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Sacred Chant Concert with Mirabai Ceiba on May 22nd | Jackson Wellsprings

Created by Linda Cotrufello (See other events)
  • May 22, 2009 from 7:00pm to 9:30pm
  • Location: Jackson Wellsprings Community Room
  • Latest Activity: Nov 8, 2022

Mirabai Ceiba appeared with Snatam Kaur last year at the Unitarian Church.

They're back in Ashland for this rare appearance, one-night only. Seating is limited so buy your tickets now.

Mirabai Ceiba is a musical project created by Angelika Baumbach from Mexico (vocal and harp) and Markus Sieber from Germany (vocal and guitar). They perform a compilation of original songs in Spanish as well as newly arranged chants from different traditions of the world. The name Mirabai Ceiba expresses the influences of both India and Native Latin America. The Ceiba is the sacred tree of Latin America, where these trees are never cut but are allowed to grow very tall. "We wish our music could be like that kind of tree, with roots deep in the Mother Earth and branches extending wide into Father Sky. Mirabai is for us the wandering, the devotion, the inspiration in all the different aspects of divinity."

Biography of the Artists

Angelika Baumbach, daughter of a Mexican mother and a German father, was born in 1977 in Tucson, Arizona and grew up in a little village near Mexico City. As a child, she was influenced by the music and singing of Sikh mantras. When she was 15, she started singing with the Mexican world music group "Cielo y Tierra", which released an album in 1992 (Warner Bros. Music). Influenced by the music scene in Tepoztlan, a little Mexican town known for its musicians and artists, she learned how to play the harp and recorded and produced her first solo album. On a European tour she met the actor and musician Markus Sieber at the Fringe Music and Theater Festival in Edinburgh in 2001, and Mirabai Ceiba was born. Markus Sieber was born in 1974 and grew up in East Germany. After the union of Germany in 1990, he founded the rock band Ponyboy Curtis and performed concerts in Germany, Poland and Russia. When the group split up, he studied acting in Berlin and St. Petersburg, leading him to several parts in German theater and movies. When he met Angelika, he rediscovered music in a new way. The mixture between different cultures and the mutual sharing of a vision and a path opened up a new musical dimension for them. Since then Angelika and Markus have traveled together as Mirabai Ceiba giving concerts and workshops ("Sound and Self", "Song of the Earth") in Europe, the United States and Latin America. They live with their daughter near Mexico City.

Tickets:

$15 in advance at Sound Peace, 199 East Main Street in Ashland; $20 at door; $5 for children For credit card orders get your tickets at: Spirit Voyage

Resources:

Spirit Voyage Website Discography Spirit Voyage Blog Sacred Chant Concert Flyer (pdf)

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  • Liberty Source Center May 9, 2009 at 4:27pm

    Listen to a track of their music from their recent album "Ocean" here.
  • Liberty Source Center March 18, 2009 at 2:19pm
    Join Angelika and Markus for an amazing evening of music and chanting.

    With deep, rich journeys into the sound that is lush, earthy and other worldly, you will travel the world through their music. Their incredible vocals are accompanied by Angelika's harp and Markus' guitar to stunning effect.This is a night you will not want to miss!

    "Their Concerts are sensual Celebrations of joy, they remind us to the essence of our life in connection with the elements around us." Andreas Grosse"Everyone must listen to them every day. In your car, in your home everywhere. Play it for your children sleeping or awake. It soothes the souls of even those who have the most to soothe. I love them." Â Gurmukh"Mirabai Ceiba's latest release "Ocean" is a testament to the pure devotion they embody as musicians, chanting to God from their hearts..." - Snatam Kaur

    "Mirabai Ceiba have created a beautiful, natural, warm album that we have found to be both inspirational and uplifting ..." Deva Premal and Miten

    Angelika Baumbach and Markus Sieber

    Mirabai Ceiba is a musical project created by Angelika Baumbach from Mexico (vocal and harp) and Markus Sieber from Germany (vocal and guitar). They perform a compilation of original songs in Spanish and English as well as newly arranged chants from different traditions of the world and Gurmukhi Mantras. The name Mirabai Ceiba expresses the influences of both India and Native Latin America. The Ceiba is the sacred tree of Latin America, where these trees are never cut but are allowed to grow very tall. "We wish our music could be like that kind of tree, with roots deep in the Mother Earth and branches extending wide into Father Sky. Mirabai is for us the wandering, the devotion, the inspiration in all the different aspects of divinity."

    TOUR DATES
    March 27 Mexico City
    April 4/11 YOGA ART FESTIVAL MEXICO
    May 5 Patagonia, AZ
    May 6 Tucson, AZ
    May 8 Encinitas, CA
    May 9 Los Angeles, CA
    May 10 Santa Barbara, CA
    May 13 Santa Cruz, CA
    May 15 Berkeley, CA
    May 16 Paolo Alto, CA
    May 20 Nevada City, CA
    May 21 Cameron Park, CA
    May 22 Ashland, OR
    May 24 Portland, OR
    May 27 Nelson, BC
    May 30 Vancouver, BC
    May 31 Seattle, WA
    June 12 Boulder, CO

    WORKSHOP
    March 28 Mexico City
    June 13 Boulder, CO

    The voice is the expression of the soul.The voice is spirit and life. How we produce sound, listen to sound and these practices affect the human
    consciousness. The work with the voice is an invitation to penetrate in the
    corner of your own soul, in a direct way, with no analize or interpretations,
    only traveling through the vibrations of the voice. Working consciously with your body, breath and emotions, we are going to get in touch with your voice in a spontaneous way, without judging. We will go into the meanings of mantras and how they work in relation to our state of mind and will discover the healing capacity that our voice possesses.
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