Event

The Hanumen

Sunday, December 7, 2014
7:00-9:00PM (Doors open at 6:15PM)
Tickets: $15 advance. $20 at the door. Kids under 12 are free!

Mantra music. Mystic poetry. You're invited!

Still humming from our incredible tour of the East Coast this summer, I wanted to let our Northwest friends know about the VERY rare upcoming Oregon appearances of The Hanumen this December. To get right to the point, my friends in The Hanumen are some of the most amazing hearts and gifted artists I've ever worked with. They are coming here to record the follow-up to the acclaimed self-titled debut CD that came out last year, and, since we usually only tour on the East Coast, it may really be the only chance Oregonians have to experienceThe Hanumen live.

As the scholar Steven Rosen, author ofThe Yoga of Kirtan puts it: "This band breaks new ground. Steeped in the traditions of mantra meditation (particularly kirtan) and world music, they venture off into funk, country, spoken word, jamband, zydeco, reggae, jazz, blues, and rock. And that's just in the first song!"

He continues:
"The Hanumen take listeners on a stimulating roller-coaster ride, engaging mellow, folk-inflected melodies as much as high-energy and soulful outbursts of rhythmic glee. The musicianship is virtuosic, but that doesn't detract from the sheer feeling and simple sensibilities of the songs. This is a rare feat - most virtuoso bands lose the point of the tunes and fall into self-indulgent artistic meandering. To be sure, there are intensely musical moments on this record. But what consistently brings these particular musicians back to the central theme of each song before too long, I am sure, is their devotion to the spiritual pursuit, their unwavering focus on the Divine... they tap into the energy of the Divine by harnessing His/Her intrinsic sound vibration."