The music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda Featuring the Sai Anantam Ashram Singers & Rudresh Mahanthappa
Sunday, October 7, 8pm
FRINGEARTS, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. (at Race St.)
Isabel Belloso – vocals
Radha Botofasina – vocals
Shyam Reyes – vocals
Jaya Moss – vocals
Sri Hari Moss – vocals
Arianna Gouveia – vocals
Sathya Womack – vocals
Laxmi Myers – vocals
Purusha – vocals
Michelle Coltrane – vocals
Rudresh Mahanthappa – saxophone
Surya Botofasina – keyboard
Joe Blaxx – drums
When Alice Coltrane founded the Sai Anantam Ashram in the mountains of Santa Monica, the move was perceived by many as a move away from music and into spiritual pursuits. The release last year of the remarkable collection World Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda (Luaka Bop) proved otherwise: Coltrane continued to create music as transcendent and profound as ever as part of her religious practice. That music remained largely unheard by the general public during Coltrane’s lifetime, but now the Sai Anantam Singers are sharing her astounding devotional music in live performance.