Release Date: February 14, 2024
Label: Dharmapala Records
Websites: Lissa Coffey / Vito Gregoli
Other talented individuals, such as Leela and Cooper Landier,
Donna De Lory, N. Nicole Gilbert, Visvambhar Sheth, Venu Bhanot, and Pankaj
Mishra, also contributed. So, the duo received some golden vocals to add to
their instrumentation.
The difference from what I am accustomed to is that the lyrics
are in every track covering a New Age release. Which is understandable because of
what this music is all about. They are love songs, not just for loving couples,
but the meaning of "Self Love." I subscribe that one cannot love
others until you love yourself first.
Everything about the ten tracks on We Share The Moon is
spiritual as the foundation for everything else, like self-love, patience,
focus, finding your higher self, and raw emotions transformed into something
devoted and pure, as described so beautifully on "Listen." I always
say let the music speak to you, and in the track, the listening is to turn
inward and listen to the voice that knows the truth, and as it says,
"Listen, there is something sacred inside." Our guideposts in life
are part of us when we arrive here. I like to call it my spirit guide—something
God gave me, a blessing so selflessly given to me at birth.
The instrumentation is precise and flows in sync with the superb
vocalizations. What makes this music so palatable and accessible is that all
the vocals are easy to understand. The meanings carry a memorable and
influential impact. Each is variable and consistent with the theme of the
recording.
"Krishna Govinda," featuring Leela Ladnier, is one of
my favorites. This song and its premise will pique your curiosity if you are
like me and are interested in comparative religions and their cultures.
Three-quarters into the track, the vocalist switched to speaking the dialect
that coincides with Krishna's spiritual beliefs. For that interest, Wikipedia
informs us that Govinda (transl. "finder or observer of cattle"),
also rendered Govind, Gobinda, and Gobind, is an epithet of Vishnu and is also
used for his avatars such as Krishna.[1] The name appears as the 187th and the
539th name of Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama. The name is also popularly
addressed to Krishna, referring to his youthful activity as a cowherd boy.
"All I Thought Was Mine" was another favorite, with
notable percussion leading the way and gorgeous vocals weaving in and out the
notes. So celestial and graceful. The percussive elements are like a trip back
in time with an angel singing to you.
The album ends appropriately with "Maha Mantra"
featuring Visvambhar Sheth, Venu Bhanot, and Pankaj Mishra. It is a prolific
mantra in tribute to India's respected spiritual and religious beliefs and
beyond.
I am naturally curious and have a wide range of interests. When
music intersects with cultures other than mine, I gain knowledge while enjoying
the music. I don't always have an answer, so I need to seek the information to
pass on to others, as I did here. This may only have happened with receiving
this unique and inspirational music.
We Share The Moon is a heartwarming and spiritual
journey of love that comes from within and shines as bright as the sun when we
embrace and share it. That is precisely what all the contributors did on the
recording while following the path of truth and the soul's well-being.
Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck-NAMR Founder
February 3, 2024
Tracks:
01. Written All Over Your Face (feat Leela Ladnier)
02. We Share The Moon (feat Leela and Cooper Landier)
03. I Surrender (feat Leela Ladnier)
04. Net of Love (feat Donna De Lory)
05. Listen (feat N. Nicole Gilbert)
06. Something In Between (feat Leela Ladnier)
07. Krishna Govinda (feat Leela Ladnier)
08. Like Ambrosia (feat Leela and Cooper Ladnier)
09. All I Thought Was Mine (feat Leela Ladnier)
10. Maha Mantra (feat Visvambhar Sheth, Venu Bhanot and Pankaj Mishra)