Alethea Foundation has brought world renowned mystic singer and dancer Parvathy Baul for a music tour through B.C., which includes stops in the North Okanagan.
Parvathy Baul is a singer, painter and storyteller from West Bengal who has committed herself to the disciplined life of spiritual and yogic training in the tradition known as Baul.
“Parvathy is a devotee of Sanatan Das Baul who is respected by his peers as one of the few contemporary Baul practitioners to have realized the sublime fruit of this yoga,” said Dawn Sharman, with Alba Healing Arts in Vernon, which is hosting the singer this weekend.
In 2009, Parvathy received her final initiation from Sanatan Das, empowering her to represent the Baul teachings and music with students of her own.
“Parvathy, much like her master, is now recognized around the world for her brilliant voice and masterful solos,” said Sharman. “Parvathy’s music is a distinctive blend of devotional Hinduism, esoteric Sufism and Vajrayana Buddhism.”
She has performed at Baul festivals in the villages of West Bengal and across India, and at music festivals in Switzerland, Lebanon, France, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Germany, Italy, Denmark, the United States and Japan. She is a full-time sadhika and one of the very few women to have withstood the hardships of the Baul practitioner’s way of life.
For more information, see http://parvathybaul.srijan.asia/
Alethea Foundation is a non-profit organization that promotes events which deepen self awareness and a connection to spiritual traditions and practice.
Parvathy will be at Alba Healing Arts on Saturday, 3410B-31st Ave., directly behind K&K Books, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m., with a suggested donation of $20.
She will be at The Cherryville Farmers’ Market Aug. 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., entry by donation. The market is at 1187 Hwy. 6, at the Cherryville Artisans Shop.
