The Love Window by Shantala

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Modern Folk | World Fusion

8 tracks | 70 minutes

Released Apr 2003
on Ancient-Future.com Records

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Music of East and West unites in these sacred chants of devotion, with beautiful singing and instruments from around the world.

Editorial review

Ancient-Future Records has described Church of Sky as a contemporary folk/new age album. Well, the contemporary folk part is correct (contemporary folk-pop if you want to be really specific), but this acoustic-oriented effort is not a new age vocal release -- certainly not in the way that Enya's output falls into the new age vocal category. Stylistically, the wife/husband team known as Shantala has a lot more in common with Joan Baez, Sandy Denny, Janis Ian, Eliza Gilkyson, and even, to a degree, early Heart (not the Wilson sisters' hard rock recordings -- Church of Sky is far from hard rock -- but some of their early folk-minded ballads such as "Dream of the Archer," "How Deep It Goes," and "Dreamboat Annie"). So why would Ancient-Future use the term new age in connection with this CD when it isn't really new age? Because using the term new age can be an effective marketing tool -- at least in new age circles -- and also, because Church of Sky has a calm, tranquil, peaceful outlook. Much of that peacefulness and tranquillity comes from Shantala's Heather Wertheimer, who handles all of the lead vocals, plays acoustic guitar, and does most of the songwriting; husband Benjy Wertheimer (Shantala's other half) assists with the writing and plays various instruments. Heather is not a forceful or aggressive sort of vocalist -- far from it, in fact. She favors a light, unassuming, sweetly girlish approach that works well on pastoral offerings like "Between the Lines" and "Etched in Stone." Heather's performances aren't exceptional or outstanding, but they're charming and pleasantly likable -- and while Church of Sky isn't a five-star masterpiece, it's a decent, noteworthy effort that is worth hearing if one likes his/her folk-pop on the gentle side. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Bio / Background

Benjy and Heather Wertheimer, also known as the musical duo Shantala, lead devotional chanting for workshops and at yoga centers across the U.S. and in Costa Rica.

Benjy Wertheimer, a founding member of the internationally acclaimed Ancient Future world fusion music ensemble, has studied Indian classical music for over 20 years with some of the greatest masters of that tradition (including Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain, Ali Akbar Khan and Z. M. Dagar). An award-winning songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist (playing tabla, congas, percussion, esraj, guitar, and keyboards) and vocalist, Benjy frequently tours and records with Krishna Das. He has also toured the US, Canada, and Japan with renowned bamboo flute master G.S. Sachdev, and opened for such artists as Carlos Santana, Paul Winter, and Narada Michael Walden.