"Guruganesha Singh & Snatam Kaur"
Guruganesha Singh & Snatam Kaur
Originally from Boston, GuruGanesha Singh was born into a family full of music and dance having both a father and mother in show business. At 11 yrs old, GuruGanesha received his first guitar from his cousin, a studio guitarist on the Ed Sullivan Show, and this is where his marriage to music truly started.
Inheriting boundless energy from his father, GuruGanesha pursued music in college, joining a rock band named Cat’s Cradle and touring with the Allman Brothers Band. He was also responsible for bringing the Grateful Dead, his favorite band, to his college, Clark University in Western Massachusetts multiple times.
When the rock and roll explosion hit in the 1960’s, GuruGanesha was inspired by bands such as The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead. “Jerry Garcia was my first Guru,” GuruGanesha says, “and the Grateful Dead gave me my first experience of group consciousness through music.”
GuruGanesha, a Sikh, has practiced yoga and meditation for over 30 years under the guidance of his spiritual teacher, Yogi Bhajan. In 1972, GuruGanesha took his first, life-changing Kundalini yoga and meditation class at Clark University. As he heard a Guru Ram Das chant being played on the guitar, tears of joy poured down his cheeks and he felt a deep connection with himself and the universe.
After this profound experience, GuruGanesha transitioned from rock to devotional music and he moved into a Sikh community in the Washington DC area, where he still lives. “It was the music that brought me into the community,” GuruGanesha said. Every morning at 4:00am, GuruGanesha plays music and chants along with members of the community, which provides an ongoing source of joy and inspiration in his life and music.
In 1999, GuruGanesha founded Spirit Voyage Music with the goal of finding a way to spread chant music to ever-widening audiences. GuruGanesha strongly believes that music has the power to heal the planet and set Spirit Voyage up as a conscious business with the purpose of serving humanity.
GuruGanesha Singh is also founder and CEO of the Sandler Sales Institute of Virginia. GuruGanesha is considered to be one of the world’s premier high tech sales training experts with clients that include Computer Associates, Cisco Systems, BMC Software, and Cognos Corporation.
