Leap of Grace is a gorgeous rendering of the sacred Hanuman Chalisa, one of the truly revered prayers of the spiritual tradition of India. Chant artist David Newman, also known as Durga Das teamed up with re-owned New York Producer Frank Wolf to create an ambient sound scape nestling the Hanuman Chalisa in a radiant atmosphere of soothing voices and delicate musical textures.
On Leap of Grace, the Hanuman Chalisa is recited eleven times, an auspicious number that is traditional of bestowing Hanuman's blessings on sacred occasions. Leap of Grace is a modern day CD Prayer Wheel---manifesting it's message as it spins in your player--that both maintains the beauty of its ancient heritage and speaks elegantly to the sonic sensibilities of our time.
Leap of Grace is a mystical and musical journey into a magical devotional hymn known for it's purifying and spiritually uplifting qualities. It can be used for chanting, meditation, yoga or to bathe in the sounds of sacred healing vibrations; simply put, Leap of Grace is a lullaby for the Soul.
David Newman
David Newman "Durga Das" is a Kirtan Chant Artist, a singer songwriter and a practicing Yogi. David's chanting brings forth the ancient Yogic tradition of sound as a healing path toward Self Discovery. His song writing flows from his devotion and mystical revelations and communicates a message of Universal Love. It is both the spiritual intention and the unique merging of Song and Mantra that elevate the impact of David's music. His lyrics carry a poetic grace that resonates with a timeless truth of Spiritual Oneness.
David's music is both celebratory and transformational, maintaining the essence of Eastern tradition and wisdom while appealing to the sensibilities of the Western listener. David spreads the light of his musical and spiritual inspiration through his recordings (Lotus Feet: A Kirtan Revolution, Soul Freedom and Leap of Grace: The Hanuman Chalisa) and by performing and teaching at an array of diverse venues including Yoga schools and spiritual centers throughout the world.
David is also the creator of Inner Fire Yoga, a style of yoga that emphasizes spiritual discovery, Mantra, meditation, breath, movement, and the application of Yogic principles in daily life. In 1992 he founded Yoga On Main in Philadelphia and since then has taught in a wide variety of contexts including to the elderly and cancer patients and has trained yoga teachers for over ten years. David resides in Philadelphia when not traveling.
