SHIVADAM (Sanskrit: well-being, auspiciousness, prosperity)
is Shivadam and Parvati Redford Burke.
is Shivadam and Parvati Redford Burke.
Shivadam and Parvati have led kirtan throughout the Southwest US, India and Nepal, and they have provided accompaniment for other kirtan and Indian music events including for Self-Realization Fellowship, the Ramakrishna/Vedanta Society, ISKCON, Krishna Das, at yoga studios, and with many of India's master musicians. |
Shivadam leads with harmonium and swarmandal, and he also plays tabla, dilruba, sitar, and other strings and percussion. With proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking Hindi and Sanskrit, Shivadam brings decades of musical/spiritual practice and travels in India and Nepal into this dynamic couple's authentically traditional, yet accessible, kirtan style. He is co-founder of the Phoenix Kirtan Sangha and the Phoenix-based kirtan ensemble, Prema Rupa, and he also regularly leads Dances of Universal Peace. He is an award-winning composer and recording artist, as well as an accomplished visual artist, most recently specializing in Indian iconography. |
Parvati sings and plays tamboura and effects-percussion. She is a member of Prema Rupa, as well as a gifted facilitator of the Tibetan Buddhist dance practice, The 21 Praises of Tara, in the lineage of Tara Dhatu, with years of experience dancing and teaching in the US, India and Nepal. |
In addition to kirtan, bhajans, and simple qawwalis, Shivadam and Parvati provide illuminating stories and descriptions related to their devotional chants and ritual offerings. They also skillfully recite Sanskrit mantras over their meditational music for the experience of immersion in sacred sound. |
SHIVADAM'S Upcoming Events:
Breath and Heart Awareness, July 11-17, Southwest Sufi Camp near Silver City NM (Contact for more info - click here)
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