David Newman ‘Durga Das’ is a Kirtan Chant Artist, a singer songwriter and a practicing Yogi. David’s chanting brings forth the ancient Yogic tradition of sound as a healing path toward Self Discovery. His song writing flows from his devotion and mystical revelations and communicates a message of Universal Love. It is both the spiritual intention and the unique merging of Song and Mantra that elevate the impact of David’s music. His lyrics carry a poetic grace that resonates with a timeless truth of Spiritual Oneness.

David’s music is both celebratory and transformational, maintaining the essence of Eastern tradition and wisdom while appealing to the Western listener. David spreads the light of his musical and spiritual inspiration through his recordings (Lotus Feet: A Kirtan Revolution, Soul Freedom and Leap of Grace: The Hanuman Chalisa) and by performing and teaching at an array of diverse venues including Yoga schools and spiritual centers throughout the world.

David is also the creator of Inner Fire Yoga, a style of yoga that emphasizes spiritual discovery, mantra, meditation, breath, movement, and the application of Yogic principles in daily life. In 1992 he founded Yoga On Main in Philadelphia and since then has taught in a wide variety of contexts including to the elderly and cancer patients and has trained yoga teachers for over ten years. David resides in Philadelphia when not traveling.

For more information, see David's website at www.davidnewmanmusic.com.