David Newman Death News: Sacred Chant Artist, Singer Songwriter David Newman Passes Away
This morning, April 18th, with Tulsi and me by his side, our visionary beloved, my best friend, took flight from this earthly plane.
Thank you all so much for your endless prayers and well-wishes… it has been staggering to feel… and is a brilliant display of the tremendous imprint David has made on so many lives. There is no doubt that he will continue to do so…
Please be gentle with yourselves as various emotions ebb and flow with this news…
The human journey is complex… and untethering the soul is quite a profound and courageous undertaking…
I have sifted through countless lyrics from David’s songs in my mind to try and find “the one” that poetically expresses the expanse and essence of his ultimate journey Home…
David Newman was a sacred chant master, recording artist, singer/songwriter, best-selling author, and inspirational teacher.
David, also known as Durga Das, traveled extensively, sharing his music and teachings on the path of love as a vehicle for spiritual awakening.
Newman’s love of music began early, when a relative bought him a guitar at age 13. He pursued a BA in music, graduating in 1986 from Bowdoin College in Maine.
He performed as a singer-songwriter until 1988 and then worked as a music publisher in Los Angeles from 1988 to 1990.
