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A fusion between traditional chants and instruments from the world

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Meditative, ancestral and sacred sound

Unifying cultures, exploring beauty and devotion within the human heart

DEVOTION CHANTING INSPIRED BY THE EAST AND WEST

INDIAN CHANTS CONCERT
After years of dedicated learning, Alicia & Ricardo are presenting a unique offering of Vedic chanting accompanied by instruments from across the globe. These chants are sung in the traditional Vedic method of reciting ancient mantras in Sanskrit; thereby preserving their sacred essence, allowing us to benefit from their vibrational energy, fostering a deeper connection with the self and the universe.

śabdabrahmaṇi niṣṇātaḥ paraṁ brahmādhigacchati
One who is deeply immersed in Brahman in the form of sound, attains Brahman.
(amṛta-bindu-upaniṣat)

CHRISTIAN CHANTS CONCERT
Having traveled the world and explored different traditions, Alicia & Ricardo returned to their cultural roots to delve into the teachings and sacred songs from diverse Christian heritages and languages. Our repertoire is a secular musical offering that includes Gregorian chants, liturgical hymns, and ancient Christian chants in Aramaic, Greek, and Latin (such as the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic and the Salve Regina in Latin), accompanied by diverse instruments such as the guzheng harp from China, santur from Iran or guembri from Morocco.

Praise him with trumpet blasts; praise him with harps and lyres. Praise him with tambourine and dancing; praise him with stringed instruments and flutes.
(Psalm 150:3-4)

ABOUT US

Alicia Corral y Ricardo Passos

Our offering

Both musical projects – Indian chants and Christian chants – are a fusion of ancient chants recited in a classical way paired with instruments from across the globe thereby offering a distinctive and special musical experience. The intention is to preserve the original words and hymns while infusing the chants with musicality, creating a language where ancient traditions blend with the rhythms and melodies of diverse cultures, giving birth to a novel and original tribute to those beautiful sacred words.
Alicia Corral

Alicia Corral (PhD) is a singer and researcher of voice and traditional singing, specialized on vedic chanting and ancient songs from India. She was trained in India, Nepal, Italy, Poland and England in vedic chanting, nāda yoga, bāul singing, dhrupad singing and voice technique. She is also an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. In 2015 she completed her Ph.D of Therapeutic effects of voice and mantra at the University Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid.
Ricardo Passos

Ricardo Passos is a multi-instrumentalist and a dhrupad singer. He was trained in Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, India, China, Brazil in different Instruments as guzheng, guembri, tombak, def, rik, bendir, etc. In India he learned the rhythmic system of solkattu, carnatic singing and dhrupad singing. Among other instruments, he is autodidact in diphonic singing, sheng, morchang, duduk, portuguese guitar and persian santur. He graduated in Brazil from the University of the State of Minas Gerais, with a degree in Music Education.

A JOURNEY THROUGH VEDIC MANTRAS AND WORLD INSTRUMENTS

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Between the forests of Sintra and Galicia

You can join us in the sacred mountains of Sintra or Galicia, natural environments perfect to work on your inner Self through voice, sound, meditation and music.
We offer concerts, workshops and sound retreats for a full immersion into nature, sound and spirit.

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Contact us and tell us your ideas. We will give it shape wherever you are.

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Concerts by Alicia Corral y Ricardo Passos

PRIVATE CONCERTS

The concerts are an invitation to a meditative experience.

During a concert you will be able to perceive in your body the sensations of the vibration of sounds. You can observe the effects of this music on your mind and emotions and open yourselves to the possibility of receiving the beneficial effects of these songs for inner balance and connection with oneself and with Life. People attending the concert can choose to listen to the music sitting, lying down or in a meditative posture.
Vedic chanting by Alicia Corral

WORKSHOP

We will learn how to pronounce the vedic mantras accurately, word by word by studying the six traditional rules of vedic chanting. We will also practice how to make the mantras vibrate and resonate in our whole being and how to use them for our yoga and meditative practices.
Dhrupad singing by Ricardo Passos

WORKSHOP

Dhrupad is the oldest surviving form of Indian classical music, having originated in the singing of Vedic hymns. Apart from being a highly developed classical art, it is also primarily a form of worship, in which offerings are made to the divine through sound or «Nada». Dhrupad can be seen as a meditation, a form of yoga based on the knowledge of nadis and chakras and also as a performative art that portrays a vast universe of human emotions.It is a deeply spiritual and meditative music.
Freeing of the voice by Alicia Corral

WORKSHOP

We will look into various body positions of Fitzmaurice voicework, which were inspired by yoga and bioenergetics, to free the breath and the muscles related to vocal functions. We will explore and express our creative potential through voice, sound and singing and connect with the resonance of the space, ourselves and the group.
Konnakol percussion by Ricardo Passos

WORKSHOP

Konnakol is a rhythmic system from South of India where polyrhythm and rhythmic displacement are studied in depth through different types of composition, allowing a broad mastery of rhythm, as well as its possibilities for groove, accompaniment and improvisation. The learning method consists of a system of memorization of onomatopoeic syllables (Takadimi, Takita, Tadigenatom, etc.) in which the musician is able to sing with a clear mental image of everything he plays.