The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda performed by the Sai Anantam Ashram Singers
Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda’s devotion to spirituality defined the final decades of her life. In 1983, she established the 48-acre Sai Anantam Ashram outside of LA, where she quietly began recording music. Earlier this year, Luaka Bop (the label founded by David Byrne) released the first compilation of recordings from this period: a powerful, largely unheard body of work that finds Alice singing for the first time.
The release showcases a diverse array of recordings, including performances on harp, with small ensembles, and a 24-piece vocal choir. We celebrate Alice Coltrane with the European premiere of these recordings, performed live by the Sai Anantam Ashram Singers, to bring this meaningful piece of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda’s legacy into focus.
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Listen to the Sai Anantam Ashram Singers perform the music of Alice Coltrane live at LGW17
Video portrait: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane at Le Guess Who? 2017
Read: "Turiya Sings: Inside Alice Coltrane’s Sai Anantam Ashram"
