Chandra Lacombe
Soul Rising (2024–2026)
Universality
"Song for Peace" seems to rise from an archetypal source, at once unique and universal. At a time when love and unity are threatened by hatred and separation, the song returns to the ideal of Peace: a peace that begins within each person and multiplies from heart to heart. Accompanied by the Vedic mantra "Om Asato Ma Sadgamaya," it invites a search for Truth and Freedom, with consciousness and knowledge as the light that dispels ignorance.
Because its message is universal, the cover was designed to speak to everyone. A bird, symbol of peace and freedom, carries the sun at its center like a compass guiding it toward enlightenment. Look again and a face in meditation appears, lit from within, with the sun resting where the bindi would be. White stands for peace and light; blue for the Earth and the freedom of all beings.
Song for Peace, single, 2024 • Chandra Lacombe • LISTEN
Simplicity & Rhythm
The second single, "Krishna Govinda," returns to simplicity in search of the mantra's symbolic essence. We set aside niche symbols that only a few can read, softening the esoteric tone so the cover can welcome those who seek knowledge without adopting a particular identity or style. The choice mirrors Chandra's own music, which moves beyond traditional structures to make mantras more accessible and universal.
The composition brings together the keys of the kalimba; the bansuri, the Indian flute traditionally played by Krishna; the moon (chandra, in Sanskrit); and the peacock feather, emblem of Krishna Govinda. Saffron, a blend of gold and orange and Hinduism's most sacred color, evokes the fire that burns away impurity: purity, wisdom, and the path to enlightenment.
Krishna Govinda, single, 2024 • Chandra Lacombe • LISTEN
Sacred Geometry of Sound
Working silently behind humanity's spiritual evolution, Mahavatar Babaji has guided many teachers from afar, often without their knowing. According to Paramahansa Yogananda, it was Babaji who taught the techniques of Kriya Yoga to Lahiri Mahasaya around 1861. This set in motion a lineage that reached Sri Yukteswar and, eventually, Yogananda himself, whom Babaji sent to bring Kriya Yoga to the West.
The challenge was to give form to the mantra "Jaya Guru Babaji" without depicting the Master, while continuing the language of the two previous singles. The answer lies in his silent, invisible work: the Babaji yantra rests at the center of the sun, its light radiating outward. Around it, cymatic patterns, the visible geometry of vibration, translate the sacred geometry of sound and echo the modular, danceable pulse of the music.
Jaya Guru Babaji, single, 2024 • Chandra Lacombe • LISTEN
Celebration of Life
Released in May 2026, the fourth single, "Song of Life," answers an inner call to follow the path of light: to lay down our armor, let the ego dissolve, and awaken to the soul. What begins as a whisper becomes a collective song, a celebration of life sung together.
Following the same iconic approach, the cover gathers a collective of hummingbirds feeding on, and being fed by, the Flower of Life, the ancient pattern of interlocking circles that speaks of the interconnection of all living things. Nourishing and nourished at once, they celebrate life with movement and joy, echoing the sacred geometry of the previous single. An earthy green paper texture evokes the forest in a way that is subtle yet deep.
Song of Life, single, 2026 • Chandra Lacombe • LISTEN
Soul Rising
The four singles come together in Soul Rising, an EP whose cover is the sum of its parts: four squares, four colors, four symbols. Deep blue, saffron, terracotta, and forest green; a bird, a flute, a yantra, a flock of hummingbirds. Set side by side, the covers reveal what they were from the start: chapters of a single visual language.
A promo reel brings the series to life, each symbol growing out of the last. The sun takes flight as a bird. The Flower of Life opens to release the hummingbirds. The yantra radiates into waves of vibration. The keys of the kalimba meet Krishna's flute. Finally the four covers settle into one.
Soul Rising, EP, 2026 • Chandra Lacombe • LISTEN
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