The Essence

by Deva Premal

The Essence cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1998
  • Label: Prabhu Music
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 58:36
  • Community rating: 3.45/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Deva Premal recorded her debut in her mother's apartment in Germany with her partner Miten, building the program around the Gayatri Mantra, which appears in two versions. 'The Essence' went on to top new age charts worldwide and established her chanting as a fixture of yoga studios internationally.

Genres

Descriptors: spirituality, atmospheric, female-vocals, choral, gentle

Tracklist

  1. Gayatri Mantra (9:49)
  2. Om Asatoma (2:23)
  3. Tumare Darshan (8:14)
  4. Om Namo (7:28)
  5. Shima Shima (10:05)
  6. Sammasati (7:13)
  7. Yemaya Assessu (3:34)
  8. Gayatri Mantra (9:47)

Credits

  • Deva Premal - primary artist, vocals
  • Taro - artwork [mandala]
  • Maneesh de Moor - piano, keyboards
  • Manish Vyas - composed by, arranged by
  • Yashwant Deo - composed by, arranged by
  • Nilash Gujarati - composed by, arranged by
  • Prem Joshua - composed by, arranged by
  • Brigitte Behr - design
  • Jens Walther - mixed by
  • Sarjano - photography by
  • Muni - photography by [miten and premal's portrait]

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