtan has taken many turns in its expressive form over the centuries and today the style and format continues to evolve with the "trends" of the time. Nevertheless, Kirtan sung from the heart will penetrate any soul when the singer has connected with their inner self. Read more here

See also

• Kirtan
• Mantra

External links

Find out more about their music at:

• Sikh Kirtan website Kirtan site at: http://www.kirtan.20m.com

• Mantra Chant Yoga music site at: http://www.globalchants.com.

• They also sing Live Indian Folk Punjabi music and vist them at: http://www.freedomandleela.com

• Watch Kirtan of Jo Mangey Shabad> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYqVYNyhGVg