Soulful and uplifting vocals blend ancient chants with fresh, urban musical styles in a band that is quickly rooting itself within the kirtan/chant world...

Irene Soléa blends traditional and non-traditional kirtan with soulfully dynamic vocals, urban and world rhythms in a band that is quickly rooting itself within the chant/kirtan world. Trained as a music therapist, she was introduced to the heart-opening potential of kirtan in 2000 and has been hooked ever since, offering concerts and workshops across the country filled with love, laughter and devotion.

Irene has been a featured artist at venues including Kripalu (MA), Integral Yoga (NYC), Yoga Tree (SF), Denver's Yoga Rocks the Park (CO), Boston Yoga and Chant Fest and her homebase, South Boston Yoga. The anticipated 2012 release of her second album --eight tracks featuring original melodies, lush vocal harmonies, and Pop/Soul, Latin and Reggae flavors-- comes on the heels of her now sold-out 2010 EP release.

Irene received her BA from Clark University and her MA in Music Therapy and Mental Health Counseling from Lesley University. She is certified to practice Music Therapy by the national Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT). Her research interests include community music therapy, expressive arts therapy with Latino populations, cross-cultural expressive arts therapy, and multicultural and melodic chanting. She has presented her work at professional conferences for the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA), American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), and the New England Region of the American Music Therapy Association (NER-AMTA). She is currently based in the Boston area.