Yoga Groove

Peter Manzi, New Age Retailer –
If you want to guide customers to the perfect CD for active yoga practice for the home, look no further than SOULFOOD’s follow-up to Yoga Rhythm. The more than 60 minutes of musical rhythm are designed specifically to enhance fitness styles of yoga in conjunction with yoga experts. Yoga Groove is loaded with Eastern-influenced melodies, ambient grooves, tribal percussive beats, sitar, bamboo flutes, background vocals, mantras and airy synth soundscapes. SOULFOOD founder DJ Free successfully joins master percussionist Brent Lewis, acclaimed jazz pianist Peter Schimke, and bamboo flutist Richard Hardy. The perfections of the collaboration is evident in “Om,” the native-influenced “Lotus,” and the tap-your-toe album highlight “Dancing Buddha.” This is a younger and hipper generation’s approach to yoga music and is also a great backdrop for movement and dance classes. Although seemingly contrary to what I have already stated, I also find it soothing and graceful enough for close-your-eyes relaxation sessions.

Lloyd Barde, Backroads Music –
Whether it's a Yoga groove, a Yogurt salad, an Orange grove or some kickin' global tribal smorgasbord, this CD cooks up a sumptuous and sizzlin' mix of organics, electronica and soulful drum beats. The Soulfood label has assured one thing from the start: high-quality recordings, and a musical feast of rhythm & bliss. Musically, the styles have ranged from chillout grooves to Native visions, from guitar & piano music for meditation to tribal voices & yoga sounds. With Yoga Groove I invite you to jump in with both dancing feet. Dynamic and rhythmic from the opening notes, this CD finds the meeting ground where yoga meets chill. SOULFOOD's main man, DJ Free, joins with percussionists extraordinaire Brent Lewis & Jason Fann, freely mixing African, Eastern, Indian and Latin rhythms with ambient grooves and downtempo beats, tribal elements, Native and bamboo flutes, sitar, mantras and atmospheric soundscapes.