Music is an indispensable part of the spiritual life of the Sri Chinmoy Centre, and our daily and Centre meditations are considerably enriched by singing the mantric songs Sri Chinmoy has composed over the years. To date, Sri Chinmoy has written over 20,000 songs from the depth of his meditative realisation, each of them shining a light on one of the many facets of spiritual life.
In addition, many Sri Chinmoy Centres all around the world organise concerts of meditative music for the general public. These concerts invariably consist of beautiful individual or choral singing, accompanied by a mix of Western instruments such as flute, guitar and piano, and Eastern instruments such as harmonium and tabla.
The Centre has many groups devoted to performing meditative music, and quite a few of them have released albums and travelled to many countries giving concerts. (You can listen to some of these groups on Radio Sri Chinmoy...)
To find out more about upcoming concerts in your own country, please click on the relevant country link above and send an enquiry using the contact form.
Sri Chinmoy himself gave five hundred concerts all around the world, in venues all around the world ranging from Carnegie Hall, to London's Royal Albert Hall to the Sydney Opera House.
"I feel that when I play soulful music and when I sing my spiritual songs, I can offer whatever peace I have to humanity", he explains. "The peace-lovers who come to listen inspire me, and I inspire them. Everything is based on inspiration. If we are inspired, we will become good citizens of the world."
- Sri Chinmoy
During the concerts, Sri Chinmoy often played anything from 15 to 20 instruments, ranging from the traditional Indian esraj, his favourite instrument, to dynamic piano and synthesizer improvisations.
In April 2008, a series of concerts called Songs of the Soul began as a tribute to Sri Chinmoy's musical legacy. These concerts feature a variety of different performances in both Eastern and Western style, and occasionally feature guest musicians. A highlight of these performances is the Gandharva Loka Orchestra, a singing and instrunmental ensemble that consists of 60 to 120 musicians performing as a seamless whole Find out more on songsofthesoul.com...
Links to other sites:
- Radio Sri Chinmoy : listen to meditative music from Sri Chinmoy, and groups who perform his music
- Sri Chinmoy Songs : an online database with over 10,000 of Sri Chinmoy's songs, including lyrics and musical scores.
- Music Groups of Sri Chinmoy Centre at Radio Sri Chinmoy
- Songs of the Soul - Concerts offered by members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre
More about music on srichinmoycentre.org:
- Music of Sri Chinmoy
- An overview of Sri Chinmoy's concerts...
- Selected highlights in the musical career of Sri Chinmoy...
- Concerts in New Zealand