It feels real and authentic, not over-rehearsed. You can hear this story in the interview. Livtar is well-known for his Song of the Khalsa which has a fascinating story behind it. When we go into our real self, the oneness is sublime. Their duet on Mountain of Smoke is based on a concept in eastern philosophy. He invited Snatam Kaur who felt honored to be asked to contribute. This album was originally supposed to feature Nirinjan Kaur who became occupied with her family. Through a change of diet and looking at his DNA with his doctors, he has now recovered. He is open about his own health challenges (created by an intolerance to gluten), which lasted some 20 years. Through all of this service, it ultimately led to his own revelation, which he shares through the track Into the Radiance. Over the years as it grew, they set up health food stores. Livtar was asked to start an Ashram in Atlanta, Georgia in the early 70’s. Bowing to the creator within, getting out of the way, and letting that flow through us, that’s everything. He says we could make this mantra our entire life’s work. Ong being the creative energy of the universe, and Guru Dev being the inner teacher. Every time we tune in through yoga and meditation, we use the mantra Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo. Livtar’s favorite track from the album is I Bow. To go back into the recording studio, along with Heidi Gluck who plays a variety of instruments on the album, Livtar says he actually really enjoyed the recording process this time not having been in the studio for over 30 years. He was encouraged by Mahan Kalpa Singh (Paul Mahern), the lead singer of punk band Zero Boys, who produced and engineered the album. The people attending these finally persuaded him by taking matters into their own hands when they launched a crowd-funding campaign to support the recording of the album. The album happened due to him playing at the all-night music events at the 3HO Summer and Winter Solstices. It features Snatam Kaur who recently told me that it initially brought her to tears on first listening to the album. Livtar’s latest album, Mountain of Smoke, has taken some years to come into fruition for a variety of reasons as you’ll hear in the audio interview. He was also one of the founding members of The Peace Family band along with GuruGanesha and Snatam Kaur.
Although I was aware of Livtar Singh, I was not aware he has been known for over 30 years as one of the most inspirational singers and songwriters of the Khalsa musical heritage.
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