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SHANTI (OM)

I am the mighty breath that moves the wind.

About Me

Born Erica Shanti Moore, I am the frontwoman/brainchild/only consistant band member of "Shanti Om". This music was conceptualized about 10 years ago, initially rooted in spoken word, but since having evolved into an eclectic melding of styles that I call "Mosaic". Of course being the only consistant band member does lend to a bit of confusion because I'm just Shanti. I write, I sing, I play the bass. "Shanti Om," however is the music and the energy that is created when different musicians come together to play it.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/28/2005
Band Members: Shanti and anybody else on stage at the time.
Influences: Bobby Mcferrin, Sweet Honey In the Rock, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway, Nina simone, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, The Beattles, Micheal Franks, Phoebe Snow, Rachelle Farrell, Cassandra Wilson, Jimmy Hendrix, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, Omar, Prince, Sting, Tracy Chapman, Sade, Meshell Ndegeocello, The Ohio Players, Steely Dan, The Last Poets, Annie Lenox, Terrence Trent D'arby, My Daddy and a whole bunch of other people I can't think of right now.
Sounds Like: "Mosaic," Which (pardon the sidebar), I feel should be inducted as a new category among the already pre-existing. To me it literally means "a little bit of everything". To make it plain and simple if I bust out with a blues album one day, I might try straight ahead jazz the next day and it could be house the following. But that's how we do as artists. We open up the portals within us and surrender to whatever comes out.
Record Label: Nova Baby Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

WORD,SOUND,POWER...

i struggle with WORDS...each and every one an illusion left to the devices of imagination... spouted and superfluous...with reckless abandon  mis-used and manipulated often to misuse and manipul...
Posted by SHANTI (OM) on Fri, 26 May 2006 01:07:00 PST

uphill journey

can you feel the earth tremble in my voice? i command the seas to drift with time and tide and when doubt sought to knock me from my post i leaned against the stronghold of my pride   in ca...
Posted by SHANTI (OM) on Sat, 06 May 2006 12:16:00 PST

MY MISSION...

I pledge that it is my mission in this body to live a life based on the principles of love, joy, peace, courage, faith, harmony, compassion, honesty, integrity, humility, reverance, self-mastery, he...
Posted by SHANTI (OM) on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 10:45:00 PST

Faith walkin'

So , What does it mean when you've blogged out your heart (Line upon line of sentimental pontifications) only to delete your musings before you can press enter.  I guess it was some shit I wasn'...
Posted by SHANTI (OM) on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 04:18:00 PST