Alex Mc Cord, Simon Van Kempen, Katherine Rothman, Bruno Jamais.
On
August 6, Bruno Jamais Restaurant Club in New York
and PR firm KMR Communications, Inc hosted the launch
of Lokah Music's “The Ivy Ceiling” CD featuring
the talented artists Michael and Uma.
Lokah is the collective creation of two artists-- Sri Michael and Uma
Nanda Saraswati. Lokah's debut release, The Ivy Ceiling
merges the ancient Indian art of Kirtan with modern musical styles
of the 21st century, fusing east and west in a melodic tapestry.
Sanskrit Mantras and highly textured beats coalesce in a cross-cultural
expanse of sound. Roderick and Anisa
Romero of the Seattle based
underground band, Sky Cries Mary, are featured on backing vocals.
Legendary producer Russell Simmons is featured
on a spoken intro on track 1 and Sting performs
the hauntingly beautiful “Ma Durga” on track 3.
Celebrities at the event included: Sting, who arrived
with his wife Trudie Styler, Russell Simmons,
cast members of Bravo TV's “The Real Housewives of New
York: Countess Lu Ann De Lesseps, Jill and Bobby
Zarin, Ramona and Mario Singer, Alex
Mc Cord and Simon Van Kempen, and the newest
addition to the show, Kelly Killoren Bensimon. Cruiserweight
boxing Champion BJ Flores was also in attendance.
Proceeds from a raffle benefited PETA, one of Sting's favorite
charities.
Trudie Styler and Sting.
Sri Michael, Russell Simmons, Guest.
Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Jill Zarin, Countess Lu Ann De Lesseps.
