Johanna Beekman

Johanna Beekman is a songstress with a lifetime of experience as a singer, songwriter, and performer. Johanna is loved for her rich, soulful voice, her radiant spirit, and her evocative, inspiring songs and devotional chants that tap deep into the collective soul. She is equally comfortable performing sacred kirtan music for yoga festivals and classes, rhythmic world-beat grooves for dancers, and soulful ballads for concert audiences.

Johanna’s songwriting knows no stylistic boundaries. Her catalog includes heart-opening folk-pop songs, gospel hymns, a cappella anthems, classic soul songs, and jazz-infused love ballads.

Johanna just released Heart Beats One, her long-awaited album of original kirtan music from the traditions of yoga. The album, which features guest appearances by Ben Leinbach, Benjy Wertheimer, Girish, Jaya Lakshmi, Ananda, Gina Sala, Daniel Paul, Hans Christian, Bibi McGill, Ankush Vimawala, Vince McClellan, and other esteemed members of the global kirtan community, is being greeted with some remarkable reviews.

In the non-kirtan world, Johanna’s work has taken on a life of its own. Her ability to create unforgettable songs in almost any genre is well-documented in her previous recordings, including The Edge of Divine. And her a cappella anthem Free to Decide (Breathe) has been performed by ensembles and choirs across North America.

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