After 17 years of reviewing music, I thought I had heard it all, but after hearing Lea Longo’s Songs Of A Siren, I realize there IS something new under the sun. Longo lends her sensuous, sultry vocals to a collection torch songs/standards and originals with a heavy backdrop of smooth grooves and sassy melodies. You may be asking yourself “So, what’s so new about that?” Well, she takes ballads such as “Fever” and “The Very Thought Of You,” gives them a sexy spin with that voice of hers, but also interjects Kirtan/Sanskrit chanting among the usual lyrics (she is credited on those tracks with “lyric adaptation”). To ease the chants’ integration with the music’s grooves, sitar (by Radford Crasto) and tabla (by Shawn Mativetsky) were added to the instrumentation, alongside the expected keys, guitar, bass and percussion. Longo’s voice is something very special, whether she is chanting or singing lyrics. She is no slouch at composing either. “Love Is All You Need” percolates nicely along featuring Longo’s vocals expertly multi-tracked and “Jaya Love” will have you swaying with its playful sensuousness. Each song features a blend of lyrics and chant elements (I believe the English lyrics tend to dominate the balance in most of the songs). Major props should also go to Jesse Jaeo Tolbert, who, in addition to co-producing and engineering the album, also plays keyboards, guitar, bass synth, and percussion. Songs Of A Siren may be the first album with chant on it that you can picture yourself listening to while peering out of the windows of a 30th story penthouse overlooking Central Park West as the Saturday evening sun sets over Manhattan. It’s a unique mixture of two disparate musical ideas that works unexpectedly well thanks to Longo’s vision and guidance as well as the talents of collaborators.

Bill Binkelman Review in Zone Music Reporter

The more I participate in meditation & yoga chanting, the more I feel the benefits.

This was an amazing experience that everyone should try and pursue. Once again a big thanks to Lea and Rad for guiding the session, and thank you to all who came to set a record high attendance at the studio!

I needed this CD for so long ! It brought me energy and concentration. This album is a MUST.

Sonia Benezra – 98.5FM

Another GREAT experience. It keeps on getting better and better. The voices, the vibes, the energy and the great feeling of being one with all and everybody! The amazing freedom to just BE. Namaste to Lea and her beautiful voice..

“Lea is breaking new grounds with a sensuous combination of mantra & jazz that is relaxing and entertaining”

Thomas Gramuglia | Hindsight Records

Satnam everyone?❤️
I am Emmanuelle. I’ve have been Lea’s student for over a year now, taking private lessons with her nearly every week.

There are too many words for me to explain my feeling of gratitude for having Lea as a life coach.

But I’ll try to do it the best I can. :p

The teacher shows up when the student is ready. That couldn’t be more true in my case.
One of the most determining event of my life was my first meeting with Lea, which lead to me entrusting her with the sensitive and complex depth of my inner self. Without judgment, with such gentleness and compassion, she created a safe space where I could expose and sort out what was in the darkest corners of my life.

Then the magic happened. It’s like I woke up from a long slumber. I got out of the loop that I was living for the last 10 years. The beauty is that now I get to wake up every day and I get to chose which dream to experience. I am manifesting my dreams instead of chasing them. I am master of my manifested reality.

Prior to meeting Lea, my mind was so scattered, my emotions out of control, and my energy was going everywhere, anywhere literally. Now, (most of the time ?) I’m calm, focused, inspired, centered. She taught me powerful ways to sooth my mental chatter, manage my stress and emotions and how to use the power of affirmations to set my mind for success.

She taught me breath work, Naad Yoga or chanting mantras, Meditation, Kundalini Yoga and numerous other ways to instantly stop my anxiety (or anger, fear and any overwhelming emotions) and bring my mind to a perfect state of balance, basically on command.

She showed me how to just BREATHE and BE. Because the rest is just stories anyway.

She guided me through authentic reconnection experiences and I can honestly say that after a couple months of consistent practice, during many private meditation sessions with her, I enter states of transcendantal awareness and true bliss, producing in me extraordinarily profound transformation of consciousness. I experienced samādhi.

She is like a mirror reflecting upon you the greatest self you can be, especially when you can’t see it. She helped me realized I AM loved and cared for by something far Greater.

Rain or shine, and through every storm that I have been through since I met her, Lea has been for me like a lighthouse shining brightly from the shore, guiding me through the fog of my mind and through my darkest moonless nights, ensuring that I find a safe entry to harbor. Doing my best to keep my ship steadily on its course, I now ride confidently every wave the ocean of life has coming my way. Yes, of course its not easy and smooth all the time, some waves hit me harder and I get shaken around quite a bit. But I never sink, I simply grab a bucket I empty my boat and get prepared to face the next wave! ( I mean I empty my mind through meditation and yoga lol ) And I sail away..

My journey of self realization and self mastery has been incredibly challenging and this exceptional woman has been fully present for me every. single. time. since she entered my life. She helped me realize and believe that I am innately wise, kind, strong and unbreakable.  She taught me how to recognize when I am wrong and skillfully guided me so I find my own ways to make it right. She gave me tools to truly let go of pains and traumas that were imprisoning me for years. She showed me that by soothing the mind and allowing the light back into my heart, I would think clearer and have an easier time focusing on what matters. And it’s true.
The universe delivers a bounty as soon as you let things go.

It’s one of the greatest truth she taught me.

Leading by example, she inspired me to become a graceful, empowered, confident, kind and and one of a kind woman. She showed me how to be a leader, to be a peace maker, to have a pure heart, to be a patient and present mother, to be merciful, grateful, blissfull and to always listen to my inner guidance. I am experiencing how to good it feels to surrender and dedicate every single one of my thoughts and actions to something greater than myself.
I feel free because I trust that everything is unfolding as it’s supposed to.

Among the myriad of things that I am grateful for, I thank God everyday for the strength to follow her teachings.

Seriously if you’re stuck in your life, and need to move on from your old story, and start a brand new chapter in the present moment, just do yourself the favor and give her a call! Otherwise you’ll find yourself saying : “if only I knew this before, what was I waiting for to live my life to its greatest potential?!“

Namaste y’all ✌️  Emma

Le sentiment vibrant de sa voix qui se joint à d’autres dans une ode à la paix, l’amour, la guérison et le renouveau est une expérience spirituelle exquise, un doux massage de l’intérieur et offre la sensation de faire partie de quelque chose de plus grand que soi.

Maite WEB et MASCARA

Up-bright with hooks from start to end.

RAY SCOTT Musical Director – MIX 96 Montreal

Since the very beginning of last year, I started experiencing major headaches (migraines) among other symptoms which forced me to go numerous times to ER to find out that they could not do anything for me.

     Desperately looking for alternative medicine, I found Lea Longo, whom agreed to help me through meditations which was something new to me. I wasn’t sure if I was going to accept her help, but once we finished our phone conversation, I was totally convinced that Lea was going to help me.

            Well a few weeks later going through with doing meditations twice a day and with private coaching, my health has improved and now it’s been more than a year and my migraines are history.  My gratitude to you Lea….  –Daniel P

Elle vous envoûte encore avec son nouvel album Songs of a Siren. Je pense que c’est à voir et pas seulement à entendre!

Francine Grimaldi – Ici Radio Canada

Lea is a wonderful and natural teacher who with her kind and calm presence makes everyone comfortable exploring sounds and voice. She connects effortlessly with the students sharing gracefully her deep knowledge of voice work. We are all looking forward to seeing Lea and Rad at Sun&Moon Yoga again and to hear more of their beautiful work.

Marianne Thorborg, (Sun&Moon Yoga Owner)

Ces magnifiques mantras et mélodies aériennes nous ramènent à une essence de vie des plus pures.

Louise Robitaille – Le Lundi (Mar 27, 2007)