Once in a while, a voice of such quality and beauty rises up that it transcends all musical styles and cultures. Pia has such a voice. Her gentle, echoing vocals create irresistible warmth that caresses the listener with h... more »eavenly sound. If you like Enya and Clannad, you will adore Benediction Moon! The spiritual aspect of Pia?s music is very important to her. Following a period performing the rock opera Bhagavad-Gita, she studied with the renowned Bengali musician and vocalist Haridas Ganguli and has toured extensively performing bhajans (traditional Indian spiritual songs).« less
Once in a while, a voice of such quality and beauty rises up that it transcends all musical styles and cultures. Pia has such a voice. Her gentle, echoing vocals create irresistible warmth that caresses the listener with heavenly sound. If you like Enya and Clannad, you will adore Benediction Moon! The spiritual aspect of Pia?s music is very important to her. Following a period performing the rock opera Bhagavad-Gita, she studied with the renowned Bengali musician and vocalist Haridas Ganguli and has toured extensively performing bhajans (traditional Indian spiritual songs).
CD Reviews
PIA'S BEST
hedwigschmidt | SEATTLE, WA | 02/29/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"PIA HAS AN AMAZING, HYPNOTIC, NEARLY ANGELIC VOICE. I SAW HER IN CONCERT IN ENGLAND 3 TIMES, AND I WEPT WITH THE SHEER PURITY & BEAUTY IN HER VOICE. LIVE, SHE TOUCHES THE HEART AND THE SOUL SO DEEPLY, WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS . SHE IS PHENOMNINAL! BENEDICTION MOON IS HER BEST EFFORT SO FAR. ON THE ALBUM, SHE IS GREAT BUT THE VOCALS DO NOT HAVE THE SAME EFFECT FOR ME.PERHAPS IT IS HER SONG CHOICES. tHE BEST ARE RHADE AND ANGELUS CANTUS. (STILL, IT'S GLORIOUS!) I RECOMMEND ALL 3 OF HER CDs."
Meditation
H. L. J. Vrees | Netherlands | 03/03/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I heard this CD (Benediction Moon by Pia) for the first time several years ago during a meditation-session.
Her angel-like voice is beautiful.
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Prayer...
S. Andrews | In My Imagination | 02/11/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Prayer is absolutely beautiful. I seek lyrics for it everywhere, only to come up with nothing. I adore the song, its haunting yet melodic piece is breathtaking. Everything is just so harmonious."
Beauty is alive and kicking in this world!
Graham | London | 09/02/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"once in a while a voice of such quality and beauty rises up that it transcends all musical styles and cultures. pia has such a voice. her gentle, echoing vocals and the enigmatic arrangements create a warm, heavenly sound. it is a gorgeous collection of heartfelt songs. if you like enya and clannad you will adore pia's benediction moon having listened to pia's benediction moon, i can tell you with some authority that beauty is alive and kicking in this world! this cd, recorded in essex, england came to me by way of california and was at the bottom of a pile of other recordings. it lay un-opened and un-played for three long days. finally, i placed it into my player and the sounds that came forth were an epiphany. i was enthralled and enraptured by this cd after just one listen. i know that this enchanting recording will continue to be played by me for a very long time. pia guarangi sings to express her feelings, to even release negative emotions in a positive way through singing. she sings from the heart. the spiritual aspect of pia's music is very important to her. pia has performed with artists such as boy george, john richardson and dream academy. benediction moon is her first recording "making this album was an enormous turning point in my life. i love it". pia all tracks composed by g.dasi and p.j.booker except 'prayer' composed by j.richardson. angelus cantus composed by j. richardson and c. wilcox . recorded at arcade studios, essex produced and engineered by p.j.booker executive producer john richardson 1. radhe (11:13) 2. benediction moon (8:35) 3. angelus cantus (4:43) 4. siren song (11:19) 5. prayer (5:47) 6. feel free (8:34) vocals/harmonies - pia keyboards/programming - peter j. booker fretless bass - dave j. pryor guitars - steve curtis flute - ananga manjari devi mridanga - jagannatha suta das djembe drums/sitar/backing vocals - siddharta das djembe drums - john richardson"
Track Listings (6) - Disc #1