KUMARA • From Sanskrit - Khu: 'higher self' / Ma: the Divine Mother / Ra: the Father of Light • Kumara' combines Mother, Father, and Holy Child
Once upon a time, an African musician, a Classical musician, and a New York City session musician got together to see what would happen. From note one they found there was a certain magic, an inner harmony to the music they discovered together. KUMARA was thus formed to perform original, transcendent compositions - compositions that have a powerful appeal to our shared humanity.
Each member of the triad brings decades of creative, professional, and life experience to the table. They are united by an understanding that there is an immediate, universal need to perform music that can help people experience emotional and spiritual transformation.
Sam·i·te (Sæm ē tay) n. 1.a. World-renowned musician, b. Humanitarian, c. Photographer. 2. Born and raised in Uganda. 3. Travels the world bringing his message of peace and hope through the healing power of music. 4. “While performing, I see that people are able to forget their differences and join as one in the moment; my hope is for that moment to last. If we can make that moment last, the world will be a better place.” www.samite.com
Guitarist Sean Harkness is in high demand as a performer/composer on solo guitar, and accompanies an astonishing array of world class vocalists, musicians, and ensembles. Sean’s multiple awards include MAC, Bistro, and BroadwayWorld.com awards. Harkness represents Walden guitars and DR Strings, and has many commercial releases as an artist on Windham Hill Records [BMG/RCA/Sony] and others. “One of the things that sets me apart from other guitarists in NYC is that I work with so many different people, from theater queens to Blues artists, movie stars to folk singers, Broadway divas to jazz snobs, and everything else on the spectrum. Most people find a niche and work it. If I have a ‘niche’, it is as the guy who can bring anything to life with heart and authenticity.” www.seanharkness.com
Internationally acclaimed violinist Shem Guibbory is an award winning soloist and chamber musician. Since 1992, Mr. Guibbory has been a member of the first violin section of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and has appeared as soloist with the New York Philharmonic, the Beethoven Halle Orchestra, the Kansas City Symphony and the Symphony of the New World. He was the original violinist in the Steve Reich Ensemble and has performed throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. “By nature and by choice, I look for the commonality in all things musical and artistic in our culture and all cultures,” he says. “Those things that tie us together as human beings are part of the driving force in my creative process. I believe that Art has a potency that is as just as relevant to today’s societies as ever before.” www.shemguibbory.com