Canadian Devotional Chant artist, Brenda McMorrow has\u00a0had a rich and diverse musical career (from folk to jazz to bluegrass) and now, with a deep devotion to the\u00a0unveiling and celebration of our true beings through the power of sound, she is invited to travel worldwide to share her unique blend of original folk-inspired melodies, world beats and sacred Indian devotional chants.<\/p>\n
It was when Brenda participated in her first Sanskrit chant while attending a Yoga workshop in 2004, that she had a profound knowing her musical journey was leading her to places more expansive and heart-opening than she had ever imagined. Brenda remembers:\u00a0\u201cIt was a very simple chant (Om Namah Shivaya), and at the time I had no idea what it signified: all I knew was that every cell in my body started vibrating, and I felt absolute joy\u201d<\/i>.\u00a0While in India soon thereafter, Brenda began combining her own songwriting with ancient Sanskrit chants – and she has been flowing with this divine wave of Bhakti energy ever since.<\/p>\n
Brenda is\u00a0a featured artist on the White Swan Records roster,\u00a0a Colorado label well known for it’s high-profile yoga-inspired artists like\u00a0Deva Premal<\/i>. She has accompanied Grammy award winning cellist\u00a0David Darling<\/i>\u00a0and esteemed Kirtan musicians\u00a0Jai Uttal<\/i>,\u00a0Wah!<\/i>, David Newman<\/i>, Girish<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Dave Stringer<\/i>,\u00a0and has been invited to Bhakti Yoga festivals and events\u00a0across the U.S., Canada, Italy and Germany as part of her 2011\/2012 tour\u00a0schedule. When not on the Bhakti road, Brenda calls beautiful Guelph, Ontario home.<\/p>\n